Ari Ercílio
Brazilian footballer (1941-1972)
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Ari Ercílio Barbosa (18 August 1941 – 18 November 1972) was a Brazilian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ari Ercílio Barbosa | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 1972 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955–1959 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1963 | Internacional | ||
| 1963–1965 | Corinthians | 27 | (0) |
| 1966 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 1966–1971 | Grêmio | 198 | (1) |
| 1972 | Fluminense | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Revealed in the youth sectors of SC Internacional, Ari Ercílio also played for Corinthians and Floriano (currently Novo Hamburgo), before returning to Porto Alegre and defending Grêmio FBPA, a team with which he created greater identification in his career, making 198 appearances between 1966 and 1971. In 1972, he played for Fluminense FC.[1][2][3]
Ari Ercílio also played for the Brazil national team in two matches, against Chile, valid for the 1966 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins.[4]
Honours
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1961
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1967, 1968
- Brazil
- Copa Bernardo O'Higgins: 1966
Death
Ari Ercílio died on 18 November 1972, a day off while he was at Fluminense FC, drowning after falling while fishing near Gruta da Imprensa, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.[3]
