Bria (footballer)
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Full name
Cosme Rodrigues de Melo
Date of birth
12 May 1928
Place of birth
Santo Amaro da Purificação, Brazil
Date of death
25 August 2005 (aged 77)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cosme Rodrigues de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Amaro da Purificação, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 25 August 2005 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1963 | Sport Recife | 556 | |
| 1963 | América-PE | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Brazil | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 March 2024 | |||
Cosme Rodrigues de Melo (12 May 1928 – 25 August 2005), better known as Bria, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.
International career
Bria was called up for the 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador, alongside other athletes who were playing in Pernambuco.[3]
Honours
- Sport Recife
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962
