Darci Menezes
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Full name
Darci Menezes
Date of birth
24 September 1949
Place of birth
Bagé, Brazil
Position
Centre-back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darci Menezes | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagé, Brazil | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961-1964 | Guarany de Bagé | ||
| 1965-1966 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1977 | Cruzeiro | 348 | (15) |
| 1971 | → América Mineiro (loan) | ||
| 1978–1979 | Vitória | ||
| 1979 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 1980–1982 | Democrata-GV | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975 | Brazil | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2023 | |||
Darci Menezes (born 24 September 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Bagé, Darci was successful in football in Minas Gerais, being part of the Cruzeiro squad in the 70s, several times state champion, twice Brazilian runner-up and champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. He also won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1981 with the Democrata of Governador Valadares.[1][2][3]
Darci was inducted into the Cruzeiro EC Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]
Internacional career
Darci was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team.[5]
