Flecha (footballer)
Brazilian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilberto Alves de Souza (31 December 1946 – 23 February 2022), better known as Flecha, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Full name
Gilberto Alves de Souza
Date of birth
31 December 1946
Place of birth
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death
23 February 2022 (aged 75)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilberto Alves de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2022 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Viamão, Brazil | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grêmio | |||
| Internacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | Avenida | ||
| 1966–1967 | Caxias | ||
| 1968–1972 | Grêmio | 216 | (48) |
| 1972 | → Coritiba (loan) | ||
| 1973–1975 | America-RJ | ||
| 1976–1977 | Guarani | ||
| 1977–1978 | Juventude | ||
| 1978 | Figueirense | ||
| 1979–1980 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2024 | |||
Career
International career
Flecha was called up to the Brazilian national team in 1976 and 1977, when he played for America-RJ. He disputed five official matches, in addition to an unofficial game against the Federal District team, when he scored a goal.[3]
Death
Flecha died on 23 February 2022, in the city of Viamão, at the age of 75.[4]
