Geraldo Assoviador
Brazilian footballer (1954-1976)
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Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves (16 April 1954 – 26 August 1976), better known as Geraldo Assoviador, was a Brazilian International footballer.
Full name
Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves
Date of birth
16 April 1954
Place of birth
Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death
26 August 1976 (aged 22)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 1976 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Flamengo | 58 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Geraldo Assoviador spent his entire career at Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro. In the Brazilian league, he appeared in 58 games and scored one goal. In all the competitions played for Flamengo he has a total of 168 matches and 13 goals.[1] He has 5 caps for Brazil representing the country at the 1975 Copa América.
Personal life
Death
He died on 26 August 1976 at age 22 after a tonsillitis operation. Although the intervention went as planned, the player suffered an anaphylaxis shock due to the local anesthesia that produced a cardiac arrest.[6]
Honours
Club
- Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca: 1974
- Taça Guanabara: 1973
International
- Brazil
- Taça do Atlântico: 1976[7]
