Maranhão (footballer, born 1942)
Brazilian footballer
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José Ribamar Celestino (30 June 1942 – 22 August 2007) was a Brazilian footballer who represented the Brazil national team at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Full name
José Ribamar Celestino
Date of birth
30 June 1942
Place of birth
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Date of death
22 August 2007 (aged 65)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ribamar Celestino | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 August 2007 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1967 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1968 | Comercial-SP | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1976 | ABC | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Brazil Olympic | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Maranhão stood out playing for the teams Vasco da Gama, Comercial de Ribeirão Preto and ABC. He died after suffering a heart attack during a masters match in Vista Alegre, Rio de Janeiro.[3]
