Larry (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (1932–2016)
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Larry Pinto de Faria (3 November 1932 – 6 May 2016) was a Brazilian football player.[1]
Full name
Larry Pinto de Faria
Date of birth
3 November 1932
Place of birth
Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Date of death
6 May 2016 (aged 83)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Larry Pinto de Faria | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Friburgo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2016 (aged 83) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Fluminense | ||
| 1954–1962 | Internacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952 | Brazil Olympic | 3 | (4) |
| 1956 | Brazil | 6 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
He was born in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. He later lived in Porto Alegre.
Career
He began his career at Fluminense Football Club where he played from 1951 to 1954, and champion of Campeonato Carioca in 1951 and the Copa Rio (International) in 1952, that year he was also the top scorer of the Brazilian team in the 1952 Summer Olympics, when he scored four goals in three games.[2] With Bodinho he formed the most invaluable double striker attack of Internacional.
Larry competed for Brazil at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
Clubs
- Fluminense, 1951–1954
- Internacional, 1954–1961
Honours
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1955 and 1961
- Panamerican Championship: 1956, with Brazil national football team.
