Mão de Onça

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Durval de Moraes (2 June 1931 – 21 December 2023), better known by the nickname Mão de Onça, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Full name Durval de Moraes
Date of birth (1931-06-02)2 June 1931
Place of birth Itu, Brazil
Date of death 21 December 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 92)
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Mão de Onça
Personal information
Full name Durval de Moraes
Date of birth (1931-06-02)2 June 1931
Place of birth Itu, Brazil
Date of death 21 December 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 92)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958 CA Ituano [pt]
1959–1967 Juventus-SP 179 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 January 2024
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Career

A goalkeeper with a privileged physical size, Mão de Onça had a career at CA Juventus, where he played from 1959 to 1967 and made 179 appearances.[1] He entered to Brazilian football history on 2 August 1959 when he conceded what is considered the most beautiful goal scored by Pelé.[2][3]

Death

Durval Mão de Onça died 21 December 2023, in a hospital in the district of Parelheiros, São Paulo, aged 92.[4]

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