Quarenta
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Full name
Luís Gonzaga Lebrêgo
Date of birth
17 September 1910
Place of birth
Portuguese Cape Verde
Date of death
28 March 1984 (aged 73)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Gonzaga Lebrêgo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Portuguese Cape Verde | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1984 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1933 | Paysandu | ||
| 1933 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1934–1945 | Paysandu | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2024 | |||
Luís Gonzaga Lebrêgo (17 September 1910 – 28 March 1984), better known as Quarenta, was a Cape Verdean-born professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Portuguese Cape Verde,[1][2] being regarded as a Portuguese citizen,[3][4] and orphaned by his father and mother. Adopted by priests from the Dom Macedo Costa Asylum, he was taken to Brazil in an early age. He gained the nickname Quarenta (Forty) because that was his registration number at the orphanage.[5]
He began his career as a player at the age of 17 at Paysandu, and with the club he won state tournaments on ten occasions, in addition to scoring more than 200 goals for the club.[6] He had a brief spell at Vasco in 1933.[7]