Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, usually referred to as Altair (January 22, 1938 – August 9, 2019),[1][2] was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.[3]
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Full name | Altair Gomes de Figueiredo | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1938-01-22)22 January 1938 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 9 August 2019(2019-08-09) (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1955–1971 | Fluminense | 551 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1959–1966 | Brazil | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
1996 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
1997 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
1998 | Fluminense (interim) | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He spent his entire career at Fluminense, for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called “magro” (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker. His duels with Garrincha were legendary. He retired from playing in 1971 aged 33.
Brazil squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup winners (2nd title) | ||
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Brazil squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Fluminense – managers | |
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