Everaldo Marques da Silva (11 September 1944 – 28 October 1974), nicknamed Everaldo, was a footballer from Brazil who played as a left back for Grêmio and the Brazil national team. He won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The golden star in Grêmio's flag was added in 1970 in his homage.
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Full name | Everaldo Marques da Silva | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1944-09-11)11 September 1944 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 October 1974(1974-10-28) (aged 30) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1957–1964 | Grêmio | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1964–1974 | Grêmio | |||||||||||||||
1965 | → Juventude (loan) | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1967–1972 | Brazil | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Everaldo was born in Porto Alegre. He spent his entire club career with Grêmio except for a loan at Juventude.
He died as a result of a car crash on 28 October 1974 in Santa Cruz do Sul.
Everaldo had 24 caps with the Brazil national team between 1967 and 1972.[2] The first one was obtained in June 1967.
Everaldo won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was defeated only once, in October 1968.
Brazil
Grêmio
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Brazil squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup winners (3rd title) | ||
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1970 Bola de Prata | |
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