Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules (June 2, 1912[1] – September 3, 1982[2]), was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
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Full name | Hércules de Miranda | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1912-07-02)July 2, 1912 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guaxupé, Brazil | ||||||||||||
Date of death | September 3, 1982(1982-09-03) (aged 70) | ||||||||||||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1930–1933 | Juventus | ||||||||||||
1933 | São Paulo da Floresta | ||||||||||||
1933–1941 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||
1942–1948 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1938–1940 | Brazil | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hércules was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais state.[1] He started his career in 1930, playing for Juventus, leaving the club in 1933, joining São Paulo da Floresta.[1] He moved to Fluminense in the same year, leaving the club in 1941,[1] after winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1941,[3] and scoring 164 goals in 176 games.[4] Hércules de Miranda joined Corinthians in 1942, playing 73 games and scoring 53 goals for the club until his retirement in 1948.[1]
He played six games for Brazil, scoring three goals.[2] Hércules debut defending the national team was a 1938 FIFA World Cup game, played on June 5, 1938, against Poland.[2] Hércules de Miranda scored his first two goals for the Braziln national team on March 10, 1940, against Argentina.[2] His last game defending Brazil was played on March 31, 1940, when his country and Uruguay drew 1–1.[2]
Fluminense
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