Armando de Almeida (2 July 1893 – 6 February 1978), known as Galo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Fluminense, Flamengo and the Brazil national team. He made seven appearances for the national team from 1916 to 1919.[1] He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1916,[2] 1917, and 1919 South American Championships.[1]
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| Full name | Armando de Almeida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 1978 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–1911 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912–1918 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1916–1919 | Brazil | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
editFluminense
Flamengo
Brazil
References
edit- 1 2 "Galo". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Tabeira, Martín (4 January 2013). "Southamerican Championship 1916". RSSSF.
- 1 2 "Galo". Sambafoot. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "South American Championship 1919". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
External links
edit- Armando de Almeida at WorldFootball.net
- Armando de Almeida at National-Football-Teams.com
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