Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nílton de Sordi | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 February 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 August 2013 82) | (aged||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Bandeirantes, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1949–1952 | XV de Piracicaba | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
1952–1965 | São Paulo | 536 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1965 | União Bandeirante | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1955–1961 | Brazil | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
União Bandeirante | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nílton de Sordi (14 February 1931 – 24 August 2013), sometimes known as just De Sordi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Career
De Sordi earned 22 caps for the Brazil national team. He was part of the 1958 FIFA World Cup winning squad, and played in all matches except the final.[2] During his club career, he played for XV de Piracicaba-SP and São Paulo.
Death
De Sordi died of multiple organ failure on 24 August 2013 in Bandeirantes, Brazil.[3]
Honours
- São Paulo
- Brazil
References
- ↑ Agência Brasil. "De Sordi, campeão mundial de 58, morre aos 82 anos | Agência Brasil". Agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: DE SORDI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ Nilton De Sordi, 1958 World Cup champion, passes away in the city of Bandeirantes
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