Alcindo

Alcindo

Personal information
Full name	Alcindo Martha de Freitas
Date of birth	(1945-03-31)31 March 1945
Place of birth	Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Date of death	27 August 2016(2016-08-27) (aged 71)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963	Rio Grande
1964–1971	Grêmio
1971–1973	Santos	22	(5)
1973–1975	Jalisco
1975–1976	América	38	(21)
1977–1978	Gremio
1978	Francana
International career
1966–1967	Brazil	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973-1975) and Club América (1975–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.^[1]

He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.^[2]

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 1973

América

• Liga MX: 1975-76

References

1. "Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira" [30 years since Alcindo's career ended] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
2. "Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

External links

• Association football portal
• Brazil portal

• Alcindo at National-Football-Teams.com
• "Profile at Globo Esporte's Futpedia". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
• Alcindo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Alcindo at Sambafoot (archived)