| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo dos Santos | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1920 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | October 23, 1997 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1937–1948 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||
| 1949 | Flamengo | |||||||||||||
| 1949–1956 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1944–1953 | Brazil | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Alfredo dos Santos1 (January 1, 1920 – October 23, 1997), best known as Alfredo II, was a Brazilian footballer in midfielder role. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]
During his career (1937–1956), he played for Vasco da Gama, except one year with Flamengo (1949).[1] As another Alfredo played in Vasco, he earned the nickname "Alfredo Segundo" ("Alfredo the Second", transcribed as Alfredo II).[2] He won five Carioca Tournaments (1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952)[3] and the South American Club Championship in 1948.[4] For the Brazilian team he played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, starting one match against Switzerland (2–2) on June 28, 1950, when he scored a goal in the third minute.[5]
- ^ a b "Alfredo II - Meio-campo" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ a b "Fim do mistério: Alfredo II, do Expresso da Vitória e da Seleção Brasileira na Copa de 1950, faleceu em 1997" (in Portuguese). NetVasco. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Todos os brasileiros" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Alfredo II". Sambafoot. 2006-02-26. Retrieved 2008-08-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brazil – Switzerland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.