Sabará (footballer)

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Sabará
Personal information
Full name Onofre Anacleto de Souza
Date of birth (1931-06-18)18 June 1931
Place of birth Atibaia, Brazil
Date of death 8 October 1997(1997-10-08) (aged 66)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1951 Ponte Preta 116 (58)
1952–1963 Vasco da Gama 576 (165)
1963 America-RJ
1964 Portuguesa-RJ
1965–1966 Deportivo Italia
International career
1955–1956 Brazil 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Onofre Anacleto de Souza (18 June 1931 – 8 October 1997), better known as Sabará, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career[edit]

Sabará began his career at AA Ponte Preta in 1949, playing as a right midfielder. He ended up being traded to Vasco da Gama as a bargaining chip for striker Jansen. Unpretentiously, Sabará became one of the biggest names in Vasco's history, making 576 appearances, being the second player who wore the club's shirt the most, behind Roberto Dinamite.[1] He also played for America and Portuguesa da Ilha and ended his career in 1966 at Deportivo Italia, becoming Venezuelan champion.[2]

International career[edit]

For the Brazil national team, he played for the first time on 13 November 1955, in the Taça Oswaldo Cruz against Paraguay. Sabará was the scorer of one of the goals. He played in a few more friendlies in 1956.[3]

Personal life[edit]

The nickname "Sabará" is in reference to one of the names given to the jabuticaba fruit. He is the father of striker Tiquinho, who played for the Brazil Olympic team in 1975.[4]

Honours[edit]

Brazil
Vasco da Gama
Deportivo Italia

Death[edit]

He passed away in October 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, due to heart problems.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Que fim levou? Sabará". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Conheça Sabará, primeira cria da Ponte Preta na Seleção Brasileira". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1953-1956". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Tiquinho fez o Castelão balançar". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 2 June 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Ponte Preta: Sabará, o craque que foi esquecido. Por Israel Moreira". soderbi.com.br (in Portuguese). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links[edit]

  • Sabará at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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