Moacir Barbosa
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Not to be confused with Moacir (footballer, born 1936).
Moacir Barbosa do Nascimento (27 March 1921 – 7 April 2000) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His career spanned 22 years. He was regarded as one of the world's best goalkeepers in the 1940s and 1950s, and was known for not wearing gloves, as would be typical. Barbosa is mainly associated with Brazil's defeat against underdogs Uruguay in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, an upset dubbed the Maracanazo.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is do Nascimento.
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Full name | Moacir Barbosa do Nascimento | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1921-03-27)27 March 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 April 2000(2000-04-07) (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940–1941 | ADCI-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1942–1944 | Ypiranga-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1955 | Vasco da Gama | 532 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | → Bonsucesso (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Santa Cruz | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1960 | Vasco da Gama | 151 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Campo Grande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1959 | Brazil | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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