He won another World Cup in 1962 and participated also at 1966 FIFA World Cup as the team captain again. He was credited for starting the tradition of lifting the trophy high in the air, making the gesture winning symbol. He made his debut in 1976 against Uruguay.īellini was Brazil's captain for the World Cup Finals in 1958. Orlando Lele began his career at Santos Futebol Clube in 1972, then transferred to the Coritiba Foot-Ball Club in 1973. His brother is the striker, Muller who was on the 1994 World Cup team. He then received a red car for insulting the manager of Flamingo who released him. He scored the winning goal in the 1988 Campeonato Carioca final, where he beat his former team Flamengo. He moved to Vasco De Gama and became a key player. He was the backup goalkeeper for the team that won the 1997 Copa América and that reached the final of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.Ĭocada started his career with Flamengo, but did not succeed there. He left the club in 2000 and played for many clubs. He helped the club to win the Copa Libertadores in 1998, Vasco De Gama's first ever title. He was awarded the Silver Ball (Placar) in 1997. In Brazil, he is also considered to be the person who popularised the use of gloves by goalkeepers.Ĭarlos Germano started his career with Vasco De Gama in 1991. The most successful period of his career was in the 1930s with the French club Olympique Marseille. He also played for FC Barcelona, Sporting CP and SC Corinthians Paulista. When playing with CR Vasco da Gama, he won the championship of Rio de Janeiro.
He won the Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões in 1948. For his club career, he played over 10 seasons with Vasco Da Gama. He was also a member of the Brazilian team that won the 1949 Copa America. Moacir Barbosa was one of the greatest keepers in Brazil's history, but he was, however, associated with Brazil's loss to Uruguay in 1950, in an upset loss dubbed as the Maracanazo. Players such as Ademir, Moacyr Barbosa, Bellini and Ipojucan defended Vasco's colors during that period. Between 19, the club was nicknamed Expresso da Vitória (Victory Express), as Vasco won several competitions in that period, such as the Rio de Janeiro championship in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1952, and the South American Club Championship in 1948. After Vasco refused to comply with such a ban, the other big teams, Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo, among others, created the Metropolitan Athletic Association and prohibited Vasco from participating unless it complied with the racist demands. In 1924 Vasco da Gama was pressured by the Metropolitan League to ban some players that were not considered adequate to play in the aristocratic league, notably because they were black or mulato and/or poor. The club is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.
The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League.Ĭlub de Regatas Vasco da Gama was founded on Augby Portuguese immigrants, and it is still traditionally supported by the Portuguese community of Rio de Janeiro. This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for the club. Santos, Flamengo, Sao Paulo, Corithians, Botafogoįluminense, Gremio, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Bahia. Please also see my All-Time World Cup Team Index.ĥ0 Brazilian Greatest Players (26th-50th)
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