Décio Esteves
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Décio Esteves da Silva was a Brazilian international football player and coach.
The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From 1950 until 1962 he was amongst the ranks of Bangu AC, a club from the west of Rio de Janeiro, joining the club the same year like the legendary Zizinho. With 221 matches and 88 goals Dézio Esteves belongs to the outstanding players in the history of Bangu with which he achieved 1951 the second place of the State Championship of Rio
under the stewardship of the Uruguayan champion coach Ondino Viera
. With coach Tim Bangu reached a third place in this competition in 1959. In the year after he won alongside Zózimo and Ademir da Guia
the 1960 edition of the International Soccer League in New York
, a tournament with the participation of the then English champions Burnley FC and a number of other reputable European sides. This win has since become part of the clubs folklore and is often happily interpreted as a club world championship.
In 1962 Décio Esteves joined Campo Grande AC, another western Rio side, which had just ascended to the first division of the state championship for the first time. In 1965 he ended his playing years with Olaria AC in the north of the town.
With the Brazilian national football team he participated in the 1959 South American Championship in Buenos Aires
, where the Seleção finished undefeated second behind the hosts. In 1960 Décio Esteves was part of the team that defeated Argentina in Buenos Aires 4-1 after extra time, winning the Copa Roca, a then regular tournament series between the two countries, for Brazil. Between 1959 and 1960 he played in total three times for his country.
Later he worked as coach for CA Carlos Renaux in Brusque in the state of Santa Catarina
. In 1982 he led Campo Grande to victory in the Taça de Prata, the second level of the national Brazilian Championship
and thus ascension to the first level, which marks the peak in the club's history.
2006, almost six years after his passing away, a state law - Lei № 3567/2006, Estado do Rio de Janeiro - gave approval to the renaming of a popular restaurant in Campo Grande
, the neighbourhood of his birth, in his honour. In context his long presidency of the local Clube dos Aliados, a sports and social club, was emphasised. His tenure was marked by notable improvements to its structure such as the erection of the current seat, a gymnasium and a pool. His marriage, lasting for more than half of a century, also found mention.
The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From 1950 until 1962 he was amongst the ranks of Bangu AC, a club from the west of Rio de Janeiro, joining the club the same year like the legendary Zizinho. With 221 matches and 88 goals Dézio Esteves belongs to the outstanding players in the history of Bangu with which he achieved 1951 the second place of the State Championship of Rio
Campeonato Carioca
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under the stewardship of the Uruguayan champion coach Ondino Viera
Ondino Viera
Ondino Viera , in Brazil also known as Ondino Vieira, was an Uruguayan football manager. In his long lasting career he won between the 1930s and 1960s important titles with clubs in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
. With coach Tim Bangu reached a third place in this competition in 1959. In the year after he won alongside Zózimo and Ademir da Guia
Ademir da Guia
Ademir da Guia is a councilman for the city of São Paulo, Brazil. He was elected in 2004 for the legislative period 2005–2008....
the 1960 edition of the International Soccer League in New York
New York City
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, a tournament with the participation of the then English champions Burnley FC and a number of other reputable European sides. This win has since become part of the clubs folklore and is often happily interpreted as a club world championship.
In 1962 Décio Esteves joined Campo Grande AC, another western Rio side, which had just ascended to the first division of the state championship for the first time. In 1965 he ended his playing years with Olaria AC in the north of the town.
With the Brazilian national football team he participated in the 1959 South American Championship in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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, where the Seleção finished undefeated second behind the hosts. In 1960 Décio Esteves was part of the team that defeated Argentina in Buenos Aires 4-1 after extra time, winning the Copa Roca, a then regular tournament series between the two countries, for Brazil. Between 1959 and 1960 he played in total three times for his country.
Later he worked as coach for CA Carlos Renaux in Brusque in the state of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
. In 1982 he led Campo Grande to victory in the Taça de Prata, the second level of the national Brazilian Championship
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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and thus ascension to the first level, which marks the peak in the club's history.
2006, almost six years after his passing away, a state law - Lei № 3567/2006, Estado do Rio de Janeiro - gave approval to the renaming of a popular restaurant in Campo Grande
Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro
Campo Grande is a relatively big suburban neighborhood in the Rio de Janeiro city, among the West Zone of it.- History :Campo Grande, which in the early 1940s was considered the "Empire of the Orange", grew along with the settlement of Brazil...
, the neighbourhood of his birth, in his honour. In context his long presidency of the local Clube dos Aliados, a sports and social club, was emphasised. His tenure was marked by notable improvements to its structure such as the erection of the current seat, a gymnasium and a pool. His marriage, lasting for more than half of a century, also found mention.
Statistical career overview
Player- 1959-1960: National Team of Brazil (3 matches)
- 1950-1962: Bangu AC
- 1962-1964: Campo Grande AC
- 1965-1965: Olaria AC
External links
- Perfil de atletas que disputaram a Copa América, Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
- Que fim levou? - Décio Esteves, Terçeiro Tempo
- A foto em foco: Décio Esteves, Bangu AC
- Dr. Dilson de Alvarenga Menezes: Historia, Clube dos Alliados