Eurico Lara
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Eurico Lara was a Brazilian footballer
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. Eurico Lara played in Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
from 1920 to 1935. He played his last match on 23 September 1935, when his club beat Internacional
2–0. Due to cardiac problems, he was substituted in the half-time, dying approximately two months later in Porto Alegre
. According to a legend, he died during that match, after defending a penalty shot by his brother. He is mentioned in Grêmio's anthem.
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...
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Biography
He was born in UruguaianaUruguaiana
Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the left-hand shore of the Uruguay River that forms the border with Argentina. Opposite Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes...
. Eurico Lara played in Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
from 1920 to 1935. He played his last match on 23 September 1935, when his club beat Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
2–0. Due to cardiac problems, he was substituted in the half-time, dying approximately two months later in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
. According to a legend, he died during that match, after defending a penalty shot by his brother. He is mentioned in Grêmio's anthem.