José Lázaro Robles, best known as Pinga (February 11, 1924 – May 7, 1996) was a Brazil

Brazil

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ian footballer

Football (soccer)

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He was born in São Paulo

São Paulo

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. During his career (1943–1964) he played for Juventus

Clube Atlético Juventus

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, Portuguesa

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos

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 and Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

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, where played 466 matches from 1953 to 1962 and scoring 250 goals. Defending the Brazilian team

Brazil national football team

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 he participated in the Copa America 1953

South American Championship 1953

-Goal scorers:7 Goals Molina5 Goals Julinho4 Goals Berni Fernández Balseiro3 Goals Baltazar López C. Romero Peláez2 Goals Alcón Santos Ugarte Pinga Rodrigues Gómez Sánchez Morel Puente1 Goal Ademir Cláudio Ipojucan Nilton Santos Zizinho...

 and the 1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

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, playing two games and scoring two goals. He died at 72 years old.