Oscar Alfredo Cox was a Brazil

Brazil

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ian sportsman who introduced football to the city of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 and founded Fluminense, one of Brazil's most traditional and popular football clubs.

Born to a wealthy family of English Brazilian

English Brazilian

English Brazilian is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly English ancestry, or an English-born person residing in Brazil.-Notable English Brazilians:*Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant*Berta Lutz*Charles William Miller*Gérard Moss...

 heritage, Oscar did his studies in Lausanne

Lausanne

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, where he got acquainted with the practice of football. Upon returning from Switzerland

Switzerland

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, Oscar tried to disseminate this activity in the city of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. On the 22nd of September 1901, Oscar was able to organize the first football match in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro. He then proceeded to São Paulo

São Paulo

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, with some friends, to play against a group led by Charles Miller

Charles William Miller

Charles William Miller was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.-Early life:...

, who had started the process of disseminating football in São Paulo

São Paulo

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 back in 1894. The groups played two times against each other, and both matches ended in a draw.

On July 21, 1902, Oscar, aged 22, founded Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

. Fluminense remains as one of the most popular and traditional sports institutions still in existence in the history of Brazilian football.

See also

• Charles Miller
  Charles William Miller
  Charles William Miller was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.-Early life:...
  
  
• Henry Welfare