Mengálvio

Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (born 17 October 1939 in Laguna, Santa Catarina), simply known as Mengálvio, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Mengálvio
Personal information
Full name Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
Date of birth (1939-10-17) 17 October 1939[1]
Place of birth Laguna, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Barriga Verde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Aimoré
1960–1969 Santos 371 (28)
1968 → Grêmio (loan)
1969 Millonarios
National team
1962 Brazil 13 (1)
Teams managed
1978 Santos (interim)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1962 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He earned 13 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazil national football team.[2] He was part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup winning squad,[3] but he did not play any matches during the tournament.[4]

Whilst at Santos he won the 1962 Copa Libertadores, playing in all three matches of the final against Penarol.[5] In all he played 371 games for Santos, scoring 28 times.[6]

References
  1. "Maestro Mengálvio faz 81 anos" [The Maestro Mengálvio on his 81th birthday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. Mengálvio at Sambafoot
  3. Brazil 1962 World Cup squad at FIFA
  4. Mengalvio FIFA Stats
  5. Conmebol (28 November 2002). "Copa Libertadores de América 1962 – Details". Match results and line-ups. RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. Santos stats at santosfc.com Archived 8 September 2012 at archive.today
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