Ademir da Guia

Ademir da Guia (born April 3, 1942) is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and 1970s for leading association football team Palmeiras, where he is regarded as the club's all-time greatest idol and player.[5] One of the most refined playmakers in Brazilian football history, he was known for his fantastic technique, close control, elegance, vision, and passing abilities, as well as his sense of leadership and decisiveness, which led him to be recognized as one of the best and most successful players ever in Brazilian football.[6] He was nicknamed 'O Divino' ('The Divine') by his supporters and the press.[7]

Ademir da Guia
Ademir da Guia (1974)
Personal information
Full name Ademir da Guia
Date of birth (1942-04-03) 3 April 1942
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1952–1956 Ceres
1956–1960 Bangu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961 Bangu[1] 11 (0)
1961–1977 Palmeiras[2][3][4] 366 (60)
National team
1965–1974 Brazil 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life
Ademir da Guia in 2012.

Ademir da Guia was born in Rio de Janeiro.[8] His father, Domingos da Guia, was a former Brazil national team member at the 1938 FIFA World Cup and is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and legendary centre-backs in the history of the sport.[9] His uncle, Ladislau da Guia, played for Bangu in the 1920s and 1930s, becoming the club's all-time top scorer, with 229 goals scored in 334 games.[10]

Career

In the 16 years Ademir da Guia spent playing for Palmeiras, he holds the record for the most appearances for the club and is the third best goalscorer ever,[11] and won, amongst other titles, both the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A five times.[12]

Unlike many distinguished football players in his country, Ademir did not have a prolonged and constant participation with the Brazilian national team; playing in nine matches for Brazil in the total, the first six in 1965 and the other three in 1974, including at the 1974 FIFA World Cup when he got the chance to play in the runner-up match for third place against Poland.[13] His lack of playing time was partially a result of the presence of playmaker Rivelino on the Brazil team.

Da Guia played his farewell match on 18 September 1977 at Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo in a Campeonato Paulista match between his club Palmeiras and Corinthians, which the latter won 2–0.[14]

Political career

He was elected in 2004 for the legislative period of 2005–2008 as councilman for the city of São Paulo as a member of the Communist Party of Brazil, joining the Liberal Party later.[12]

Honours

References
  1. Almanaque do Bangu (in Portuguese)
  2. "Estadao.com.br - Acervo". Acervo Estadão (in Portuguese).
  3. BrFut (in Portuguese)
  4. Fut80 (in Portuguese)
  5. https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/especial/ademir.htm
  6. https://www.imortaisdofutebol.com/2013/04/04/craque-imortal-ademir-da-guia/
  7. https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/ademir-da-guia-1630
  8. https://cpdoc.fgv.br/museudofutebol/ademirdaguia
  9. https://globoesporte.globo.com/programas/esporte-espetacular/noticia/aos-75-anos-e-ainda-jogando-ademir-da-guia-fala-do-futebol-minha-vida.ghtml
  10. https://www.bangu.net/futebol/atletas.php/elenco/1960.php
  11. "Ademir da Guia - O Divino do Palmeiras" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  13. Ademir da Guia – FIFA competition record
  14. Marcelo Duarte; Marcelo Damato (2009). Lancepédia - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro (in Portuguese). 1. Rio de Janeiro: Lance! Publicações. p. 21. ISBN 978-85-88651-14-2.
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