Domingos da Guia

Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.

Domingos da Guia
Da Guia with Boca Juniors
Personal information
Full name Domingos Antônio da Guia
Date of birth (1912-11-19)November 19, 1912[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death May 18, 2000(2000-05-18) (aged 87)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1932 Bangu[2] 57 (2)
1932 Vasco da Gama[3] 14 (0)
1933 Nacional 25 (0)
1934 Vasco da Gama[3][4] 12 (0)
1935–1937 Boca Juniors[5] 56 (0)
1936 → Flamengo (loan)[6] 17 (0)
1937–1943 Flamengo 139 (0)
1944–1948 Corinthians[7] 77 (0)
1948 Bangu 20 (0)
Total 417 (2)
National team
1931–1946 Brazil 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.[8] He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian defenders of all time.[9]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Domingos da Guia". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. Almanaque do Bangu (in Portuguese)
  3. "Acervo histórico". Acervo O Globo (in Portuguese). O Globo.
  4. BrFut (in Portuguese)
  5. La Historia de Boca Juniors (in Spanish)
  6. Fla-Estatística.com(in Portuguese)
  7. Unzelte, Celso (2005). Almanaque do Timão (in Portuguese). Ed. Abril.
  8. "Domingos da Guia". Competitions. FIFA. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. Brazil's greatest defenders at Sky Sports
  10. Copa América Best Players
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