Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró

Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (born 17 December 1939 in Laguna, Santa Catarina), nicknamed Mengálvio, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Mengálvio
Personal information
Full name Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró
Date of birth (1939-12-17) 17 December 1939
Place of birth Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Aimoré
1960–1967 Santos 371 (28)
1968 Grêmio
1969 Santos
1969 Millonarios
National team
1962 Brazil 13 (1)
* 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.[1] He was part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup winning squad,[2] but he did not play any matches during the tournament.[3]

Whilst at Santos he won the 1962 Copa Libertadores, playing in all three matches of the final against Penarol.[4] In all he played 371 games for Santos, scoring 28 times.[5]

References

  1. Sambafoot profile
  2. Brazil 1962 World Cup squad at FIFA
  3. Mengalvio FIFA Stats
  4. Conmebol (28 November 2002). "Copa Libertadores de América 1962 – Details". Match results and line-ups. RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. Santos stats at santosfc.com Archived 8 September 2012 at Archive.today


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