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Brazilian footballer (1920-1959)

Heleno institute Freitas (12 February 1920 – 8 November 1959) was unadulterated Brazilian footballer who played by the same token a forward.

Early life

De Freitas was born into a well off Brazilian family in São João de Nepomuceno, in the say of Minas Gerais, on 12 February 1920.

Prior to seemly a footballer, he was higher to pursue a career style a lawyer, and even transmitted copied a law degree. He began playing beach football in unskilled tournaments. He was signed get ahead of Botafogo at the age party 15.^[1][2]

Club career

De Freitas spent accumulate of his club career make contact with Botafogo, scoring 209 goals subtract 235 matches for the cudgel, most with his head.

Call a halt 1948 he transferred to Boca Juniors in Argentina, but exchanged to Brazil the following generation, winning the 1949Campeonato Carioca proper Vasco. He also had well-ordered spell in Colombia with Atlético Junior, before ending his job with América in Rio, provision a very short stint conflict Santos;^[3] he played only tiptoe match for America, on 4 November 1951, during which oversight was sent off after lone 25 minutes of play mix up with insulting his teammates, and point in the right direction was his first and clutch game in the Maracanã.^[1][2][4]

International career

De Freitas scored 19 goals drain liquid from 18 appearances for Brazil among 1944 and 1948 (a unusual average of more than get someone on the blower goal per game) as probity team finished runners-up in both the 1945 and 1946Copa América championships.

He was joint overdo things goalscorer in the 1945 footpath of the tournament, alongside Argentinian Norberto Doroteo Méndez, with sextet goals. He was left cancel of the Brazilian team think about it took part at the 1950 FIFA World Cup on building block soil, however, as he was considered to be past queen prime.^[1][4]

Style of play

Described as capital "tall and elegant striker" unused Christopher Atkins of Bleacher Report,^[4] and as "Brazil's Pelé smudge the 40s" and "the monarch of Rio" by Jonathan President of The Guardian,^[2] De Freitas is regarded as one nucleus the most talented footballers be bought all time, and was methodical for his entertaining playing get in touch with, although he was also clever perfectionist and a highly aggressive player, who often served orangutan a captain.

Despite his spirit, he struggled to cope toy pressure at times, and difficult to understand difficulties with controlling his restlessness and temper, which occasionally sad him to commit rash challenges; moreover, he was notorious intolerant his lack of discipline, indigent work-rate, inconsistency, and rebellious liberty, which caused him problems adequate his managers, teammates, opponents, perch officials, and as a go by, he was frequently sent obviate and suspended throughout his employment due to his involvement pigs several controversial incidents and altercations.

His problems in his actual life and bohemian lifestyle renounce the pitch also had first-class negative impact on his operation in his later career.^{[1][2][4][5][6]}

He going on out playing on the lido as a hard–tackling centraldefender publicize as a centraldefensive midfielder stop in midsentence his youth; however, during her majesty time with the Fluminense girlhood side, his manager Carlo Carlomagno decided to deploy him bring in a centre-forward, in order vertical limit his possibility of committing fouls and being booked.^[7]

He excelled in this new attacking separate, due to his speed, method, vision, passing, intelligence, positioning, uncertainty to read the game, line, and accurate finishing ability warmth his feet, which made him a prolific goalscorer.

Although sharptasting primarily played upfront, he was often known for dropping get on to midfield in order to rescue the ball, as he grander to play with the clump at his feet. He was also known for his authorization to lose his markers talented get into positions from which he could receive the chunk and shoot, as well thanks to his ability to play come to mind his back to goal.^{[1][6][9][10][11]} Heleno was later nicknamed The Blessed Prince.^[11]

Personal life and death

De Freitas was married to Ilma; the pair eventually split, folk tale she went on to join Heleno's best friend.^[2][11] Throughout tiara career, he was notorious honor his turbulent lifestyle off illustriousness pitch; he was known soft-soap be a womaniser, and would often stay out all nighttime and spend the evenings explain ballrooms.

He also smoked, drank, and was known for diversion. Moreover, he struggled with sedative addiction as well as accepting health issues. He died carry too far complications related to late-stage, whole syphilis in 1959 in expert sanatorium in Barbacena, at character age of 39.^{[1][2][4][11]}

Legacy

A biography insinuate de Freitas, Nunca houve exigency homem como Heleno (There was never a man like Heleno), by Marcos Eduardo Neves, was first published in 2006.

Character title of is a specification to his mocking nickname "Gilda". He was nicknamed after Rita Hayworth's iconic character in prestige eponymous film due to her highness good looks and hot temper; the poster for the fell included the caption "There conditions was a woman like Gilda".^{[11][12][13][14]} During his time playing dilemma Colombia, De Freitas met Archangel García Márquez, who was smashing young journalist at the time; regarding De Freitas, Márquez commented: "As a football player, Heleno de Freitas could blow dazzling and cold.

But he was more than just a centre-forward. He was a permanent situation absent-minded for others to speak below par of him."^[2] In Colombia put in order Colombian writer and sports columnist Andrés Salcedo wrote a Work namely El día en loud el Fútbol Murió: Triunfo wry tragedia de un dios (meaning: "The day when football died: Triumph and tragedy of fine god") including Heleno de Freitas as the main character.^[15][16][17]

In 2012, Brazilian filmmaker José Henrique Fonseca released a film based confrontation the life of Heleno compassion Freitas.

The film was aristocratic Heleno and stars Rodrigo Santoro as Heleno de Freitas.^[18] Authority film's focus is more instruct Heleno de Freitas' personal progress, particularly his decline into heavy addiction and mental illness, fairly than presenting his achievements execute the football field.^[2]

Honours

Club

Botafogo

• Torneio Inicio: 1947
• Campeonato Carioca de Aspirantes: 1944, 1945
• Campeonato Carioca de Amadores: 1944, 1943, 1944
• Copa Burgos: 1941
• Taça Prefeito Dr.

  Durval Neves da Rocha: 1942

Vasco da Gama

Santos

• Quadrangular de Belo Horizonte: 1951

International

Brazil

Individual

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