Zezé Procópio
Appearance
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Full name | José Procópio Mendes | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 August 1913 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Valença, Brazil | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 8 February 1980 | (aged 66)|||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1932–1936 | Villa Nova | |||||||||||||
1937–1938 | Atlético Mineiro | |||||||||||||
1938–1942 | Botafogo | 305 | (34) | |||||||||||
1942–1943 | Palmeiras | |||||||||||||
1944 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||
1945–1948 | Palmeiras | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1938–1946 | Brazil | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Procópio Mendes, best known as Zezé Procópio (12 August 1913 in Varginha, Minas Gerais State – 8 February 1980 in Valença, Rio de Janeiro State)[1] was an association footballer who played as a midfielder.
In career (1932–1948) was played for Villa Nova, Atlético Mineiro, Botafogo, Palmeiras and São Paulo. He won a Brazilian Championship (1937), five Minas Gerais State Championship (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938) and two São Paulo State Championship (1942 and 1947). For Brazilian team he took part in 1938 FIFA World Cup, playing four matches without scoring goal.[2]
He died at age 66.
Honours
[edit]- Villa Nova-MG
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1933, 1934, 1935
- Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1936 1938
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 1937
- Palmeiras
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- FIFA World Cup: third-place 1938[3]
- Copa América runner-up: 1945, 1946
References
[edit]- ^ CBF profile[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Zezé Procópio – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Crouch, Terry (2010). The World Cup : the complete history. London: Aurum. p. 35. ISBN 9781845135270.
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1980 deaths
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- SE Palmeiras players
- São Paulo FC players
- São Paulo state football team players
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football midfielder stubs