Nilo Murtinho Braga
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nilo Murtinho Braga | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 1975 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918-1920 | América-RN | ? | (?) |
| 1921-1924 | Fluminense | 60 | (42) |
| 1927-1937 | Botafogo | 201 | (184) |
| National team | |||
| 1923-1930 | Brazil | 19 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nilo Murtinho Braga, best known as Nilo (April 3, 1903 – February 7, 1975)[1] was an association footballer in forward striker role. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
During his career (1918–1937) he played for América-RN, Fluminense and Botafogo. He won six Rio de Janeiro State Tournament, four consecutives (1924, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935) and for three time winning top goalscorer in 1924, 1927 and 1933. For Brazilian team he was participated at 1930 FIFA World Cup, played one match with Yugoslavia.[2]
He died at 71 years old.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca (6):
- Fluminense: 1924
- Botafogo: 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
- Campeonato Potiguar (1):
- América de Natal: 1919
National
- Copa Rio Branco (1):
- Brazil: 1931
Individual
- 1924, 1927, 1933
References
- ↑ CBF profile
- ↑ Nilo Murtinho Braga – FIFA competition record
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