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Everaldo (footballer, born 1944)

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Everaldo
Everaldo in 1970
Personal information
Full name Everaldo Marques da Silva
Date of birth (1944-09-11)11 September 1944
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death 28 October 1974(1974-10-28) (aged 30)
Place of death Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[citation needed]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1957–1964 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1974 Grêmio
1965Juventude (loan)
International career
1967–1972 Brazil 24 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Everaldo Marques da Silva (11 September 1944 – 28 October 1974), nicknamed Everaldo, was a footballer from Brazil who played as a left back for Grêmio and the Brazil national team. He won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The golden star in Grêmio's flag was added in 1970 in his homage.

Club career

Everaldo was born in Porto Alegre. He spent his entire club career with Grêmio except for a loan at Juventude.

He died in a car accident on 28 October 1974 in Santa Cruz do Sul.

International career

Everaldo had 24 caps with the Brazil national team between 1967 and 1972.[1] The first one was obtained in June 1967.

Everaldo won the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was defeated only once, in October 1968.

Honours

Brazil

Grêmio

Individual

References

  1. ^ Everaldo at National-Football-Teams.com
World Cup–winners status
Records
Preceded by Shortest post winning lifespan
October 24, 1974 – present
Incumbent
Shortest living player
October 24, 1974 – present