Arlindo (footballer, born 1940)

Arlindo

Personal information
Full name	Arlindo dos Santos Cruz
Date of birth	(1940-04-26) 26 April 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Ilhéus, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Vitória
1962–1964	Botafogo
1965–1967	América (MEX)
1968–1969	Pachuca
1970–1971	Toluca
1972	São Cristóvão
1973–1974	Madureira
International career
1963	Brazil	4	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing   Brazil Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arlindo dos Santos Cruz ^[a] (born 26 April 1940), known as just Arlindo, is a Brazilian former footballer. ^[1]

Club career

Born in Ilhéus, Bahia, Arlindo began his career in the youth sector of EC Vitória in 1957. In 1962 he joined Botafogo, where he won the state championship and the Rio-São Paulo Tournament. In 1964 he moved to Mexican football, where he made history.

On 29 May 1966, Arlindo scored the first goal ever of Estadio Azteca, in the friendly match of America against Torino. He also played for Pachuca and Toluca, until in 1972 he returned to Rio de Janeiro, where he ended his career with São Cristóvão FR and Madureira EC. ^[2]

International career

Arlindo was part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1963 Pan American Games, where the team won the gold medal. ^{[3] [4]}

Honours

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 1962
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1964

Brazil Olympic

• Pan American Games: 1963

Notes

1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is dos Santosand the second or paternal family name is Cruz.

References

1. "Profile". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
2. "Que fim levou? Arlindo (Ex-meia-atacante do Botafogo e do América do México)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
3. "Medalhistas Brasileiros - São Paulo 1963". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
4. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1952-1963". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

External links

• Arlindo dos Santos at InterSportStats