Darci Menezes

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Darci Menezes
Personal information
Full name Darci Menezes
Date of birth (1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Bagé, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1961-1964 Guarany de Bagé
1965-1966 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1977 Cruzeiro 348 (15)
1971América Mineiro (loan)
1978–1979 Vitória
1979 Atlético Goianiense
1980–1982 Democrata-GV
International career
1975 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Darci Menezes (born 24 September 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Career

Born in Bagé, Darci was successful in football in Minas Gerais, being part of the Cruzeiro squad in the 70s, several times state champion, twice Brazilian runner-up and champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. He also won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1981 with the Democrata of Governador Valadares. [1] [2] [3]

Internacional career

Darci was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team. [4]

Honours

Cruzeiro
Democrata-GV

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References

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