Darci Menezes

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Darci Menezes
Personal information
Full name Darci Menezes
Date of birth (1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth Bagé, Brazil
Position Centre-back
Youth career
1961-1964 Guarany de Bagé
1965-1966 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1977 Cruzeiro 348 (15)
1971 → América Mineiro (loan)
1978–1979 Vitória
1979 Atlético Goianiense
1980–1982 Democrata-GV
International career
1975 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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]

Darci was inducted into the Cruzeiro EC Hall of Fame in 2012. [4]

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. [5]

Honours

Cruzeiro
Democrata-GV

References

  1. ↑ "Que fim levou? Darci Menezes". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Darci Menezes". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "O gaúcho que cativou os gramados da cidade". Diário de Rio Doce (in Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cruzeiro inaugura Hall da Fama e homenageia os grandes ídolos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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