Lauro de Mello

Lauro

Personal information
Full name	Lauro de Melo
Date of birth	(1944-07-12) 12 July 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	November 28, 2025
Place of death	Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
1967–1968	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1969	Palmeiras	8	(3)
International career
1968	Brazil Olympic	4	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2023

Lauro de Melo (born July 12 1944, died November 28 2025) was a former Brazilian soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Trained in the youth sectors at Palmeiras, he played from 1967 to 1969, in Campeonato Paulista matches. ^[1]

Lauro de Melo at a soccer match in the sixties

International career

In 1968, Lauro was part of the Brazil Olympic team that won the Pre-Olympic Tournament and disputed the 1968 Olympic Games, in Mexico City. ^{[2] [3]}

Honours

Brazil Olympic

• CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1968

Personal Life

Married Miriam Di Napoli in February 22 1972. Father of Lauro Otavio, Rodrigo Otavio, Ana Paula and Tiago Otavio.

References

1. "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Lauro". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
2. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1964-1971". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
3. "Lauro". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

External links

• Lauro at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)