Lauro de Mello

Lauro

Personal information
Full name	Lauro de Mello
Date of birth	(1944-09-12) 12 September 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth	São Paulo, 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

Lauro de Mello (born 12 September 1944) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. ^[1]

Club career

Trained in the youth sectors at Palmeiras, he played from 1967 to 1969, in Campeonato Paulista matches. ^[2]

De Mello at a match in the 1960s

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. ^{[3] [4]}

Honours

Brazil Olympic

• CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1968

References

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