Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moacir Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | November 10, 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | ||
Date of death | July 25, 1991 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1965 | Botafogo | ||
Bangu | |||
1969–1975 | Fluminense | 63 | (?) |
1976 | Atlético Mineiro | 19 | (?) |
Grêmio Maringá | |||
1977–1978 | Fluminense | 14 | (?) |
1979 | Caldense | 6 | (?) |
Deportivo Táchira | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Moacir Fernandes, commonly known by the nickname Cafuringa (November 10, 1948 – July 25, 1991), was a Brazilian professional football right winger, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.
Brazilian footballer Cafu got his footballing name after Cafuringa. [1]
Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state [2] on November 10, 1948, [3] Cafuringa started his professional career in 1965, playing for Botafogo. [2] He then was transferred to Bangu, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1969, 1971, 1973 and in 1975 as a Fluminense player. [2] During that spell in Fluminense, he played 63 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games. [4] In 1976, he was transferred to Atlético Mineiro, [2] where he played 19 Série A games. [4] After defending Grêmio Maringá, Cafuringa returned to Fluminense, where he played 14 Série A games between 1977 and 1978. [4] In 1979, he played six Série A games for Caldense, [4] then he joined Venezuelan club Deportivo Táchira, where he retired. [2]
After his retirement, Cafuringa played in the 1990 Pelé World Cup, which is a competition for over 35 retired footballers, scoring a goal in the final. [5]
Cafuringa died on July 25, 1991, in Jacarepaguá neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, of sepsis, resulting from an injury in a Masters match. [2] [6]