Personal information | |||
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Full name | Osman Medeiros | ||
Date of birth | 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 1929 | (aged 32–33)||
Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1912–1913 | SC Americano-RJ | ||
1914–1919 | America-RJ | ||
International career | |||
1914 | Brazil | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 |
Osman Medeiros (1896 – 1929), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
A midfielder, Osman began his career at SC Americano in 1912. With the club's dissolution the following year, he went to America, a team he played for until 1919, when he left the football to embark on a military career. [1] [2]
Osman played in just one match for the Brazil national team, the first in history, against Exeter City, 21 July 1914. [1] [3]
Osman was killed with a shot in the chest when breaking up a fight in the city of Curitiba, between police officers and people protesting against the milk coffee politics. [1]