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Full name Alcindo Martha de Freitas
Date of birth (1945-03-31)31 March 1945
Place of birth Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Date of death 27 August 2016(2016-08-27) (aged 71)
Place of death Porto Alegre, Brazil
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963 Rio Grande
1964–1971 Grêmio
1971–1973 Santos 22 (5)
1973 Jalisco
1974–1976 América 38 (21)
1978 Francana
National team
1966–1967 Brazil 7 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973) and Club América (1974–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.

He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.

See also

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