Fausto dos Santos facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fausto dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1939 (aged 34) | ||
| Place of death | Santos Dumont, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1926–1928 | Bangu | 53 | (6) |
| 1928–1931 | Vasco da Gama | ? | (?) |
| 1931–1932 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
| 1933 | YF Juventus | ? | (?) |
| 1933–1934 | Vasco da Gama | ? | (?) |
| 1935 | Nacional | ? | (?) |
| 1936–1937 | Flamengo | 80 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1930 | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
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Fausto dos Santos (28 January 1905 – 29 March 1939), sometimes known as just Fausto, was a football (soccer) player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loaned to Barcelona.
Popularly known as "Fausto, The Black Wonder" he was a pioneer to vindicate labor laws to footballers since the professionalization of Brazilian football in the beginning of the 1930s.
He also played for other clubs, such as Bangu, Nacional of Montevideo and Flamengo. He died at the age of 34 of tuberculosis.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca (2):
- Vasco da Gama: 1929, 1934
- Copa Catalunya (1):
- Barcelona: 1932
See also
In Spanish: Fausto dos Santos para niños
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