Osvaldo Cunha

Osvaldo Cunha
Personal information
Full name	Osvaldo Domingues da Cunha
Date of birth	22 April 1943
Place of birth	Pedreira, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	27 February 2024 (aged 80)
Place of death	Pedreira, São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	EC Santa Sofia (Pedreira)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1964	Guarani
1965–1967	São Paulo
1967–1970	Corinthians
1971–1972	América Mineiro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osvaldo Cunha (22 April 1943 – 27 February 2024) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Career

Cunha began his career playing for the amateur Santa Sofia in his hometown. Played for Guarani, São Paulo^[1] and Corinthians^[2] in the 1960s, as well as América Mineiro in the early 1970s. His style of play stood out for his strong physical imposition. After retiring, he was a football teacher in youth categories of several clubs.^[3]^[4]

Death

Cunha died on 27 February 2024, at the age of 80.^[5]

Honours

América Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1971^[4]

References

^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Osvaldo Cunha, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Que fim levou? Osvaldo Cunha". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Osvaldo Cunha: Uma pedreira na lateral direita". Esporte Pedreira (in Portuguese). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Morre Osvaldo Cunha, ex-lateral de Corinthians, São Paulo e Guarani" [Osvaldo Cunha, former Corinthians, São Paulo and Guarani full-back, dies]. Ge.globo (in Portuguese). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

External links

Osvaldo Cunha at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

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[1] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[2] "Osvaldo Cunha, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[Terceiro_Tempo-3] "Que fim levou? Osvaldo Cunha". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[Esporte_Pedreira-4] "Osvaldo Cunha: Uma pedreira na lateral direita". Esporte Pedreira (in Portuguese). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[5] "Morre Osvaldo Cunha, ex-lateral de Corinthians, São Paulo e Guarani" [Osvaldo Cunha, former Corinthians, São Paulo and Guarani full-back, dies]. Ge.globo (in Portuguese). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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