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Waldemar Fiúme

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Waldemar Fiúme
Personal information
Full name Waldemar Fiúme
Date of birth (1922-10-12)12 October 1922
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 6 November 1996(1996-11-06) (aged 74)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1958 Palmeiras 620 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024

Waldemar Fiúme (12 October 1922 – 6 November 1996), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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Son of an Italian father and a Brazilian mother, Fiúme began his career playing in amateur football in the city of São Paulo. In 1941, it was taken to the professionals at the then Palestra Itália, where it enchanted everyone with its quality. He earned the nickname "Father of the Ball", and for the club he made 620 appearances,[1] being state champion four times, the Copa Rio and the Rio-São Paulo Tournament.[2] Even though he never defended the Brazil national team, he played for the São Paulo state football team several times, and in 1958 received a bust in his honor at the Palestra Itália Stadium.[3][4]

Honours

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Palmeiras

References

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  1. ^ "Waldemar Fiúme". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Waldemar Fiúme". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Waldemar Fiúme". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Em busca do tri, Palmeiras relembra o 'Pai da Bola', símbolo da conquista de 1951". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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