Almir Pernambuquinho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moraes and the second or paternal family name is de Albuquerque.

Almir Pernambuquinho

Personal information
Full name	Almir Moraes de Albuquerque
Date of birth	(1937-10-28)28 October 1937
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil
Date of death	6 February 1973(1973-02-06) (aged 35)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956	Sport Recife
1957–1960	Vasco da Gama
1960–1961	Corinthians
1961–1962	Boca Juniors
1962	Fiorentina
1962–1963	Genova
1963–1964	Santos
1965–1967	Flamengo
1967–1968	América-RJ
International career
1959–1960	Brazil	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Almir Moraes de Albuquerque (28 October 1937 – 6 February 1973), known as Almir Pernambuquinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for clubs of Brazil, Argentina and Italy. Almir Pernambuquinho is, by many considered, the inventor of the fute-vôlei. He played for the Brazil national football team in the Copa América Argentina 1959. He was killed in a bar in 1973.

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama

• Tournoi de Paris (1): 1957
• Campeonato Carioca (1): 1958

Boca Juniors

• Primera División Argentina (1): 1962

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista (1): 1965
• Torneio Rio–São Paulo (2): 1963, 1964
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1963, 1964
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1963
• Internacontinental Cup (1): 1963

International

Brazil

• Taça do Atlântico (1): 1960 (vs. Argentina)
• Roca Cup (1): 1960 (vs. Argentina)

External links

• Almir Pernambuquinho at FootballDatabase.eu
• Almir Pernambuquinho at National-Football-Teams.com