Aldyr Schlee

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Aldyr Schlee

Aldyr Garcia Schlee (born November 22, 1934 in Jaguarão ( RS ); † November 15, 2018 in Pelotas (RS)) was a Brazilian writer , journalist , translator and illustrator . He was also known as the inventor of the Brazilian national soccer team's uniform .

Life

The doctor of the Ciências Humanas ( humanities ) has published six books of his own with short stories and has been involved in various anthologies with short stories and essays. His works, published in Portuguese or Spanish , often deal with relations with the neighboring country Uruguay , on whose border he grew up, as well as the Gaúcho culture of his home state Rio Grande do Sul . He worked for the newspaper Última Hora as a reporter and editor and was one of the founders of the Institute of Journalism of the Universidade Católica de Pelotas , the Catholic University of Pelotas . Later he was professor of international law at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas .

Schlee became known at the age of 19 when he won a design competition for the jersey for the Brazilian national soccer team in 1953 . After losing to Uruguay at the 1950 World Cup , the Brazilian association decided to abolish the traditional white jerseys. A competition for new playing clothes was announced. The new jerseys should contain the national colors. Schlee won the competition out of 201 applicants; his idea: yellow jerseys like canaries, sky blue pants, white socks with blue applications. Schlee received the equivalent of around 8,000 euros and a study trip to the Correio da Manhã newspaper in Rio de Janeiro , during which he met well-known contemporary journalists. A spicy detail on the side: Schlee, who was born just 200 meters from the Uruguayan border, was a supporter of the Uruguayan team.

In 2008 Schlee lived in Capão do Leão near Pelotas. He had three sons and three grandchildren; In his spare time he played Futebol de Botão , the button football game popular in Brazil, comparable to the Austrian Pfitschigogerl .

Works (selection)

  • 2000: Contos de Verdades , short stories
  • 1998: Linha Divisória , short stories
  • 1997: Contos de Futebol , short stories
  • 1983: Contos de Semper , short stories
  • 1991: El dia en que el papa fue a Melo (reissued in 1999 in Portuguese as O Dia em que o Papa foi a Melo )
  • 1984: Uma Terra Só , short stories

literature

  • David Klaubert: He gave the Selecao the color, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin, December 2018, p. 24.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Morre Aldyr Garcia Schlee, escritor e criador da camisa da Seleção Brasileira , accessed on November 16, 2018
  2. ↑ Oliver Noelle: The little dictionary of football records. Stars & scandals, records & embarrassments from 75 years of the World Cup. Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-426-77828-9 , p. 175.
personal data
SURNAME Schlee, Aldyr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schlee, Aldyr Garcia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian author, journalist and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Jaguarão , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH 15th November 2018
Place of death Pelotas