Charles William Miller

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Charles Miller (1942)

Charles William Miller (born November 24, 1874 in São Paulo , † June 30, 1953 ) is considered to be the founder of football and rugby in Brazil .

Life

Charles William Miller in Southampton (around 1893)

Charles Miller was born in São Paulo in 1874 as the son of Scottish immigrants. In 1884 he was sent to England to attend school in Hampshire . There he learned to play soccer and cricket . He played as a center forward both for and against Corinthian FC and St. Mary's .

He returned to Brazil in 1894 and began working for the São Paulo Railway Company . However, he also brought enthusiasm for the soccer game and two leather balls with him to São Paulo. Miller was the driving force behind the introduction of football at the São Paulo Athletic Club (SPAC), founded as a cricket club in 1888, and the Liga Paulista , the first football league in Brazil. With him as a striker, the SPAC won the first three league championships in 1902, 1903 and 1904. Miller himself was the first top scorer in the first play with ten goals, a success he was able to repeat at the 1904 tournament with nine goals.

Miller also served as an arbitrator . In 1904 he temporarily held the position of British Vice Consul .

Honors

Miller's tombstone in São Paulo

The square in front of the municipal Estadio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho , inaugurated in the Pacaembu district of São Paulo in 1940, is named after Charles Miller.

successes

literature

Web links

Commons : Charles William Miller  - Collection of Images