Everaldo

Everaldo , full name Everaldo Marques da Silva (born September 11, 1944 in Porto Alegre , † October 28, 1974 in Santa Cruz do Sul ), was a Brazilian football player . He played in the defense of EC Juventude , Gremio Porto Alegre and the Brazilian national team . The peak of his career was in 1970, when Brazil won all qualifying and finals matches at the 1970 World Cup and became world champions in Mexico. Everaldo was on the starting line-up every time, except for one game, including in the final against Italy.

The gold star in Gremio's coat of arms was placed in his honor in 1970. He died in a car accident in Santa Cruz do Sul . He is considered to be one of the best left-backs of all time.

Clubs

1965-1965: EC Juventude
1966–1974: Gremio Porto Alegre

National team

He played 26 times for the Seleção and only experienced one defeat with the national team, in 1968.

successes

World Champion 1970
Winning the Copa Roca in 1967
Winning the state championships (Rio Grande do Sul State) in 1964, 1966, 1967 and 1968 with Grêmio Porto Alegre
Winning the Rio Branco Cup in 1967 with Gremio Porto Alegre

Web links

Everaldo: a star shining in the Tricolor flag from the Grêmio website.

personal data
SURNAME	Everaldo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Silva, Everaldo Marques da (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Porto Alegre
DATE OF DEATH	October 28, 1974
Place of death	Santa Cruz do Sul