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Arthur Friedenreich 
Personal information Date of birth July 18, 1892 Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil Date of death September 6, 1969 (aged 77) Place of death São Paulo, Brazil Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1909 SC Germania 1910 Ypiranga 1911 SC Germania 1912 Mackenzie College 1913–1915 Ypiranga 1916 Paulistano 1917 Ypiranga 1918–1929 Paulistano 1930–1933 São Paulo 1933 Atlético Mineiro 1933–1935 São Paulo 1935 Flamengo National team Brazil * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Arthur Friedenreich (July 18, 1892 in São Paulo – September 6, 1969) was a Brazilian football player. Nicknamed The Tiger, he was arguably the sport's first outstanding black player.[1]
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Biography
Arthur Friedenreich was born to Oscar Friedenreich, a German businessman who immigrated to Brazil and Mathilde, an African Brazilian washerwoman, the daughter of freed slaves. Friedenreich was the first professional football player of black origin in Brazil, because at that time football was dominated by whites and blacks were not accepted. He faced many barriers because of racism, and he could not attend the same places where white players were, such as swimming pools, tennis courts and parties.[1]
He started his career influenced by his father, playing for SC Germania, a Brazilian football team composed of German immigrants. After playing with a succession of São Paulo club sides from 1910 onwards, Friedenreich made his debut with the national team in 1914. He played twenty-two internationals, including wins in the 1919 and 1922 editions of the Copa América, scoring ten goals. On Brazil's 1925 tour of Europe, he was feted as the King of Football. He also has a claim to the high scoring record but FIFA cannot prove these goals because of faulty record-keeping.
He was not picked up by Brazil for 1930 World Cup because there was a serious misunderstanding between the football Leagues of the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; only players from Rio travelled. São Paulo stars, like him (who was 38 years old), Filó (who would be 1934 World Cup champion with Italy) and Feitiço, did not go to Uruguay.
Playing record
Clubs
- 1909: SC Germânia
- 1910: CA Ypiranga
- 1911: SC Germânia
- 1912: AA Mackenzie College
- 1913: CA Ypiranga
- 1913: SC Américano (SP) from Santos
- 1913–14: Paulista (?)
- 1914: Atlas* (Atlas Flamengo FC from Santos SP ?)
- 1914–15: CA Ypiranga
- 1915–16: Payssandu FC (SP)
- 1916: CA Paulistano
- 1917: CA Ypiranga
- 1917: CR Flamengo
- 1917–29: CA Paulistano
- 1929: SC Internacional (SP)*
- 1929: Atlético Santista*
- 1930: Santos FC*
- 1930–35: São Paulo FC
- 1933: Dois de Julho (BA)*
- 1935: Santos FC
- 1935: CR Flamengo
- *) just for one match.
- clubs with "?" are not definitely identified.
Top scorer
He was top scorer of the Liga Paulista in the following years:
- 1912 Club: Associação Atlética Mackenzie College 12 goals
- 1914 Club: Clube Athletico Paulistano 12 goals
- 1917 Club: Clube Atlético Ypiranga 15 goals
- 1918 Club: Clube Athletico Paulistano 25 goals
- 1919 Club: Clube Atlético Ypiranga 26 goals
- 1921 Club: Clube Athletico Paulistano 33 goals
- 1927 Club: Clube Athletico Paulistano 13 goals
- 1928 Club: Clube Athletico Paulistano 29 goals
- 1929 Club: Clube Athletico Paulistano 16 goals
Because of the internal quarrels and the following splitting of the league in the LPF and APEA he had to share the top scorer title with the following players in the following years:
- 1914 player: Neco, Club: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, 12 goals
- 1927 player: Araken, Club: Santos Futebol Clube, 31 goals
- 1928 player: Heitor, Club: Palestra Itália – today's Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, 16 goals
- 1929 player: Feitiço, Club: Santos Futebol Clube, 12 goals
Friedenreich retired while playing for Flamengo in 1935 at the age of 43. He died on September 6, 1969 at the age of 77. He played over 1200 games, scoring over 1200 goals. The exact number of games and goals is not known. Friedenreich is reported to have scored 1329 goals in 1239 games. However, Pele fans argue he scored 1239 in 1329 games.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b A História não Contada
- ^ Gannon, Willie. "Profiles Of The Great and Good: Arthur Friedenreich: The Original "Black" Pearl.". Bleacher Report, Inc.. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/70531-profiles-of-the-great-and-good-arthur-friedenreich-the-original-black-pearl. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
External links
- Futbol Factory profile (Archived) (Spanish)
- Profile at Netvasco (Portuguese)
- Matches and goal on RSSSF
Categories:- 1892 births
- 1969 deaths
- Brazilian footballers
- São Paulo FC players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Brazilian people of Black African descent
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Brazil international footballers
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