Ari de Oliveira

Not to be confused with Ari Carlos.

Ari
Personal information
Full name Ari de Oliveira
Date of birth (1932-07-26)26 July 1932
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Date of death 6 December 1977(1977-12-06) (aged 45)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Onze Cabuloso (Caju)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1954 Bonsucesso
1955–1957 Flamengo 90 (0)
1958–1966 America-RJ
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

Ari de Oliveira (26 July 1932 – 6 December 1977) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

With just 1.75 m in height, Ari started his career playing on the line, but still in amateur football, where he played in the Caju neighborhood, he ended up adapting to the goalkeeper position. He began his professional career at Bonsucesso in 1950, and played for the club for four seasons. He arrived at Flamengo in 1955, where he refused to play wearing gloves, and was state champion that year. He made a total of 90 appearances for the club.[1] His last club was America, where he became a hero in 1960 by holding off Fluminense's attack in the state final. He played until 1966 when he retired from football. He worked in public welfare until 1977, when he suffered a stroke and died.[2]

Honours

Flamengo
America-RJ

References

  1. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Ari)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ari de Oliveira… goleiro tem que ganhar muito bem". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  • Ary at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)