Bria (footballer)

Bria
Personal information
Full name Cosme Rodrigues de Melo
Date of birth (1928-05-12)12 May 1928
Place of birth Santo Amaro da Purificação, Brazil
Date of death 25 August 2005(2005-08-25) (aged 77)
Place of death Recife, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1963 Sport Recife 556
1963 América-PE
International career
1959 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Cosme Rodrigues de Melo (12 May 1928 – 25 August 2005), better known as Bria, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Record holder for Sport Recife with 556 appearances, Bria played almost his entire career at the club, from 1948 to 1963 (for 14 years), winning the Pernambuco state championship on seven occasions. He ended his career at América in 1963.[1][2]

International career

Bria was called up for the 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador, alongside other athletes who were playing in Pernambuco.[3]

Honours

Sport Recife

Death

Bria died after a heart attack on 25 August 2005, during a hemodialysis session.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Discreto, querido pela torcida e pai de família: a história de Bria no Sport e em Pernambuco". pe.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Bria". Futuro Sport Recife (in Portuguese). 24 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Morre Bria, ex-jogador do Sport". ne10.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 25 August 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  • Bria at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)