Cafuringa

Cafuringa
Personal information
Full name Moacir Fernandes
Date of birth (1948-11-10)November 10, 1948
Place of birth Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Date of death July 25, 1991(1991-07-25) (aged 42)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965 Botafogo
Bangu
1969–1975 Fluminense 63 (?)
1976 Atlético Mineiro 19 (?)
Grêmio Maringá
1977–1978 Fluminense 14 (?)
1979 Caldense 6 (?)
Deportivo Táchira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moacir Fernandes, commonly known by the nickname Cafuringa (November 10, 1948 – July 25, 1991), was a Brazilian professional football right winger, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.

Brazilian footballer Cafu got his footballing name after Cafuringa.[1]

Career

Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state[2] on November 10, 1948,[3] Cafuringa started his professional career in 1965, playing for Botafogo.[2] He then was transferred to Bangu, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1969, 1971, 1973 and in 1975 as a Fluminense player.[2] During that spell in Fluminense, he played 63 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games.[4] In 1976, he was transferred to Atlético Mineiro,[2] where he played 19 Série A games.[4] After defending Grêmio Maringá, Cafuringa returned to Fluminense, where he played 14 Série A games between 1977 and 1978.[4] In 1979, he played six Série A games for Caldense,[4] then he joined Venezuelan club Deportivo Táchira, where he retired.[2]

After his retirement, Cafuringa played in the 1990 Pelé World Cup, which is a competition for over 35 retired footballers, scoring a goal in the final.[5]

Death

Cafuringa died on July 25, 1991, in Jacarepaguá neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, of sepsis, resulting from an injury in a Masters match.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Cafu entra para a galeria dos centenários da seleção" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. November 15, 2000. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Cafuringa (ex-ponta do Flu e Atlético Mineiro)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
  3. ^ "Cafuringa" (in Portuguese). Conteúdo Esportivo. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d "Cafuringa - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved December 26, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Pelé World Cup". RSSSF. February 11, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
  6. ^ "Cafuringa e Edu Bala: os pontas" (in Portuguese). Jornal Hora do Povo. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008.