Cecy

Not to be confused with Ceci (footballer).

Cecy
Personal information
Full name Sylvio Moreira
Date of birth (1897-08-07)7 August 1897
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Date of death Unknown (after 1951)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1921 Vila Isabel [pt]
1922–1924 Vasco da Gama 39 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Sylvio Moreira (7 August 1897 – ?), better known as Cecy, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Career

An employee of a weaving company, Sylvio Moreira, known as Cecy, began his football career with Vila Isabel, a team for which he had played since 1917 and was top scorer in 1921, champion of group B of the LMDT.[1] The following year, he went to Vasco, and there he became one of the first great idols in the club's history. A midfielder, he stood out for his ability to score goals from behind, and as part of the squad called "Camisas Negras" (Black Shirts) he was one of the first black players to achieve success in the Campeonato Carioca. For Vasco he made 39 appearances and scored 21 goals, two of them in the 3–1 victory against Flamengo, in the first victory of Vasco da Gama at the Clássico dos Milhões. He was honored by Vasco in 1951, but little is known about his life after leaving football.[2][3][4]

Honours

Vasco da Gama
Vila Isabel
  • Group B of LMDT league: 1921
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rio de Janeiro - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ "100 anos do primeiro título carioca do Vasco: veja quem foram os Camisas Negras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "100 anos de camisas negras: Cecy". CR Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Vasco relembra os 100 anos da vitória sobre o Urubu no 1º jogo entre os clubes pelo Carioca". NetVasco (in Portuguese). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.