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Dimas Filgueiras
Personal information
Full name	Dimas Filgueiras Filho
Date of birth	13 May 1944
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	22 December 2023 (aged 79)
Place of death	Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1970	Botafogo
1971–1972	Fortaleza
1972–1976	Ceará
International career
1964	Brazil Olympic
Managerial career
2010	Ceará
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimas Filgueiras Filho (13 May 1944 – 22 December 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.^[1] A defender, he represented Brazil at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At club level, he played for Botafogo, Fortaleza and Ceará.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Filgueiras played for Botafogo between 1963 and 1970.^[2] He joined Fortaleza 1971 before moving to Ceará the following year where remained until 1976.^[3] At Ceará, he made 133 appearances and became a two-time state champion in 1975 and in 1976.^[3]

After his retirement from playing, Filgueiras worked for Ceará in various functions, repeatedly taking over as interim manager.^[3] Having spent 46 years with the club he left in January 2016.^[3]

Personal life and death

Towards the end of his life Filgueiras suffered from Alzheimer's disease.^[4] He died on 22 December 2023, at the age of 79.^[4]

References

^ "Profile". sambafoot. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Ex-jogador do Botafogo morre aos 79 anos" [Former Botafogo player dies at age 79]. O Dia (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dimas Filgueiras, ex-jogador e treinador do Ceará, morre aos 79 anos" [Dimas Filgueiras, former player and coach of Ceará, dies at 79]. Ge (in Portuguese). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Morre Dimas Filgueiras, o eterno Soldado Alvinegro, aos 79 anos" [Dimas Filgueiras dies, the eternal soldier Alvinegro, at the age of 79]. Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.