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Sarará (footballer)

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Sarará
Personal information
Full name Olavo de Souza Flores
Date of birth (1931-08-04)4 August 1931
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death 6 August 2013(2013-08-06) (aged 82)
Place of death Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1946–1947 GS Força e Luz-RS
1947–1948 Cruzeiro-RS
1949–1950 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1955 Grêmio 206 (24)
1951Vasco da Gama (loan)
1956–1958 São Paulo 71 (5)
1957Botafogo-SP (loan)
1958 Prudentina
1959–1961 América Mineiro
1961–1963 Sport Recife
1963 Bandeirante
1964 Associação Botucatuense
1965–1966 Monte Alto AC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023

Olavo de Souza Flores (4 August 1931 – 6 August 2013), better known as Sarará, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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Born in Porto Alegre, he played for GS Força e Luz, EC Cruzeiro and Grêmio, where he began his professional career.[1] In 1955 he transferred to São Paulo, where he was part of the state champion squad in 1957, under the command of Béla Guttmann.[2] Sarará played in the grand final replacing an injured Dino Sani.[3] He also played for América Mineiro, Sport Recife as well as clubs in the interior of São Paulo. After retiring, he worked as an accountant.[4]

Honours

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São Paulo
Sport Recife
Bandeirante

References

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  1. ^ "Olavo de Souza Flores". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Michael Serra (29 December 2017). "Há 60 anos, sob garrafadas, o Tricolor sagrou-se campeão". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Que fim levou? Sarará (ex-volante do São Paulo e Grêmio)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Campeonato Pernambucano 1962 – II Turno – Fichas Técnicas". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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  • Sarará at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)