Escurinho (footballer, born 1930)

Escurinho
Personal information
Full name	Benedito Custódio Ferreira
Date of birth	3 July 1930
Place of birth	Nova Lima, Brazil
Date of death	12 December 2020 (aged 90)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, left winger.
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1953	Villa Nova
1954–1964	Fluminense
1965–1966	Atlético Junior
1967–1969	Portuguesa (RJ)
1970	Bonsucesso
International career
1955–1956	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benedito Custódio Ferreira (3 July 1930 – 12 December 2020), nicknamed Escurinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and left winger.

Career

Born in Nova Lima, Escurinho played for Villa Nova, Fluminense, Atlético Junior, Portuguesa (RJ) and Bonsucesso.^[2]

He made 490 appearances for Fluminense between 1954 and 1964, the fifth highest in the club's history.^[1] He also scored 110 goals.^[1] With the club he won the 1959 Carioca Championship and the 1957 and 1960 Rio-São Paulo Tournament.^[1]

He was nicknamed the "Black Arrow" due to his speed.^[1]

He earned 8 caps for the Brazil national team between 1955 and 1956.^[2]

He died on 12 November 2020 at the age of 90 from multiple organ failure. He was also suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the years leading up to his death.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Aos 90 anos, morre Escurinho, ídolo do Fluminense e quinto jogador que mais atuou pelo clube". ge. 12 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Escurinho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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[auto-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Aos 90 anos, morre Escurinho, ídolo do Fluminense e quinto jogador que mais atuou pelo clube". ge. 12 December 2020.

[NFT-2] "Escurinho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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