Hércules (footballer, born 1912)

Hércules
Personal information
Full name	Hércules de Miranda
Date of birth	2 July 1912
Place of birth	Guaxupé, Brazil
Date of death	3 September 1982 (aged 70)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1930–1933	Juventus
1933–1934	São Paulo
1935–1941	Fluminense
1942–1948	Corinthians
International career
1938–1940	Brazil
Medal record
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules (June 2, 1912^[1] – September 3, 1982^[2]), was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.

Career

Hércules was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais state.^[1] He started his career in 1930, playing for Juventus, leaving the club in 1933, joining São Paulo.^[1] He moved to Fluminense in 1935, leaving the club in 1941,^[1] after winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1941,^[3] and scoring 164 goals in 176 games.^[4] Hércules de Miranda joined Corinthians in 1942, playing 73 games and scoring 53 goals for the club until his retirement in 1948.^[1]

National team

He played six games for Brazil, scoring three goals.^[2] Hércules debut defending the national team was a 1938 FIFA World Cup game, played on June 5, 1938, against Poland.^[2] Hércules de Miranda scored his first two goals for the Braziln national team on March 10, 1940, against Argentina.^[2] His last game defending Brazil was played on March 31, 1940, when his country and Uruguay drew 1–1.^[2]

Honors

Club

Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Hércules (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Corinthians)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 262. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
^ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
^ "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Flumania. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.

[miltonneves-1] "Hércules (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Corinthians)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2009.

[enciclopediaselecao-2] Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 262. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.

[folha-3] "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved March 27, 2009.

[flumania-4] "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Flumania. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.

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