- Zózimo
Football player infobox
playername= Zózimo
fullname = Zózimo Alves Calazães
nickname =
dateofbirth =19 June 1932
cityofbirth =Salvador
countryofbirth =Brazil
cityofdeath =Rio de Janeiro
countryofdeath =Brazil
dateofdeath =July 17 1977 (Aged 45)
height =
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1950
youthclubs = São Cristóvão
years = 1951-1965 1965 1965 1966-1967 1967-1968
clubs = Bangu Flamengo PortuguesaSporting Cristal C.D. Aguila
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1955-1962
nationalteam =Brazil national football team
nationalcaps(goals) = 35 (1)
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ntupdate =Zózimo Alves Calazães, best known as Zózimo (
19 June 1932 —†17 July 1977 ) was aBrazil ian footballer whose career as a defender andmidfielder lasted from 1948 to 1967.Born in Plataforma, a
bairro of Salvador, the capital ofBahia , Zózimo played for Brazil's São Cristóvão, Bangu, Flamengo, Portuguesa and Esportiva de Guarantinguetá, as well asPeru 'sSporting Cristal inLima andEl Salvador 'sClub Deportivo Aguila in San Miguel. He won one Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1967 and was a two-time winner for the Brazilian team at theFIFA World Cup in 1958 and 1962. In his 19-year career he earned a reputation as one of Brazil's most highly skilled players.Four weeks after his 45th birthday, Zózimo died in a road accident in
Rio de Janeiro .External links
* [http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/290_Zozimo.html Zózimo career profile at "Sambafoot"]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=18692 Zózimo career profile at "National Football Teams"]
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