Domingos da Guia

Domingos da Guia

Personal information
Full name	Domingos Antônio da Guia
Date of birth	November 19, 1912[1]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	May 18, 2000 (aged 87)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1929–1932	Bangu
1933	Nacional
1934	Vasco da Gama
1935–1937	Boca Juniors
1937–1943	Flamengo
1943–1947	Corinthians
1947–1948	Bangu
National team
1931–1946	Brazil	30	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.

He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.^[2] He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian defenders of all time.^[3]

Honours

• Rio Branco Cup: 1931, 1932

• Uruguayan League: 1932

• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1934, 1939, 1942, 1943

• Argentinian League: 1935

• Roca Cup: 1945

Source: ^[4]

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1938
• South American Championship Player of the tournament: 1945^[5]

References

1. "Domingos da Guia". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
2. "Domingos da Guia". Competitions. FIFA. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
3. Brazil's greatest defenders at Sky Sports
4. "Domingos da Guia". Sambafoot. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
5. Copa América Best Players

External links

• Futbol Factory Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2007) (Spanish)