Thomas Donohoe

Thomas Donohoe, originally from Busby, East Renfrewshire, was a Scottish immigrant in Brazil who organized the first ever football match in the history of Brazilian football. The match was a five-a-side game which took place in April 1894, six months before Charles Miller's match, previously recorded as the first in Brazil.^[1]

A dye expert, Donohoe had moved from Scotland to Brazil in 1893 to work in a textile factory in Bangu, in Rio de Janeiro.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Census records show Scot 'started football in Brazil'". BBC. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
2. Roberto Pelli (December 2012). "O pioneiro de Bangu" [The pioneer from Bangu] (in Portuguese). Piauí (magazine). Retrieved 31 October 2015.