Fernando Ferretti

Fernando Ferretti

Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-04-26)26 April 1949
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	29 August 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 62)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1971	Botafogo
1971	Santos
1972	Vasco da Gama
1972	Fluminense
1973–1975	Botafogo
1975	Alagoano
1976	Vitória
1977	Ceará
1978	Atlético
International career
1968	Brazil Olympic	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando Ferretti (26 April 1949 – 29 August 2011) was a former Brazilian association football striker who mainly played for Botafogo.^[1]

Olympic career

Ferretti featured in all three matches of the Brazilian (under-23) Olympic football team of Brazil at the 1968 Olympic Games, and became the Brazilian top scorer with two goals.^[2] In the 55th minute of the last group match against Nigeria, he was sent off.^[3]

References

1. "Ferretti". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
2. "FIFA Player Statistics: FERRETTI". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
3. "Olympic Football Tournament Mexico City 1968 - Brazil 3:3 (3:0) - Overview". FIFA. Retrieved 30 August 2014.