Ari Ercílio

Ari Ercílio

Personal information
Full name	Ari Ercílio Barbosa
Date of birth	(1941-08-18)18 August 1941
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death	18 November 1972(1972-11-18) (aged 31)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1955–1959	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	Internacional
1963–1965	Corinthians	27	(0)
1966	Novo Hamburgo
1966–1971	Grêmio	198	(1)
1972	Fluminense	21	(0)
International career
1966	Brazil	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ari Ercílio Barbosa (18 August 1941 – 18 November 1972) was a Brazilian footballer.

Career

Revealed in the youth sectors of SC Internacional, Ari Ercílio also played for Corinthians and Floriano (currently Novo Hamburgo), before returning to Porto Alegre and defending Grêmio FBPA, a team with which he created greater identification in his career, making 198 appearances between 1966 and 1971. In 1972, he played for Fluminense FC.^[1][2][3]

Ari Ercílio also played for the Brazil national team in two matches, against Chile, valid for the 1966 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins.^[4]

Honours

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1961

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1967, 1968

Brazil

• Copa Bernardo O'Higgins: 1966

Death

Ari Ercílio died on 18 November 1972, a day off while he was at Fluminense FC, drowning after falling while fishing near Gruta da Imprensa, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.^[3]

References

1. "Ari Ercílio, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
2. "Ary Ercílio Barbosa". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. "A triste história do zagueiro Ari Ercílio, do Fluminense". Museu Esportivo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
4. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

External links

• Ari Hercílio at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ari Ercílio at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)