Guará (footballer)

Guará

Personal information
Full name	Guaracy Januzzi
Date of birth	(1916-01-04)4 January 1916
Place of birth	Ubá, Brazil
Date of death	19 November 1978(1978-11-19) (aged 62)
Place of death	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Aymorés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1941	Atlético Mineiro	200	(168)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024

Guaracy Januzzi (4 January 1916 – 19 November 1978), better known as Guará, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Nicknamed "Diabo Loiro" (Blondie Devil), Guará began his career at his hometown club, Aymorés. As a youth, he was brought to Atlético Mineiro, a club where he made 200 appearances and scored 168 goals,^[1] becoming state champion three times, the FBF Champions Cup, being top scorer on two occasions.^[2] In 1939 he almost died on the field after colliding head to head with Caieiras, suffering head trauma and spending 23 days in a coma. After retiring, he worked in the lotteries.^[3]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1936, 1938, 1939
• Copa dos Campeões Estaduais: 1937

Individual

• 1936 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 22 goals
• 1938 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 18 goals

References

1. "Guaracy Januzzi". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
2. "Ídolos: Guará". Atlético Mineiro (official website) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
3. "Guará, o craque, a inveja e o drama: os 80 anos do acidente que parou o ídolo do Atlético-MG". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

External links

• Guará at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)