Hélio Caxambu

Caxambu
Personal information
Full name Hélio Geraldo Caxambu
Date of birth (1918-10-15)October 15, 1918
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Date of death 12 September 1997(1997-09-12) (aged 78)
Place of death Campinas, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1933–1934 Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 Portuguesa
1937–1943 São Paulo 80 (0)
1940 → Ponte Preta (loan)
1944–1949 Portuguesa
1950–1952 Juventus-SP
Managerial career
1957 São Paulo (caretaker)
1961 São Paulo (caretaker)
1962 São Paulo (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Hélio Geraldo Caxambu (15 October 1918 – 12 September 1997), simply known as Caxambu, was a Brazilian professional footballer, referee and manager who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3]

Career

Caxambu worked as a painter in the early 1930s, when he had the opportunity to play for Portuguesa, taking part in the conquest of the two APEA states in 1935 and 1936. He went to São Paulo FC in the next year, where he would be successful alongside players like Leônidas and Sastre. He was also acted as a referee, organized the first entity that took care of athletes' rights in São Paulo, and returned to São Paulo FC as an employee and eventual carekater.

Honours

Portuguesa

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Caxambu". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Caxambu... voando pelos interesses". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 19 April 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2023.