José Francisco de Morais

Morais
Personal information
Full name José Francisco de Morais
Date of birth (1948-07-26)26 July 1948
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death 4 September 1999(1999-09-04) (aged 51)
Place of death Botucatu, Brazil
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 Uberlândia
1968 Democrata-GV
1969 Uberlândia
1969–1978 Cruzeiro 273 (11)
1970Democrata-GV (loan)
1971Ceará (loan)
1973Comercial-MS (loan)
1974Sampaio Corrêa (loan)
1978 América-SP
1978–1980 Uberlândia
1980 Araxá
1980 Barretos
International career
1975 Brazil Called up
Managerial career
1985 Cruzeiro
1987 Democrata-GV
1990 Araxá
1991 Grêmio Maringá
1993 Araxá
1994 Democrata-GV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

José Francisco de Morais (26 July 1948 – 4 September 1999) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for Uberlândia and Cruzeiro, scoring two goals for the latter in their 1977 Copa Libertadores campaign.[1][2] He was in Brazil’s squad for the 1975 Copa América.[3]

Honours

Cruzeiro

Death

Morais died in a road accident near the city of Botucatu, 4 September 1999 at the age of 51.[4]

References

  1. ^ "José Francisco de Morais". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Ex-zagueiro Morais é enterrado". Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). 4 September 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2023.