Píndaro (footballer, born 1925)

Píndaro

Personal information
Full name	Píndaro Possidonti Marconi
Date of birth	(1925-03-12)12 March 1925
Place of birth	Santo Antônio de Pádua, Brazil
Date of death	7 August 2008(2008-08-07) (aged 83)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Paduano [pt]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944	Paduano [pt]
1945–1956	Fluminense	256	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2024

Píndaro Possidonti Marconi (12 March 1925 – 7 August 2008), simply known as Píndaro, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

Career

One of the main players in Fluminense's history, he formed a trio with Carlos Castilho and Pinheiro that became known as "Santissima Trindade" (Holy Trinity).^[1] He stood out for his clean tackles, never being warned by the referee. Píndaro was called up to the Brazil national football team in 1950, but because he disagreed with the style of play proposed by Flávio Costa, resigned, never playing for Brazil. He retired at the age of 31 to take over a pharmacy, his father's business.^[2]

Honours

Fluminense

• Campeonato Carioca: 1951
• Copa Rio: 1952
• Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal: 1948

Death

Píndaro died on 7 August 2008, at Hospital Evangélico, Rio de Janeiro, victim of multiple organ failure.^[3]

References

1. "Ídolos". Fluminense FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. "Que fim levou? Píndaro (Ex-zagueiro do Fluminense)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
3. "Ídolo do Fluminense, ex-zagueiro Píndaro morre no Rio". Extra (in Portuguese). 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

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