Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | José de Anchieta Fontana | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 31 December 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Teresa, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 9 September 1980 | (aged 39)||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1959 | Vitória | ||||||||||||||||
1960–1962 | Rio Branco | ||||||||||||||||
1963–1969 | Vasco | 561 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
1969–1972 | Cruzeiro | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1966–1970 | Brazil | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José de Anchieta Fontana (31 December 1940[1] in Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo – 9 September 1980 in Santa Teresa), known as just Fontana was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.[2]
During his club career he played for:
Fontana was a member of the Brazil national football team when they won the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[2]
He died in his hometown Santa Teresa a few months short of his 40th birthday.[citation needed]