Aldyr Garcia Schlee
Aldyr Garcia Schlee ( born November 22, 1934 in Jaguarão ) is a Brazilian writer, journalist, translator and artist. In addition, he was known as the inventor of the kit of the Brazilian national football team.
Life
The Doctor of Ciências Humana ( humanities) has published six books with his own short stories and has been involved in various anthologies of short stories and essays. His works, published in Portuguese or Spanish, often deal with the relations with the neighboring country of Uruguay, at the border he grew up, and the gaucho culture of his home state of Rio Grande do Sul. He worked for the magazine Última Hora as a reporter and editor and one of the founders of the Institute of Journalism at the Universidade Católica de Pelotas, the Catholic University of Pelotas. Later he was a professor of international law at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas.
Schlee was known as a 19- year-old when in 1953 he won a design competition for the jersey of the Brazilian national football team. The Brazilian Association had decided after losing to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup to abolish the traditional white jerseys. A competition for a new playing kit was advertised. The new kit should contain the national colors. Schlee won among 201 applicants to competition; his idea: Jerseys yellow as canaries, sky blue trousers, socks white with blue applications. As price Schlee received a sum equivalent to about 8,000 euros and a study trip to the newspaper Correio da Manhã to Rio de Janeiro, during which he met well-known contemporary journalists. Spicy detail: Schlee, who was born just 200 meters from the border with Uruguay was, and is a supporter of the Uruguayan team.
In 2008, Schlee lives in Capão do Leão near Pelotas. He has three sons and three grandchildren; In his spare time he plays Futebol de botão, a Brazilian version of table soccer.
Works
- 2000: Contos de Verdades, short stories
- 1998: Linha Divisoria, short stories
- 1997: Contos de Futebol, short stories
- 1983: Contos de Sempre, short stories
- 1984: Uma Só Terra, short stories