Associação Portuguesa de Desportos

The Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa only, is a mainly known for its football department that have become sports club from the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo. The association, a member of the Clube dos 13, is one of the oldest clubs in the country. Star the club's history is the two-time world champion of 1958 and 1962, Djalma Santos.

Club history

Portuguesa was on the anniversary of the Battle of Aljubarrota of 1385, which brought independence from Spain Portugal, August 14, 1920 related by the union of the Portuguese -born population clubs Lusíadas Futebol Club, Portugal Marinhense, Associação Cinco de Outubro, Associação Atlética Marquês de Pombal and Esporte Club Lusitano in the ballroom of the Portuguese chamber of Commerce in São Paulo founded as Associação Portuguesa de Esportes. As the colors of the flag of Portugal colors, red and green, were chosen. Received its current name of the club 1940.

The heyday of the association was in the 1950s, the era of the legendary Djalma Santos, who was from 1948 to 1959 with the club. In this era, the club twice won the highly regarded Torneio Rio - São Paulo. With the Football World Cup in 1954 were next to Santos also Brandãozinho and Julinho, one of the best wingers of his time, starting players of the team that was defeated in the quarter finals in the infamous Battle of Berne, the golden generation of Hungary with 2:4.

Jair da Costa in 1962 and the 48- times capped player Zé Maria, although in 1970 only as a reservist in the shadow of Carlos Alberto, were more championship participants of the association. The world champion from 2002 Zé Roberto, who celebrated in Germany with Bayern Munich over many years great success, his professional career between 1994 and 1997 began at Portuguesa.

Stadium

The club plays its home games in the club's Estádio do Canindé in the same district. Officially, the stadium is named after Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte since 1984, the club president at the time of construction.

The stadium was built in 1956 holds 25,000 spectators, which is also the official record of a meeting with Cruzeiro in 1998. Portuguesa won the game 1-0.

Achievements

  • Torneio Rio - São Paulo: 1952, 1955
  • State of São Paulo Championship: 1935 ( APEA ), 1936 ( APEA ), 1973
  • Brazilian runner-up: 1996
  • Série B: 2011

Women's Soccer

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino: 2000
  • Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 1998, 2000

Well-known players and coaches

Players:

  • Anfilogino Guarisi
  • Alex Alves
  • Brandãozinho
  • Djalma Santos
  • Félix Mieli Venerando
  • Julinho
  • Jair da Costa
  • Zé Maria
  • Evair Aparecido Paulino
  • Pinga

Coach:

  • Conrado Ross, 1940-1945
  • Aymoré Moreira, 1953
  • Otto Glória, 1973-1975
  • René Simões, 1986-1987
  • Eugênio Machado Souto 1991-1992
  • Valdir Espinosa, 1996, 2008
  • Candinho, 1997-1999
  • Vagner Benazzi, 2006-2008, 2009-2010
  • Estevam Soares, 2008
  • Mário Sérgio, 2009
  • Paulo Bonamigo, 2009
  • Flávio Trevisan, 2009
  • René Simões, 2009
  • Vadão, 2010
  • Jorginho, 2011-2012
  • Geninho, 2012

Other sports

  • Karate
  • Judo
  • Figure skating
  • Inline Hockey
  • Indoor Hockey
  • Tennis
  • Dancesport
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