Alcindo

{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (1945–2016)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Portuguese name|Martha|de Freitas}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alcindo

| image =

| fullname = Alcindo Martha de Freitas

| birth_date = {{birth date |1945|03|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil

| death_date={{death date and age|2016|8|27|1945|3|31|df=y}}

| death_place = Porto Alegre, Brazil

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1963 | clubs1 = Rio Grande | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1964–1971 | clubs2 = Grêmio | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1971–1973 | clubs3 = Santos | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 1973 | clubs4 = Jalisco | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1974–1976 | clubs5 = América | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 21

| years6 = 1978 | clubs6 = Francana | caps6 = | goals6 =

| nationalyears1 = 1966–1967 | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973) and Club América (1974–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.{{cite web|publisher=Globo Esporte|title=Há 30 anos, Alcindo encerrava carreira|trans-title=30 years since Alcindo's career ended|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Gremio/0,,MUL354817-4411,00.html|language=Portuguese|date=18 March 2008}}

He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/626230_maior-artilheiro-do-gremio-alcindo-bugre-morre-em-porto-alegre|title=Maior artilheiro do Grêmio, Alcindo Bugre morre em Porto Alegre|publisher=ESPN|date=27 August 2016|language=Portuguese}}

Honours

; Grêmio

; Santos

; América

References

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