Bigode
{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (1922–2003)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bigode
| image =João Ferreira - Bigode.png
| caption =Bigode in 1950
| fullname = João Ferreira
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|4|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belo Horizonte, Brazil
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|7|31|1922|4|4|df=y}}
| death_place = Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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| position = Left back
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| years1 = 1940–1943
| years2 = 1943–1949
| years3 = 1949–1952
| years4 = 1952–1956
| clubs1 = Atlético Mineiro
| clubs2 = Fluminense
| clubs3 = Flamengo
| clubs4 = Fluminense
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| nationalyears1 = 1949–1950
| nationalteam1 = Brazil
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's Football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA|1889}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|1950 Brazil|}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Championship}}
{{Medal|W|1949 Brazil|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Panamerican Championship}}
{{Medal|W|1952 Chile|}}
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João Ferreira, usually known as Bigode ("moustache" in Portuguese) (4 April 1922 – 31 July 2003),{{cite web |title=Retrospectiva 2003 |url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/1786/retrospectiva/1786_memoria_02.htm |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=24 December 2003 |publisher=IstoÉ |language=pt |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041130070150/http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/1786/retrospectiva/1786_memoria_02.htm |archivedate=30 November 2004 |df=mdy }} was a Brazilian footballer who played left back and also played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Bigode started his career playing for Atlético Mineiro, of his home city Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state.{{cite book | title = Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1 | publisher=Aretê Editorial S/A | location = Rio de Janeiro | year = 2001 | pages = 36| isbn = 85-88651-01-7}} He won the Campeonato Mineiro twice, in 1941 and in 1942. He then moved to Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro in 1943, where he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1946. After leaving Fluminense in 1949, Bigode joined his former club's rivals Flamengo in 1950, where he stayed until 1952, when he returned to Fluminense, and retired in 1956.
International career
Bigode played eleven matches for the Brazil national team between 1949 and 1953. In 1949, he won the South American Championship. He was also part of the Brazilian team that finished as the 1950 FIFA World Cup's runners-up, after being defeated 2–1 by Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã, in what is known as the Maracanazo. In this game Bigode was in poor form, as Alcides Ghiggia dribbled him in both Uruguayan goals. However, it was goalkeeper Moacyr Barbosa who was blamed for the defeat.
Death
Bigode died in Belo Horizonte on 31 July 2003 after suffering from respiratory problems.
Honours
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- Campeonato Mineiro: 1941, 1942
- Campeonato Carioca: 1946
- Copa Rio: 1952
=International=
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|63843|Bigode}}
{{Brazil squad 1949 South American Championship}}
{{Brazil squad 1950 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Brazil squad 1953 South American Championship}}
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Category:Footballers from Belo Horizonte
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Brazil men's international footballers
Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Category:Fluminense FC players
Category:CR Flamengo footballers