Enéas (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Enéas

| fullname = Enéas de Camargo

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|3|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|12|27|1954|3|18|df=yes}}

| death_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| height =

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1968–1971 | youthclubs1 = Portuguesa

| years1 = 1971–1980 | clubs1 = Portuguesa | caps1 = 379 | goals1 = 167

| years2 = 1977 | clubs2 = → Barretos (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1981 | clubs3 = Bologna | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1981–1984 | clubs4 = Palmeiras | caps4 = 94 | goals4 = 29

| years5 = 1984 | clubs5 = → XV de Piracicaba (loan) | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1984–1985 | clubs6 = Juventude | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1985–1986 | clubs7 = Atlético Goianiense | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 1986–1987 | clubs8 = Desportiva | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 1988 | clubs9 = AA Central Brasileira | caps9 = | goals9 =

| nationalyears1 = 1971 | nationalteam1 = Brazil Olympic | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 1974–1976 | nationalteam2 = Brazil | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| pcupdate = 29 November 2023

}}

Enéas de Camargo (18 March 1954 – 27 December 1988), simply known as Enéas, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Enéas started his career in Portuguesa futsal, but was soon brought to the field football. He was largely responsible for the Campeonato Paulista title, although divided, in 1973. Often accused of “sleeping” on the field, he was without a doubt one of the greatest forwards that ever played for Portuguesa. He also played for Bologna and Palmeiras without the same performance.{{cite book|title=Almanaque da Lusa |publisher=Fundação Cásper Líbero |year=2007 |author1=Érico Faria Loreto |author2=Márcio Monteiro Alencar |author3=Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano|author4=Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.verdazzo.com.br/jogadores/eneas/ |title=Jogadores do Palmeiras: Enéas |website=Verdazzo |access-date=29 November 2023 |language=pt}}

International career

Enéas played for the Brazil national team on three occasions: against Mexico in a friendly match in 1974, and against Paraguay (where he scored a goal) and Uruguay in the 1976 Taça do Atlântico.{{cite web|url=https://rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil197475.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1974-1975 |publisher=RSSSF Brasil |access-date=29 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil197677.htm |title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1976-1977 |publisher=RSSSF Brasil |access-date=29 November 2023}}

Death

Enéas died at age 34 in a car accident after crashing, in the back of a truck on the Av. Cruzeiro do Sul bridge, São Paulo. He spent 127 days hospitalized in treatment in the ICU, but on 27 December 1988, passed away.{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/reportagens-especiais/eneas-o-craque-da-portuguesa/ |title=O nome dele era Enéas |website=UOL Esporte |access-date=28 November 2023 |language=pt}}