Mimi Sodré

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| name = Mimi Sodré

| image = Mimi sodre.jpg

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| caption = Mimi Sodré

| fullname = Benjamin de Almeida Sodré

| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|04|10|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Belém, Brazil

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|02|01|1892|04|10|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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| position = Striker

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| years1 = 1908–1916

| years2 = 1922

| clubs1 = Botafogo

| clubs2 = Botafogo

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| nationalyears1 = 1916

| nationalteam1 = Brazil

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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Benjamin de Almeida Sodré, commonly known as Benjamin Sodré or as Mimi Sodré (April 10, 1892{{cite web | title = Benjamin Sodré – O Velho Lobo | url=http://www.ccme.org.br/biografias/benjamin-sodre.asp| accessdate =June 26, 2009 | publisher=Memória Escoteira CCME|language=Portuguese}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} – February 1, 1982{{cite web|title=Mimi Sodré – atacante |url=http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/443j.html |accessdate=June 26, 2009 |publisher=CBF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318023401/http://www.cbf.com.br/ca2/443j.html |archivedate=March 18, 2009 }}) was a Brazilian scout and football striker, who played for the Brazil national team.

Career

Born in Belém, Mimi Sodré started his career in 1908, defending Botafogo, leaving the club in 1916. He returned to play for Botafogo in 1922.

=National team=

He played two games for the Brazil national team in 1916. His first game for the national team, on July 12, was against Uruguay. Playing against that country again on July 18, he scored a goal.{{cite book | first1=Antônio Carlos | last1=Napoleão |first2=Roberto |last2=Assaf | title = Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 | publisher=Mauad X | location = São Paulo | year = 2006 | pages = 279| isbn = 85-7478-186-X}}

=President of Botafogo=

Mimi Sodré was president of Botafogo Football Club in 1941.{{cite web | title =Maurício Assumpção é confirmado como presidente do Botafogo | url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2008/11/27/ult59u179369.jhtm | accessdate =June 26, 2009 | date=November 27, 2008|publisher=Terra |language=Portuguese }} Botafogo Football Club was one of the two clubs that fused to form Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in 1942.

Scouting

Mimi Sodré was a student at the Naval Academy when after reading a book by Baden Powell named Scouting for Boys, he became interested in Scouting. Sodré, under the pen name Velho Lobo, published a Scouting book named Guia do Escoteiro. During his life he was a member of the União dos Escoteiros do Brasil, led several Scouting groups, and taught several courses around his country.