Nílton de Sordi

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| name = Nílton de Sordi

| image = Nílton De Sordi 01.jpg

| caption = De Sordi in 2008

| fullname = Nílton de Sordi

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|2|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Piracicaba, Brazil

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|08|24|1931|2|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Bandeirantes, Brazil

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1949–1952 | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | clubs1 = XV de Piracicaba

| years2 = 1952–1965 | caps2 = 536 | goals2 = 12 | clubs2 = São Paulo

| years3 = 1965 | caps3 = ? | goals3 = ? | clubs3 = União Bandeirante

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = União Bandeirante

| nationalyears1 = 1954–1961 | nationalcaps1 = 22| nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Brazil

|medaltemplates =

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Nílton de Sordi (14 February 1931 – 24 August 2013), sometimes known as just De Sordi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.{{cite web|author=Agência Brasil |url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2013-08-25/de-sordi-campeao-mundial-de-58-morre-aos-82-anos |title=De Sordi, campeão mundial de 58, morre aos 82 anos | Agência Brasil |publisher=Agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br |date= |accessdate=26 August 2013}}

Career

De Sordi earned 22 caps for the Brazil national team. He was part of the 1958 FIFA World Cup winning squad, and played in all matches except the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63861/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513234625/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63861/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2008 |title=FIFA Player Statistics: DE SORDI |publisher=FIFA.com |date= |accessdate=26 August 2013}} During his club career, he played for XV de Piracicaba-SP and São Paulo.

Death

De Sordi died of multiple organ failure on 24 August 2013 in Bandeirantes, Brazil.[http://conmebol.com/en/content/nilton-de-sordi-1958-world-cup-champion-passes-away-city-bandeirantes Nilton De Sordi, 1958 World Cup champion, passes away in the city of Bandeirantes]