In this article, the surname is de Miranda, not Miranda.
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| Full name | Hércules de Miranda | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1912-07-02)2 July 1912 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guaxupé, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 September 1982(1982-09-03) (aged 70) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1930–1933 | Juventus | |||||||||||||
| 1933–1934 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||
| 1935–1941 | Fluminense | |||||||||||||
| 1942–1948 | Corinthians | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | Brazil | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules (June 2, 1912 – September 3, 1982), was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
Career
Hércules was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais state. He started his career in 1930, playing for Juventus, leaving the club in 1933, joining São Paulo. He moved to Fluminense in 1935, leaving the club in 1941, after winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1941, and scoring 164 goals in 176 games. Hércules de Miranda joined Corinthians in 1942, playing 73 games and scoring 53 goals for the club until his retirement in 1948.
National team
He played six games for Brazil, scoring three goals. Hércules debut defending the national team was a 1938 FIFA World Cup game, played on June 5, 1938, against Poland. Hércules de Miranda scored his first two goals for the Braziln national team on March 10, 1940, against Argentina. His last game defending Brazil was played on March 31, 1940, when his country and Uruguay drew 1–1.
Honors
Club
- Campeonato Carioca: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941
References
- ^ "Hércules (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Corinthians)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 262. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
- "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- "Hércules" (in Portuguese). Flumania. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
| Brazil squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup third place | ||
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- 1912 births
- 1982 deaths
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- Fluminense FC players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- São Paulo state football team players
- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- People from Guaxupé
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen