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Brazilian footballer Not to be confused with Durval de Moraes.

Mão de Onça
Personal information
Full name Durval de Moraes
Date of birth (1931-06-02)2 June 1931
Place of birth Itu, Brazil
Date of death 21 December 2023(2023-12-21) (aged 92)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1967 Juventus-SP 179 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

Durval de Moraes (2 June 1931 – 21 December 2023), better known by the nickname Mão de Onça, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

A goalkeeper with a privileged physical size, Mão de Onça had a career at CA Juventus, where he played from 1959 to 1967 and made 179 appearances. He entered to Brazilian football history on 2 August 1959 when he conceded what is considered the most beautiful goal scored by Pelé.

Death

Durval Mão de Onça died 21 December 2023, in a hospital in the district of Parelheiros, São Paulo, aged 92.

References

  1. Angelo Agarelli; Fernando Galuppo; Vicente Romano Netto (2012). Glórias de um Moleque Travesso (in Portuguese). Editora BB. ISBN 8562716103.
  2. "Que fim levou? Mão de Onça (Ex-goleiro do Juventus)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. "Ex-goleiro Mão de Onça completa 90 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. "Morre aos 92 anos Mão de Onça, goleiro lendário que sofreu o gol mais bonito da carreira de Pelé". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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