Dequinha

José Mendonça dos Santos, simply known as Dequinha (March 19, 1928 – September 29, 1997), was a Brazilian footballer.

Dequinha
Personal information
Full name José Mendonça dos Santos
Date of birth (1928-03-19)March 19, 1928
Place of birth Mossoró (RN) - Brazil
Date of death September 29, 1997(1997-09-29) (aged 69)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946 Potiguar de Mossoró
1947–1949 ABC
1950 América-PE[1] 2 (0)
1950–1961 Flamengo[2] 203 (6)
1961 Botafogo 0 (0)
1962 Campo Grande[3] 13 (0)
1963 América-PE
National team
1954–1956 Brazil 7 (0)
Teams managed
1970–1972 Sergipe
1973 Desportiva Ferroviária
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

The midfielder started his career in played yet for Potiguar de Mossoró, ABC (where he won the 1947 Rio Grande do Norte State Championship), and América-PE until 1950 when he signed with Flamengo. Dequinha was a key player during Flamengo's 1953-54-55 Rio State Championships campaigns.

He played the 1954 FIFA World Cup for Brazil and remained in the national team for another two years.

In 1960, he transferred to Campo Grande-RJ where he retired two years later.

Dequinha died on September 29, 1997 in Aracaju, Brazil.

Honours

Player
ABC
Flamengo

Manager
Sergipe

References
  1. História do Futebol (in Portuguese)
  2. Fla-Estatística (in Portuguese)
  3. "Acervo histórico". Acervo O Globo (in Portuguese). O Globo.


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