Urbano Caldeira

Urbano Vilella Caldeira Filho (9 January 1890 – 13 March 1933), known as Urbano Caldeira, was a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a former manager.

Urbano Caldeira
Personal information
Full name Urbano Vilella Caldeira Filho
Date of birth (1890-01-09)9 January 1890
Place of birth Florianópolis, Brazil
Date of death 13 March 1933(1933-03-13) (aged 43)
Place of death São Vicente, Brazil
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Germânia
AA das Palmeiras
1913–1917 Santos
Teams managed
1913–1915 Santos (player-manager)
1921–1932 Santos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Caldeira moved to São Paulo after becoming an employee of the Customs. After representing Sport Club Germânia and Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, he joined Santos FC in 1913, as the club had its first season in football.[1]

Caldeira was a player-manager of Peixe for two years, also helping in the construction of the club's stadium in 1916. In 1917 he retired, but remained at the club as a member of the board.[1]

In 1921 Caldeira was again appointed manager of Santos. He remained in the role until 1932, and died on 13 March 1933, one day after the club's first professional match.[1][2]

Shortly after Caldeira's death, Santos' board decided to name the stadium in honour to his years of dedication for the club. In 1938, the club also stated that 9 January would be the "Urbano Caldeira Day".[1][2]

See also

References
  1. "Urbano Caldeira, um abnegado pelo Santos FC" [Urbano Caldeira, a self-sacrificing person for Santos FC] (in Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "Urbano Caldeira – Que fim levou?" [Urbano Caldeira – What happened to?] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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