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Brazilian footballer and manager
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Codó, Maranhão, Brazil
Star sign
AquariusPlace of death
Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Age
34 years
Stats
Height:
186
Weight:
75
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Biography
Fausto dos Santos (born January 28, 1905 in Codó, Maranhão – died on March 29, 1939 in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais) was a football (soccer) player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loan to Barcelona.
Popularly known as "Fausto, The Wonder Black" he was a pioneer to vindicate labor laws to footballers since the professionalization of Brazilian football in the beginning of the 1930s.
He also played for other clubs, such as Bangu, Nacional of Montevideo and Flamengo. He died at the age of 34 of tuberculosis.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca (2):
- Copa Catalunya (1):
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