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Orlando Peçanha
Brazilian footballer

Orlando Peçanha

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Brazilian footballer
A.K.A.
Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Niterói, Brazil
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Age
74 years
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Height:
177 cm
Weight:
66 kg
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Biography

Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho (20 September 1935 – 10 February 2010), known simply as Orlando, was a Brazilian footballer who played defender.

During his club career he played for Vasco da Gama (1955–1960), Boca Juniors (1960–1964) and Santos (1965–1967). He was part of the Brazilian team that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup as the vice captain of the team. In total he earned 31 caps.

Orlando died on 10 February 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, due to a heart attack.

Boca Juniors

During his time with Boca he played 119 games for the club, (105 league and 14 Copa Libertadores), he never scored a goal for the club but he had the distinction of being the club captain and he helped them to win two league titles in 1962 and 1964. His third league title was in 1965, playing for Santos.

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