Playing position Position Forward Height 1.88 m | Role Football player Name Carlos Jesus | |
Full name Carlos de Jesus Euzebio Date of birth (1951-11-16)16 November 1951 Place of birth Santa Barbara d\'Oeste, Brazil Date of death 11 March 2010(2010-03-11) (aged 58) Place of death Santa Barbara d\'Oeste, Brazil Died March 11, 2010, Santa Barbara d\'Oeste, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
Carlos de Jesus Euzébio, known as Euzébio, (16 November 1951 – 11 March 2010) was a Brazilian football striker.
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Career
Born in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Euzébio began playing football with hometown União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube. He played one season with now-defunct Esporte Clube Vasco da Gama in Americana, São Paulo before joining Santos Futebol Clube in 1972. He won the Campeonato Paulista with Santos in 1973.
Euzébio moved to Mexico in 1974, joining newly promoted Leones Negros. He would spend 10 years playing in the Mexican Primera División with Leones Negros, CF Monterrey and Club León. In 1985, he returned to Brazil where he finished his career with União Barbarense.
Personal
Euzébio died in an automobile accident in his hometown of Santa Bárbara d'Oeste at age 58.