Place of birth Resende, Brazil Role Footballer Name Moises de | Years Team | |
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Full name Moises Matias de Andrade Date of birth (1948-01-10)January 10, 1948 Date of death August 26, 2008(2008-08-26) (aged 60) Died August 26, 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Moisés Matias de Andrade (January 10, 1948 – August 26, 2008), usually known simply as Moisés, was a professional association footballer who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.
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Playing career
Moisés was born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro state, on January 10, 1948, and started his career playing for Bonsucesso, then he moved to Flamengo in 1968, and returned in the same year to Bonsucesso. He played for Botafogo in 1970, and played from 1971 to 1976 for Vasco, where he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1974. He then moved to Corinthians, helping the club win the Campeonato Paulista in 1977, bringing to an end the club's 23 years without winning the state championship. He played 122 games for Corinthians. Moisés briefly played for Paris Saint-Germain of France, before returning to Brazil to play again for Flamengo. In 1979, he played for Fluminense, then he moved to Bangu in the following year, retiring in 1983.
International career
Moisés played one game for the Brazilian team, against the Soviet Union, on June 21, 1973, at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.
Managerial career
After retiring, Moisés started a managerial career. He was Bangu's head coach when the club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up in 1985, as well as that year's Campeonato Carioca runner-up. Besides managing Bangu, he was also manager of several other clubs, such as Santa Cruz, Ceará, Atlético Mineiro, América and Belenenses, of Portugal. In 2008, he worked as Cabofriense's management coordinator.
Death
Moisés died on August 26, 2008, in Rio de Janeiro, of lung cancer. He was buried at Cemitério São João Batista, in Botafogo neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro.
Career honors
Moisés won the following competitions during his playing career:
