Gessy Lima
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gessy Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Uruguaiana, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 1989 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1954 | Uruguaiana | ||
| 1955 | Ferro Carril-RS | ||
| 1955–1962 | Grêmio | 302 | (208) |
| 1963 | Portuguesa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024 | |||
Gessy Lima (24 September 1935 – 4 April 1989), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career[edit]
Born in Uruguaiana, Gessy Lima earned the nickname "Paradoxal Craque" at Grêmio. In a friendly against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera on 26 February 1959, he scored four goals in the match. He made 302 appearances for the club and scored 208 goals.[1][2][3]
Gessy also made 4 appearances for the Brazil national team in total, during the 1960 Panamerican Championship.[4]
Honours[edit]
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962
- Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
References[edit]
- ^ "Gessy Lima". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Grêmio 110 anos: clube nasce de gol 'anônimo' e vira fábrica de artilheiros". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Gessy Lima". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Gessy Lima at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Gessy Lima at National-Football-Teams.com