Ari Ercílio

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Ari Ercílio
Personal information
Full name Ari Ercílio Barbosa
Date of birth (1941-08-18)18 August 1941
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death 18 November 1972(1972-11-18) (aged 31)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1955–1959 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Internacional
1963–1965 Corinthians 27 (0)
1966 Novo Hamburgo
1966–1971 Grêmio 198 (1)
1972 Fluminense 21 (0)
International career
1966 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ari Ercílio Barbosa (18 August 1941 – 18 November 1972) was a Brazilian footballer.

Career[edit]

Revealed in the youth sectors of SC Internacional, Ari Ercílio also played for Corinthians and Floriano (currently Novo Hamburgo), before returning to Porto Alegre and defending Grêmio FBPA, a team with which he created greater identification in his career, making 198 appearances between 1966 and 1971. In 1972, he played for Fluminense FC.[1][2][3]

Ari Ercílio also played for the Brazil national team in two matches, against Chile, valid for the 1966 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins.[4]

Honours[edit]

Internacional
Grêmio
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 1967, 1968
Brazil

Death[edit]

Ari Ercílio died on 18 November 1972, a day off while he was at Fluminense FC, drowning after falling while fishing near Gruta da Imprensa, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ari Ercílio, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ary Ercílio Barbosa". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "A triste história do zagueiro Ari Ercílio, do Fluminense". Museu Esportivo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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