) De Sordi in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nílton de Sordi | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1931 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 August 2013 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bandeirantes, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1949–1952 | XV de Piracicaba | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||
| 1952–1965 | São Paulo | 536 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | União Bandeirante | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1961 | Brazil | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| União Bandeirante | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
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Nílton de Sordi (14 February 1931 – 24 August 2013), known simply as De Sordi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Career
De Sordi earned 22 caps for the Brazil national football team. He was part of the 1958 FIFA World Cup winning squad, and played in all matches except the final.[2] During his club career, he played for XV de Piracicaba-SP and São Paulo.
Death
De Sordi died of multiple organ failure on 24 August 2013.[3]
References
- ^ Agência Brasil. "De Sordi, campeão mundial de 58, morre aos 82 anos | Agência Brasil". Agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: DE SORDI". FIFA.com. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Nilton De Sordi, 1958 World Cup champion, passes away in the city of Bandeirantes