Hércules de Brito Ruas, (born 9 August 1939 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Brito, is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a central defender for several clubs, and for the Brazil national team.
 Brito in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hércules de Brito Ruas | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1959 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1969 | Vasco da Gama | 365 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Cruzeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Atlético Paranaense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Montreal Castors | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Deportivo Galicia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Democrata | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Ríver | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1972 | Brazil | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIn 1975, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Montreal Castors.[1]
International career
editBrito has 45 caps with the Brazil national team between 1964 and 1972.
He won the 1970 FIFA World Cup with the Brazil national team. He also played the 1966 FIFA World Cup (one game against Portugal).[2]
Honours
editClub
editVasco
- Rio de Janeiro State championship: 1956
- Rio-São Paulo: 1966
- Taça Guanabara: 1965
International
editBrazil
- FIFA World Cup: 1970
- Roca Cup: 1971
- Brazil Independence Cup: 1972
Individual
edit- Placar's Bola de Prata (Silver Ball): 1970[3]
References
edit- ^ "Castors feature international soccer stars". Ottawa Journal. 17 June 1976. p. 30.
- ^ "Todos os brasileiros" (in Portuguese). Folha. 9 December 2005.
- ^ Abril, Editora (13 November 1970). Os Onze Melhores Jogadores (in Portuguese). p. 16.
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