Moacir (footballer, born 1936)

Moacir
	Moacir in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Moacyr Claudino Pinto da Silva
Date of birth	18 May 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder, Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1961	Flamengo
1961–1962	River Plate
1962–1963	Peñarol
1964–1965	Everest
1965–1970	Barcelona
1970–1974	C.A. Mannucci
International career
1957–1960	Brazil
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Brazil
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moacyr Claudino Pinto da Silva (born 18 May 1936 in São Paulo^[2]), nicknamed Moacir^[3] or Moacyr, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.^[2]

Early life

Son of railman, Moacir ran away from home and lived for more than ten years in an orphanage in Osasco.

Recommended by a friend, he went to CR Flamengo to be part of the youth teams, where he started to live in the club dorms.

He still resides in Guayaquil City, where he raised his family.

Club career

After his time as a junior player, Moacir highlighted and was selected to be part of the principal team of CR Flamengo.

Later in his career, he also played for Flamengo, River Plate of Argentina, Peñarol of Uruguay, and Everest and Barcelona of Ecuador.^[2]

International career

Moacir earned 6 caps and scored 2 goals for the Brazil national football team between 1957 and 1960.^[2] He was part of the 1958 FIFA World Cup winning squad, but he did not play during the tournament,^[3] mainly serving as reserve for Didi.