Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antenor Ferreira de Carvalho Filho | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Três Rios, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 2004 | (aged 70–71)||
Place of death | Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Colônia (Três Rios) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1958 | America-RJ | ||
1959–1960 | Real Murcia | 14 | (1) |
1961 | Castellón | 6 | (0) |
1961–1962 | Corinthians | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
1956 | Brazil | 5 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 |
Antenor Ferreira de Carvalho Filho (1 November 1933 – 2004), simply known as Ferreira, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Fast and a great finisher, Ferreira started his youth career at Colônia, a team from his hometown Três Rios. In 1951 he joined America, a team he defended for almost the entire 1950s, being part of the state runner-up squad in 1955. Due to his good performance he joined the Brazil national team, where he played in the Taça Oswaldo Cruz and the Taça do Atlântico, making 5 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[1][2] He later played Spanish football for Real Murcia and CD Castellón, and ended his career at SC Corinthians in 1962.[3][4]