Alcindo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martha and the second or paternal family name is de Freitas.

Alcindo

Personal information
Full name	Alcindo Martha de Freitas
Date of birth	(1945-03-31)31 March 1945
Place of birth	Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Date of death	27 August 2016(2016-08-27) (aged 71)
Place of death	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963	Rio Grande
1964–1971	Grêmio
1971–1973	Santos	22	(5)
1973–1975	Jalisco
1975–1976	América	38	(21)
1977–1978	Gremio
1978	Francana
International career
1966–1967	Brazil	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alcindo Martha de Freitas (31 March 1945 – 27 August 2016), known simply as Alcindo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

During his club career he played for Rio Grande (1963), Grêmio (1964–1971), Santos (1971–1973), Club Jalisco (1973-1975) and Club América (1975–76) of Mexico, and Francana (1978). Alcindo is Grêmio's all-time leading scorer with 636 career goals for the club.

He was part of the Brazilian team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. In total he earned 7 caps and scored 1 goal for Brazil. His brother Alfeu played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, in Argentina. He died from complications of diabetes on 27 August 2016.

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 1973

América

• Liga MX: 1975-76

External links

• Alcindo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alcindo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Alcindo at Sambafoot (archived)