Alfredo II

In this article, the surname is dos Santos, not Santos.

Not to be confused with Alfredo 2.

Alfredo II

File:AlfredoII.jpg Alfredo II
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo dos Santos
Date of birth	(1920-01-01)January 1, 1920
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	October 23, 1997(1997-10-23) (aged 77)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1948	Vasco da Gama
1949	Flamengo
1949–1956	Vasco da Gama
International career
1944–1953	Brazil	4	(1)
Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1950 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo dos Santos¹ (January 1, 1920 – October 23, 1997), best known as Alfredo II, was a Brazilian footballer in midfielder role. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

During his career (1937–1956), he played for Vasco da Gama, except one year with Flamengo (1949). As another Alfredo played in Vasco, he earned the nickname "Alfredo Segundo" ("Alfredo the Second", transcribed as Alfredo II). He won five Carioca Tournaments (1945, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952) and the South American Club Championship in 1948. For the Brazilian team he played at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, starting one match against Switzerland (2–2) on June 28, 1950, when he scored a goal in the third minute.

Honours

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952
• Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões: 1948
• Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer: 1953

Brazil

• Copa América runner-up: 1945, 1953
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1950

References

^1 Some sources list him as "Alfredo Ramos dos Santos", confusing him with Alfredo Ramos, who played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.