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Plácido Monsores

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Plácido
Personal information
Full name Plácido Assis Monsores
Date of birth (1912-10-04)4 October 1912
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 2 July 1977(1977-07-02) (aged 64)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1934 Bangu
1935–1943 America-RJ
1943–1944 Ypiranga-SP
1945 Bangu
Managerial career
1945–1946 Bangu
1947–1954 Madureira
1956 America-RJ
1957–1958 América-PE
1962 Campo Grande-RJ
1964 Bangu
1964 Madureira
1967–1969 Bangu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024

Plácido Assis Monsores (4 October 1912 – 2 July 1977), also known as Plácido or Plácido Monsores, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

Career

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Revealed by Bangu, Plácido was part of the state champion squad in 1933. In 1935, he repeated the feat with America. On 30 July 1939 he played with a broken arm against Vasco da Gama, going down in the club's history as one of the greatest idols.[1] He scored a total of 167 goals for America.[2]

Managerial career

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As a coach, he began his career in 1945, replacing Salvador Perrini, then coach of Bangu who was facing health problems, but his first big job was at Madureira, where he implemented a 4-2-4 formation, more modern than the W-M system [pt] that prevailed in Brazilian football.[3]

Honours

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Player

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Bangu
America

References

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  1. ^ "Plácido conquistou a torcida do América ao jogar com o braço quebrado, há 80 anos". Medium (in Portuguese). Museu da História Americana. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "America do Rio de todos os tempos. Por Maurício Sabará". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Plácido Monsores… o triunfo sem braço". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.