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For the other player named Chicão, see Anderson Sebastião Cardoso.
Francisco Jezuíno Avanzi, best known as Chicão (30 January 1949 – 8 October 2008) was a Brazilian association football player in defensive midfielder role. He was born in Piracicaba, São Paulo State.
In his career (1968–1985) he played for several clubs: XV de Piracicaba, União Barbarense, São Bento, Ponte Preta, São Paulo FC, Atlético Mineiro, Santos FC, Londrina, Corinthians Presidente Prudente, Botafogo-SP and Mogi Mirim.
He won one São Paulo State League (1975), one Brazilian League (1977) and one Minas Gerais State League (1980). For the Brazil national football team he got nine international caps, from February 1976 to August 1979, never scored a goal, and was on their roster for 1978 FIFA World Cup, playing in three games.[1]
He died in October 2008 from cancer in São Paulo.
References
- ^ Chicão Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
Brazil squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Leão • 2 Toninho • 3 Oscar • 4 Amaral • 5 Toninho Cerezo • 6 Edinho • 7 Zé Sérgio • 8 Zico • 9 Reinaldo • 10 Rivelino • 11 Dirceu • 12 Carlos • 13 Nelinho • 14 Abel • 15 Polozzi • 16 Rodrigues Neto • 17 Batista • 18 Gil • 19 Jorge Mendonça • 20 Roberto Dinamite • 21 Chicão • 22 Valdir Peres • Coach: Coutinho
Categories:- 1949 births
- 2008 deaths
- People from Piracicaba
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- Santos Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube São Bento players
- São Paulo FC players
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
- Association football midfielders
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- Brazil international footballers
- Brazilian football midfielder stubs
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