Domingos da Guia

Domingos da Guia

Personal information
Full name	Domingos Antônio da Guia
Date of birth	November 19, 1912(1912-11-19)
Place of birth	Rio de Janero, Brazil
Date of death	May 18, 2000 (Aged 87)
Place of death	Rio de Janero, Brazil
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1929-1932	Bangu	-
1933	Nacional	33
1934	Vasco da Gama	21
1935-1937	Boca Juniors	56	(0)
1937-1943	Flamengo	156	(0)
1943-1947	Corinthians	-
1947-1948	Bangu	-
National team
	Brazil	30	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – dead in Rio, May 18, 2000), nicknamed "the Divine Master" was a Brazilian footballer. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in Flamengo and Corinthians history, as well as the all time best Brazilian defender.

He quickly rose to fame as one of Bangu's key players (central defender) between 1929-1932. Despite the fact Bangu had a history of fielding black players (Francisco Carregal was the first in 1905) Domingos might have witnessed racism in football . After Bangu, Domingos moved to Uruguay's Nacional de Montevideo for a season, before brief periods at Vasco da Gama (Brazil), Boca Juniors (Argentina) and then finding a home at Rio giants Flamengo (1937–1943). A brief spell at Corinthians left Domingos to return to his beloved Bangu where he stay until he retired in 1948.

Domingos also enjoyed a successful international career, getting 30 caps for Brazil. He came to the world's attention in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals, where he was the linchpin of Brazil's defence. Domingo's son Ademir da Guia also played for Bangu 1959-1961 before becoming at idol at São Paulo's Palmeiras.

Honours

• Rio Branco Cup: 1931, 1932
• Uruguayan League: 1933
• Argentinian League: 1935
• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1939, 1942, 1943
• Roca Cup: 1945

External links

• Futbol Factory Profile (Archived) (Spanish)
• Fla Estatistica (Portuguese)
• Sambafoot.com (Portuguese)

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Name	Domingos da Guia
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Date of birth	November 19, 1912
Place of birth	Rio de Janero, Brazil
Date of death	May 18, 2000
Place of death	Rio de Janero, Brazil