Darci Menezes

Darci Menezes
Personal information
Full name Darci Menezes
Date of birth (1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 77)
Place of birth Bagé, Brazil
Position Centre-back
Youth career
1961-1964 Guarany de Bagé
1965-1966 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1977 Cruzeiro 348 (15)
1971 → América Mineiro (loan)
1978–1979 Vitória
1979 Atlético Goianiense
1980–1982 Democrata-GV
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2023

Darci Menezes (born 24 September 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Born in Bagé, Darci was successful in football in Minas Gerais, being part of the Cruzeiro squad in the 70s, several times state champion, twice Brazilian runner-up and champion of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. He also won the Taça Minas Gerais in 1981 with the Democrata of Governador Valadares.

Darci was inducted into the Cruzeiro EC Hall of Fame in 2012.

Internacional career

Darci was part of the Brazil national team squad that competed in the 1975 Copa América, when players from Minas Gerais mostly formed the team.

Honours

Cruzeiro
Democrata-GV

References

  1. ↑ "Que fim levou? Darci Menezes". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Darci Menezes". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "O gaúcho que cativou os gramados da cidade". Diário de Rio Doce (in Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cruzeiro inaugura Hall da Fama e homenageia os grandes ídolos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2023.