Menotti (footballer)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Tomazzo and the second or paternal family name is Sobrinho.

MenottiPersonal information

Full name|  Menotti de Tomazzo Sobrinho
Date of birth|  (1943-03-15)15 March 1943
Place of birth|  São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death|  30 October 2022(2022-10-30) (aged 79)
Place of death|  São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Palmeiras|  |
International career
1963|  Brazil|  |

Medal record

Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
| 1963 São Paulo |

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Menotti de Tomazzo Sobrinho (15 March 1943 – 30 October 2022) was a Brazilian footballer.[1]

## Career

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Revealed in the SE Palmeiras youth sector, Menotti played in a few matches for the club. He retired when he was less than 25 years old due to a chronic knee injury.[2][3]

Menotti was also part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1963 Pan American Games, where the team won the gold medal.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "Profile". sambafoot.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
2. ^ "Que fim levou? Menotti (Ex-ponta-esquerda do Palmeiras)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
3. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Menotti". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
4. ^ "Medalhistas Brasileiros - São Paulo 1963". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
5. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1952-1963". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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