José Francisco de Morais (26 July 1948 – 4 September 1999) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for Uberlândia and Cruzeiro, scoring two goals for the latter in their 1977 Copa Libertadores campaign.[1][2][3] He was in Brazil’s squad for the 1975 Copa América.[4]
Honours
- Cruzeiro
- Copa Libertadores: 1976
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977
- Taça Minas Gerais: 1973
Death
Morais died in a road accident near the city of Botucatu, 4 September 1999 at the age of 51.[5]
References
- ^ José Francisco de Morais at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "José Francisco de Morais". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "1975: o ano que Minas foi o Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Ex-zagueiro Morais é enterrado". Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). 4 September 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
External links
- José Francisco de Morais at WorldFootball.net
- Morais at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
