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HIDERALDO LUÍS BELLINI
*Itapira (State of São Paulo),
June 07, 1930 - March 20, 2014
He was consecrated as the captain of the
Brazilian Soccer Team in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden,
the first win of Brazil.
Photo courtesy of the player
His picture raising Jules Rimet cup with both
hands over his head is one of the hallmarks of Brazilian
soccer, and started being repeated by every single
captain. He was also part of the second time world
championship in Chile in 1962.
He started his career at Itapirense and then at Sanjoanense, in the countryside of São
Paulo, being recognized at Vasco da Gama and after at São Paulo F.C. He closed his career at
Atlético Paranaense in 1969. The consecrated gesture of raising the cup was immortalized in a
statue at the entrance of Maracanã Stadium, so-called “Bellini’s statue”.
Destinations of sun and beach
are the favorite ones of the eternal
captain. When he was is in the capital,
Bellini liked visiting the Soccer Museum,
at Pacaembu Stadium.
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It was in the capital of São
Paulo, in his hometown, Itapira, that
he lived one of the most unforgettable
moments of his life: the reception that
the world winning players had when
they returned to Brazil.
Photo courtesy of the player