Denílson (footballer, born 1943)

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Denílson Custódio Machado (28 March 1943 – 1 October 2024), best known as Denílson, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

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Full name	Denílson Custódio Machado
Date of birth	(1943-03-28)28 March 1943
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	1 October 2024(2024-10-01) (aged 81)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1963	Madureira
1964–1973	Fluminense
1973–1974	Rio Negro
1975	Vitória
International career
1966–1968	Brazil	9	(1)
Managerial career
1978–1977	Vitória
1986	Goytacaz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He played his entire career (1962–1974) at Fluminense, and won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1964, 1969, 1971, 1973), and three Guanabara Rio Cups (1966, 1969, 1971).^{[citation needed]}

At the international level, he made nine appearances for the Brazil national team, scoring one goal,^[1] and participated at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances against Bulgaria and Portugal.^[2]

He was known as the 'king of step-overs'.^{[citation needed]}

• Denílson Custódio Machado at Soccerway.com
• Denílson Custódio Machado at WorldFootball.net
• Denílson Custódio Machado at National-Football-Teams.com
• Denílson Custódio Machado at kicker (in German)

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