Quarenta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Gonzaga Lebrêgo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1984 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1933 | Paysandu | ||
| 1933 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1934–1945 | Paysandu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 | |||
Luís Gonzaga Lebrêgo (17 September 1910 – 28 March 1984), better known as Quarenta, was a Portuguese-born professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career[edit]
Born in Portugal, and orphaned by his father and mother, he was adopted by priests from the Dom Macedo Costa Asylum, and taken to Brazil in the first months of his life. He gained the nickname Quarenta (Forty) because that was his registration number at the orphanage.[1]
He began his career as a player at the age of 17 at Paysandu, and with the club he won state tournaments on ten occasions, in addition to scoring more than 200 goals for the club.[2] He had a brief spell at Vasco in 1933.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Quarenta is father of the footballer Quarentinha.
Honours[edit]
- Paysandu
- Campeonato Paraense: 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
References[edit]
- ^ Da Costa, Ferreira (2013). Quarenta - El Tigre, o terror dos goleiros. Gigantes do futebol paraense (in Portuguese). Teresina: Halley S.A. Gráfica e Editora.
- ^ "Quarenta". Futebol 80 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Site lista jogadores europeus que já passaram pelo Vasco". SuperVasco (in Portuguese). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.