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Arthur Friedenreich
Brazilian footballer (–)
Arthur Friedenreich (18 July – 6 September ) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed The Tiger or The Original "Black" Pearl, and was arguably the sport's first outstanding mixed-race player.
He played for the Brazil national team and was a record nine times top scorer of the state championship of São Paulo. He is occasionally cited as one of the all-time top scorers in football history, although this is highly disputed.[1]
Biography
Personal life
Friedenreich was born in São Paulo to Oscar Friedenreich, a German businessman whose father immigrated to Brazil, and Mathilde, a Black Brazilian washerwoman and the daughter of freed slaves.
Friedenreich was the first professional football player of Afro-Brazilian origin, because at that time football was dominated by Whites, and Blacks were not accepted. He faced many barriers because of racism, and could not attend the same places where white players were, such as swimming pools, tennis courts and parties.[1] Also Friedenreich found it hard to make connections and friends in the world of Brazilian football due to the color of his skin.[1]
Friedenreich played football from his early childhood onwards.
His father was very supportive of his skills and really helped him on his path to the great player he became. At some point in his life he married his wife Jonas and together they had a son who they named after Friedenreich's father, Oscar. Both outlived Friedenreich and were left with no money.[1]
Style of play
Friedenreich was often said to be the pioneer of 'jogo bonito' or 'the beautiful game', a style frequently associated with Brazilian football.
The style involved playing very quickly with short passes as well as quick touches and combinations. It also relied on taking many long shots and attacking with pacy strikers to disorient the defence. Despite being a shorter player (5&#;ft 7 in) he was known for his pace, power, and brilliant technical dribbling.[2]
Early playing career
He started his career influenced by his father, playing for SC Germânia, a Brazilian football team composed of German immigrants.
After playing with a succession of São Paulo club sides from onwards, Friedenreich made his debut with the national team in which was the first ever game Brazil played beating Exeter City 2–0. In the game, Friedenreich famously lost two of his front teeth due to a heavy slide tackle.[3] He played twenty-two internationals, including wins in the and editions of the South American Championship, scoring ten goals.
During the edition he became the first ever football player to score a hat-trick in a major international tournament.[4] On Brazil's tour of Europe, he was feted as the King of Football. He was also the top scorer in the São Paulo League in , , , , , , and [5][6]
Friedenreich was very young when he developed his own style of play and was 17 when he first became a part of an elite club.
After that, Friedenreich bounced around from club to club until he found a long lasting home with CA Paulistano, a top Brazilian club. Friedenreich played for the club CA Paulistano for 12 years before the club disbanded. He then joined the club São Paulo da Floresta.[1]
Later playing career
He wasn't picked by Brazil for the FIFA World Cup because there was a serious misunderstanding between the football Leagues of the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; only players from Rio travelled.
São Paulo stars, like him (who was 38 years old), Filó (who was FIFA World Cup champion with Italy) and Feitiço, did not go to Uruguay.
He continued to grow older and play for less and less elite clubs. After he only played locally and competed in those clubs. The last team he played for before his retirement very late in his career in the year , was the Flamengo team from Rio de Janeiro.[1]
In the s, Brazilian football was beginning the process of professionalization, and in it became reality.
Friedenreich was against the professionalization of football in the country.
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Outraged, he refused to continue playing football, and retired playing for Flamengo at 43 years old. His last match was against Fluminense on 21 July (the game ended in a 2–2 draw; he didn't score that day). He then started working in a liquor company and retired while there. When he retired Arthur got Alzheimer's disease and the treatment took most of his money while trying to treat this disorder.
Arthur would end up losing most if not all of his money to this disease. He lived in a house ceded by São Paulo football club until he died on 6 September at 77 years old.
Posthumous tributes
There is a park in the Vila Alpina neighborhood, on the east side of São Paulo, with his name. The park, located at the beginning of Francisco Falconi avenue, is one of the biggest of the region.
Still on the east side of São Paulo, there is a street with his name. In Rio de Janeiro, there is a school with his name, located within the sports complex of Maracanã, near the main entrance, on the left of Bellini statue.
Retrieved 21 June The last team he played for before his retirement very late in his career in the year , was the Flamengo team from Rio de Janeiro. He played as a forward and is regarded as one of the sport's earliest stars, possessing an incredible ability to score goals and an unmatched flair that captivated audiences. Contents move to sidebar hide.Discrimination and race in Brazilian football
Friedenreich was born of Afro-Brazilian origin making him a person of mixed race. Brazil was one of the last countries to outlaw slavery in This was only four years before Friedenreich was born. Due to this Friedenreich felt the pressure of discrimination throughout his life and career.
For instance, being denied playing in the South American championship in Argentina. While Friedenreich never took on the role of a spokesman against discrimination, he did break many barriers by playing football in general. He also did not embrace his culture to an extreme, even using tactics to appear more white. He did this by dressing, acting, and behaving like many other white players.[1] Many black players in Brazil would put flour or rice powder on their faces to appear whiter.
In many instances Friedenreich would spend much time straightening his hair before games to look "white".[3]
Controversy in the number of goals
The exact number of goals that Friedenreich scored is unknown, due to lack of documentation. There is not a proper number that could be the number of goals he scored, only a few supposed numbers that have come up over the years.
The most famous supposed number of goals is 1,, that Friedenreich would have scored in 1, matches.[8] Friedenreich's father and his former teammate Mario de Andrade had both compiled his goalscoring record, but it mysteriously vanished in the mids, during a time when Friedenreich himself had Alzheimer's disease.[9]
Some supposed numbers
Between and
- goals in matches - Alexandre da Costa, in the book O Tigre do futebol[10][11]
- goals in matches - Orlando Duarte e Severino Filho, in the book Fried versus Pelé
- goals in matches - IFFHS
- goals in matches - Memorial of São Paulo FC
Playing record
Clubs
- Germânia
- Ypiranga
- Germânia
- Mackenzie College
- Ypiranga
- Americano from Santos
- – Paulista&#;?
- Atlas* (Atlas Flamengo FC from Santos)&#;?
- – Ypiranga
- – Payssandu (a club of São Paulo City that no longer exist.
This Paysandu is not the same of Pará´s State).
- Paulistano
- Ypiranga
- Flamengo
- – Paulistano
- Internacional*
- Atlético Santista*
- Santos*
- – São Paulo
- Dois de Julho (BA)*
- Atlético*
- Santos
- Flamengo
- *) just for one match.
- clubs with "?" are not definitively identified.
Top scorer
He was top scorer of the Liga Paulista in the following years:[12]
| Year | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie College | 12 | |
| Paulistano | 12 | |
| Ypiranga | 15 | |
| Paulistano | 25 | |
| Ypiranga | 26 | |
| Paulistano | 33 | |
| Paulistano | 13 | |
| Paulistano | 29 | |
| Paulistano | 16 |
Because of the internal quarrels and the ensuing split of the league into the LPF and APEA he had to share the top scorer title with the following players in the following years:[12]
Honours
Paulistano
São Paulo
São Paulo State Team
Brazil
Individual
See also
References
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In one memorable match, a fan promised Friedenreich a thousand reais for each goal he scored, motivating him to score four goals in total. He played as a forward and is regarded as one of the sport's earliest stars, possessing an incredible ability to score goals and an unmatched flair that captivated audiences. He continued to grow older and play for less and less elite clubs. Outraged, he refused to continue playing football, and retired playing for Flamengo at 43 years old.Retrieved 4 May
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