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Félix (footballer)

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Félix
Personal information
Full name Félix Miélli Venerando
Date of birth (1937-12-24)24 December 1937
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 24 August 2012(2012-08-24) (aged 74)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Juventus
1955–1968 Portuguesa 305 (0)
1957–1960Nacional (SP) (loan)
1968–1978 Fluminense 319 (0)
International career
1965–1972 Brazil 39 (0)
Managerial career
1982 Botafogo
1982 Avaí
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1970 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Félix Miélli Venerando (24 December 1937 – 24 August 2012) was a Brazilian football player, more commonly known as Félix.[3][4][5]

Félix was born in São Paulo. He was goalkeeper for Associação Portuguesa de Desportos and Fluminense Football Club. He won 47 caps (8 non-official) with the Brazil national team, including the 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning squad.[6][7]

Honours

Club

Fluminense

International

Brazil

References

  1. ^ "World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Félix". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ ESPN http://espn.estadao.com.br. "Morre ex-goleiro Félix, campeão do mundo com a seleção brasileira em 1970". Espn.estadao.com.br. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
  4. ^ "Brazil's 1970 goalkeeper Felix dies". BBC News. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. ^ Club, Fluminense Football. "Ídolos". Fluminense Football Club (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Capitão do tri, Torres relembra Félix "extraordinário" e criticado" (in Portuguese). Terra Brasil. 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Félix". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2020.