Parada (footballer)

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Antônio Parada Neto (20 February 1939 – 21 November 2018), better kwown as Parada, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Parada
Personal information
Full name Antônio Parada Neto
Date of birth (1939-02-20)20 February 1939
Place of birth Araraquara, Brazil
Date of death 21 November 2018(2018-11-21) (aged 79)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Ferroviária
1956 Ypiranga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Palmeiras 71 (19)
1961–1962 Ferroviária
1963–1966 Bangu
1966–1967 Botafogo
1967 Guarani
1967 Bangu
1968 Corinthians 3 (1)
1968 Botafogo
1969 Bangu
1970 Fast Clube
1971–1975 Rio Negro-AM
International career
1966 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024

Career

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Parada began his career with Ferroviária youth team, but moved to São Paulo with his father, where he began to stand out in amateur matches. He arrived at the age of 17 at SE Palmeiras, a club where he made 71 appearances and was state champion in 1959.[1] Still in 1959, he formed an attacking partnership with Pelé in the Brazilian military team.

He returned to his hometown and Ferroviária in 1961 and played there for two seasons. In 1963, he was hired by Bangu AC where he remained until the beginning of 1966, when he was acquired by Botafogo for 150 million cruzeiros. At Botafogo he was champion of the 1966 Rio-São Paulo Tournament, where he was also the top scorer, the 1968 state tournament, in addition to the Caranza Tournament, held in Argentina.[2] Parada was also called up to the Brazil national team in 1966, which was carrying out tests to define the team that would go to the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[3] He ended his career during the 70s in Amazonas football.[4]

Honours

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Palmeiras
Botafogo
Fast Clube
Individual

Death

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Parada passed away at his home, in Bom Retiro, São Paulo, at the age of 79.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Parada". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "O atacante Parada". DataFogo (in Portuguese). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Parada". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Parada… o funileiro que apareceu em Moça Bonita". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 9 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Morre Parada, ex-jogador da Ferroviária". Portal Morada (in Portuguese). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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  • Parada at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)