Cléo Muratore de Souza (16 September 1937 – 11 June 1998), simply known as Cléo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cléo Muratore de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 1998 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | Pelotas | ||
| 1962 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| 1963–1970 | Grêmio | 300 | (7) |
| 1970 | Juventude | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 | |||
Career
editMidfielder with more than 300 appearances for Grêmio, he was part of the state champion squad several times in the 1960s.[1] He is also in the historic selection of EC Pelotas, a team with which he won the city championship three times.[2]
Cléo also played for the Brazil national team in two matches, against Chile, valid for the 1966 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins.[3]
Personal life
editCleo is brother of the also footballer Paulo Souza.[1]
Honours
edit- Pelotas
- Campeonato Citadino de Pelotas: 1957, 1958, 1960
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1964, 1965
- Brazil
- Copa Bernardo O'Higgins: 1966
References
edit- ^ a b "Cléo Muratore de Souza". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Sele-Lobo (arquivo do EC Pelotas)". Arquivo Lobão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.