Dudu (footballer, born 1939)

Olegário Tolóí de Oliveira (7 November 1939 – 28 June 2024), known as Dudu, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for Palmeiras from 1964 to 1976. He also had multiple stints as Palmeiras head coach.[1]

Dudu
Bust of Dudu at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil
Personal information
Full name Olegário Tolóí de Oliveira
Date of birth (1939-11-07)7 November 1939
Place of birth Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 28 June 2024(2024-06-28) (aged 84)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Ferroviária
1964–1975 Palmeiras
1975–1976 Sevilla
1976 Palmeiras
1978–1979 Confiança
International career
1965–1968 Brazil 13 (1)
Managerial career
1976–1977 Palmeiras
1981 Palmeiras
1990–1991 Palmeiras
1993 Desportiva Ferroviária
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life and death

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Dudu died due to an abdominal infection on 28 June 2024, at the age of 84.[2] He was the uncle of current Brazil national team coach Dorival Júnior.[3]

Honours

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Player

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Palmeiras

Coach

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Palmeiras

America-RJ

Desportiva Capixaba

References

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  1. ^ "Futpedia: Dudu (Olegário Tolói de Oliveira)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Dudu, ídolo do Palmeiras e tio de Dorival Júnior, morre aos 84 anos". Terra (in Portuguese). 28 June 2024. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Dorival chora ao comentar morte do tio Dudu, ídolo do Palmeiras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 29 June 2024. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Dudu". Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.