Servílio de Jesus Filho (15 October 1939 – 8 June 2005), also known as "Servílio", was a Brazilian football striker who played for several clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also had a brief spell in the Mexican Primera División.
![]() Servílio in 1960 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Servílio de Jesus Filho | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 1939 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 8 June 2005 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1958 | ADAP-SP | ||
1958–1963 | Portuguesa | 412 | (142) |
1963–1969 | Palmeiras | 356 | (29) |
1969–1971 | Corinthians | ||
1971 | Atlas | ||
1972 | Paulista-SP | ||
1972–1977 | Nacional-SP | ||
1977 | Valencia | ||
International career | |||
1959–1966 | Brazil | 9 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editBorn in São Paulo, Servílio was a product of the Associação Portuguesa de Desportos youth system. He began playing professional football with Associação Desportiva Araraquara before he returned to play for Portuguesa's senior side in 1957.[1]
Servílio enjoyed his greatest success with his next club, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. He won the Campeonato Paulista twice (in 1963 and 1966) and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1967 (Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa) and 1967 (Taça Brasil).[2][3]
Servílio moved to Mexico to play for Club Atlas during the 1970–71 season. He returned to Brazil for a few seasons with Paulista Futebol Clube and Nacional Atlético Clube and finished his career in Venezuela playing for Valencia F.C.
Servílio died from a heart attack in São Paulo at age 65.[4]
Personal life
editServílio is son of the also footballer Servílio de Jesús.
Honours
edit- Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1967 (taça Brasil), 1967 (Roberto Gomes Pedrosa)
- Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1965
- Campeonato Paulista:1963, 1966
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1968
References
edit- ^ "Servílio" (in Portuguese). Sitedalusa.com. 1 October 2010.
- ^ Servílio
- ^ Milton Neves (12 August 2004). "Que Fim Levou? Servílio: Ex-atacante da Lusa e Palmeiras" [Where have they gone? Servílio: Ex-striker of Lusa and Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo.
- ^ "Falleció el exjugador brasileño Servilio...En México militó en Atlas" [Former Brazilian footballer Servilio died...He played for Atlas in Mexico] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 8 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
External links
edit- Servílio at National-Football-Teams.com