Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves (16 April 1954 – 26 August 1976), better known as Geraldo Assoviador, was a Brazilian International footballer.
Career Geraldo Assoviador spent his entire career at Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro. In the Brazilian league, he appeared in 58 games and scored one goal. In all the competitions played for Flamengo he has a total of 168 matches and 13 goals. He has 5 caps for Brazil representing the country at the 1975 Copa América.
Personal life His brother Washington Geraldo Dias Alves is a former professional footballer too, having played ten years of his career in Portugal – mainly with Varzim – where his children were born to a Portuguese mother.Bruno Alves: «Sinto grande orgulho no Geraldo e no Júlio» (Bruno Alves: «I am very proud of Geraldo and Júlio») ; Mais Futebol, 26 August 2011 (in Portuguese) His nephews Geraldo, Bruno, and Júlio also played the sport.La dinastía que une Brasil y Portugal (The dynasty that unites Brazil and Portugal) ; FIFA.com, 2 April 2014 (in Spanish)
Death He died on 26 August 1976 at age 22 after a tonsillitis operation. Although the intervention went as planned, the player suffered an anaphylaxis shock due to the local anesthesia that produced a cardiac arrest.
Honours Club Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 1974 Taça Guanabara: 1973
International Brazil Taça do Atlântico: 1976
References
External links
Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves profile at Mamvs.narod.ru
Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves article at Flamengoalternativo.com