Brazilian legend Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira commonly known as Socrates was a wonder for the Brazilian team who was well known for his wonderfully managed long passes and through balls and the technique which made the opposition discuss him in the team meetings for a long time.
Socrates was rushed to hospital on the night of 1st December 2011 for a possible case of food poisoning but was later transferred in ICU as the problem was recognized as a Septic Shock, in which bacteria from an infection seeps into the bloodstream and spreads throughout the body.
It was the third time in four months that he was been treated in ICU since alcohol abuse which caused his stomach to hemorrhage in August. The disease finally became life threatening as he died on Sunday 4th December 2011.
CAREER:
Socrates played for and Captained Brazil in the 1982 World Cup but couldn’t guide his team to victory despite of his marvelous show in the world cup. Socrates was capped 60 times for Brazil between May 1979 and June 1986 and scored 22 goals for his national side.
In 2004, more than a decade after his retiring Socrates agreed to a one-month player-coaching deal with Garforth Town of the Northern Countries East Football League in England. He made his only appearance for the club on 20 November 2004 against Tadcaster Albion, coming on as a substitute 12 minutes before the final whistle.
Pele named him as one of the Top 125 Living Footballers in March 2004 and world soccer named him among one of 100 best footballers in history, despite of the fact he never won any reward in the World Cups. He was inducted in “Pacembu Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame.”
CAREER HISTORY:
Other than playing for the Brazilian National side Socrates played for the following football clubs on senior level.
|
Years |
Teams |
Appearances |
Goals |
|
1974-78 |
Botafogo-SP |
57 |
24 |
|
1978-84 |
Corinthians |
297 |
172 |
|
1984-85 |
Fiorentina |
25 |
06 |
|
1986-87 |
Flamengo |
11 |
03 |
|
1988-89 |
Santos |
05 |
02 |
|
1989 |
Botafogo-SP |
00 |
00 |
|
2004 |
Garforth Town |
01 |
00 |
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