Urbano Caldeira
FullnameUrbano Vilella Caldeira Filho
Birth date9 January 1890
Birth placeFlorianópolis, Brazil
Death date13 March 1933 (aged 43)
Death placeSão Vicente, Brazil
PositionCentre back
Clubs 1Germânia
Clubs 2AA das Palmeiras
Years 31913–1917
Clubs 3Santos
Manageryears 11913–1915
Managerclubs 1Santos (player-manager)
Manageryears 21924–1932
Managerclubs 2Santos

Urbano Vilella Caldeira Filho (9 January 1890 – 13 March 1933), known as Urbano Caldeira, was a Brazilian football player and manager at Santos FC. His position was central defender.

Career

Born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Caldeira moved to São Paulo after becoming an employee of the Brazilian customs agency.

After representing Sport Club Germânia and Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, Caldeira joined Santos FC in 1913, when the club had its first season in football.[1]

Caldeira was a player-manager of Santos FC for two years, also helping in the construction of the club's stadium in 1916. In 1917, he retired, but remained with the club as a member of the board.[1]

In 1924, Caldeira was again appointed manager of Santos FC. He remained in the role until 1932, and died on 13 March 1933, one day after the club's first professional match.[1][2]

Honours

Shortly after Caldeira's death, Santos FC's board decided to name the club's stadium after him: Estádio Urbano Caldeira, in honor of his years of dedication for the club. In 1938, the club also stated that 9 January would be "Urbano Caldeira Day".[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Urbano Caldeira, um abnegado pelo Santos FC" [Urbano Caldeira, a self-sacrificing person for Santos FC] (in Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Urbano Caldeira – Que fim levou?" [Urbano Caldeira – What happened to?] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 8 March 2016.