Fortes (footballer)

Agostinho Fortes Filho (9 September 1901 – 2 May 1966)[1] was a Brazilian football player. He was a member of the Brazilian squad at the 1930 FIFA World Cup finals[2] and won two South American Championship (1919, 1922).

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Fortes
Personal information
Full name Agostinho Fortes Filho
Date of birth (1901-09-09)9 September 1901
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 2 May 1966(1966-05-02) (aged 64)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914 Flamengo 1 (0)
1917–1919 Fluminense ? (?)
1919–1923 Palestra Itália ? (?)
1917–1930 Fluminense 230 (16)
National team
1919–1930 Brazil 13 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner1919 Brazil
Winner1922 Brazil
Runner-up1925 Argentina
1920 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Club
Fluminense: 1917, 1918, 1919, 1924

National
Brazil: 1919, 1922

References
  1. Fluminense profile
  2. Fortes – FIFA competition record (archived)


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