Brilhante (footballer)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Brilhante and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.

Brilhante

200px Brilhante with World Cup 1930 team
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Brilhante da Costa
Date of birth	(1904-11-05)5 November 1904
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1922	America-RJ	?	(?)
1923	Bangu	14	(0)
1924–1933	Vasco da Gama	?	(?)
1933	Flamengo	0	(0)
1934–1935	Bangu	18	(1)
International career
1930	Brazil	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, best known as Brilhante (5 November 1904 – 8 June 1980) was a Brazilian football central defender. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

During his career (1924–1933), he played in Bangu and in Vasco da Gama. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1924 and 1929. For the Brazil national team, he participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, playing one match, against Yugoslavia. He died at 75 years old.

Honours

Club

• Campeonato Carioca (2):

Vasco da Gama: 1924, 1929

External links

• Brilhante – FIFA competition record
• Brilhante at National-Football-Teams.com
• Brilhante profile at Sambafoot