Danilo Alvim

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Danilo Alvim

Danilo Alvim with the Brazil national football team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Danilo Alvim Faria
Date of birth	(1920-12-03)3 December 1920
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	May 16, 1996(1996-05-16) (aged 75)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1942	America-RJ
1943	Canto do Rio
1944–1945	America-RJ
1946–1954	Vasco da Gama
1955–1956	Botafogo
International career
1945–1953	Brazil	25	(2)
Managerial career
1956–1957	Uberaba
1963	Botafogo
1963–1965	Bolivia
1968–1970	Remo
1978	Náutico
1981	Galícia
1981	Itabaiana
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil (as player) FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1950 Brazil South American Championship Winner 1949 Brazil Runner-up 1945 Chile Runner-up 1946 Argentina Runner-up 1953 Peru Representing  Bolivia (as manager) Copa América Winner 1963 Bolivia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danilo Alvim Faria (3 December 1920 – 16 May 1996) was a Brazilian footballer. He was a member of the ill-fated Brazilian 1950 World Cup team. One of the greatest center-halves in the World during his prime, he was renowned as a very sophisticated and elegant player who possessed fine ball control and accurate long range passing.