Moacir Barbosa

Moacir Barbosa

Barbosa in 1945
Personal information
Full name	Moacir Barbosa do Nascimento
Date of birth	(1921-03-27)27 March 1921
Place of birth	Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	7 April 2000(2000-04-07) (aged 79)
Place of death	Praia Grande, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1941	ADCI-SP
1942–1944	Ypiranga-SP
1945–1955	Vasco da Gama	532	(0)
1956	→ Bonsucesso (loan)
1957	Santa Cruz	34	(0)
1958–1960	Vasco da Gama	151	(0)
1962	Campo Grande
International career
1945–1959	Brazil	20	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1950 Brazil South American Championship Winner 1949 Brazil Runner-up 1953 Peru 1959 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moacir Barbosa do Nascimento (27 March 1921 – 7 April 2000) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His career spanned 22 years. He was regarded as one of the world's best goalkeepers in the 1940s and 1950s, and was known for not wearing gloves, as would be typical. Barbosa is mainly associated with Brazil's defeat against underdogs Uruguay in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, an upset dubbed the Maracanazo. Barbosa is also known for his achievements at Vasco da Gama, especially the first South American Championship, and the club's domination in the Campeonato Carioca in 1940s and 1950s.