Bellini, the eternal captain of 1958.

Today I will tell you about one of the best Brazilian players, Bellini…

Being Brazilian and arriving in Maracana is normal to feel very proud of the statue that is right in front of the stadium. is Captain Bellini raising the Jules rimet cup in 1958. the first world title in the history of the Canarinho team. a very celebrated title because the Brazilian team had lost in 1950 against the Uruguayan team in the famous Maracanazo, the first World Cup held in Brazil with the final in the Maracana itself.

Everaldo Luiz Bellini He was a defender in Vasco da Gama, Sao Paulo and Atlético Paranaense and was reputed to be rude, with great disposition and strength in the field. He won several titles in his 9 years in Basque.

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In 58, along with world-renowned soccer stars like Garrincha, I want an angel with crooked legs, Pele, the best player of all time, Nilton Santos, Bellini eternalized the gesture of raising the cup after the conquest, something that It was not normal. From that gesture, it became normal to lift the cup in competitions not only football but all sports. Show more joy by having the final victory of a tournament. The 58th Cup was in Sweden. The irony of this story is that Bellini later revealed that the gesture had nothing to do with this celebration, but simply so that photographers could smell photos of the glass. Anyway, he entered history for that. In his own words “it was the fault of Shorty photographers.”

Another interesting fact has to do with the 58th final of the World Cup. During the game against the Swedish team of Bellini, in a hard movement, the collarbone was dislocated, but he put it back in its place. No wonder he was considered a great player. This fact leaves no doubt about it.

Bellini, born in Itapira São Paulo, died in 2014 due to multiple organ failure. He suffered from Alzheimer’s and his friends considered him a man with a captain’s soul, with diplomacy and wisdom.

Bellini was champion once again in 1962. Double world champion for Brazil in his Golden Age. The statue in front of the Maracana was erected in honor of the 58 and 62 year old athletes, but everyone knows it as the Bellini statue, stone like The brilliant defender.