Charles William Miller

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Charles William Miller
São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Occupation(s)Sportsman
Civil Servant
Known forIntroducing football to Brazil

Charles William Miller (24 November 1874 – 30 June 1953; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃaʁliz ˈwiʎɐ̃ ˈmileʁ]) was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.[2] Miller founded São Paulo Athletic Club (SPAC), one of the oldest sports club in Brazil, and found the Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball, current Campeonato Paulista, Brazil's first football league. He is also considered the father of Rugby union in Brazil.[3]

Early life

He was born in São Paulo to John Miller, a Scottish railway engineer and Brazilian mother of English descent, Carlota Fox.

In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court

St. Mary's (now Southampton FC). He was recorded in the 1891 United Kingdom census whilst a boarder at Millbrook School.[2]

Influence

Charles Miller in 1940

When he returned to Brazil in 1894, Miller brought two footballs and a set of

striker
SPAC won the first three championships in 1902, 1903 and 1904.

By 1906, Miller was playing in

Sport Club Internacional). After the result SPAC resigned from the league as did Miller from its directorate.[2]
SPAC eventually came back in 1907, even winning the 1911 title, and continued competing in the Campeonato Paulista until 1912, when it withdrew from official competitions.

It was Miller who suggested the name to the first President of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.[2]

Personal life

Miller worked at the

garden suburbs in São Paulo, designed by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin
, profiting considerably.

In January 1906, he married the renowned pianist Antonietta Rudge, with whom he had two children, Carlos (b. 1907) and Helena (b. 1909). In the late 1920s the couple split and Antonietta moved in with the poet Menotti Del Picchia.

In 1939, on perhaps his last return to England, he was nearly killed in the first

window shop just seconds before the bomb went off on the steps to the nearby underground station.[2]

He continued to play cricket and golf in later life. He died on 30 June 1953 in São Paulo, and is buried in the Protestant cemetery there.

Honours

São Paulo Athletic Club

See also

Sources

  • Lacey, Josh (2007) God Is Brazilian: Charles Miller, the Man Who Brought Football To Brazil. NPI Media Group.
    ISBN 0-7524-3414-4

References

  1. ^ "Introdutor do futebol no Brasil: Charles William Miller". educacao.uol.com.br. 2009-10-21.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-84018-041-2
    .
  3. ^ "História do Rugby | Portal do Rugby".
  4. ^ Hamilton, Keith (3 July 2009). "Southampton player Charles Miller brought the beautiful game to Brazil". Daily Echo. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b "The First Brazilian Saint". Southampton FC. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  6. ^ "HOW SCOTLAND BROUGHT FOOTBALL TO BRAZIL". Scottish Football Museum. 17 June 2018.

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