Gamba (footballer)

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Gamba
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Gambarotta
Date of birth (1893-12-07)7 December 1893
Date of death 17 March 1944(1944-03-17) (aged 50)
Place of death Mantiqueira Mountains, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1918 Ítalo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1928 Corinthians 167 (82)
1931–1933 Bahia
International career
1922 Brazil 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Gambarotta (7 December 1893 – 17 March 1944), known as Gamba, was a Brazilian footballer who played for Corinthians and Bahia. He was capped twice by the Brazil national football team in 1922, scoring two goals.[1][2][3]

Career statistics

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1922 2 2
Total 2 2

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brazil goal.
List of international goals scored by Gamba
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 October 1922 Parque Antártica, São Paulo, Brazil  Argentina ?–? 2–1 Copa Julio Argentino Roca
1 29 October 1922 Chácara da Floresta, São Paulo, Brazil  Paraguay ?–? 3–1 Copa Rodrigues Alves

Honours

Corinthians

References

  1. ^ Gamba at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1914-1922". rsssfbrasil.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Gambarotta, ex-jogador do Corinthians". meutimao.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2021.