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Brazilian footballer
For other people named Chicão, see Chicão (disambiguation).

Chicão
Personal information
Full name Francisco Jezuíno Avanzi
Date of birth (1949-01-30)30 January 1949
Place of birth Brazil
Date of death 8 October 2008(2008-10-08) (aged 59)
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Brazil 9 (0)

Francisco Jezuíno Avanzi (30 January 1949 – 8 October 2008), best known as Chicão, was a Brazilian association football player in defensive midfielder role. He was born in Piracicaba, São Paulo State.

In his career (1968–1985) he played for several clubs: XV de Piracicaba, União Barbarense, São Bento, Ponte Preta, São Paulo FC, Atlético Mineiro, Santos FC, Londrina, Corinthians Presidente Prudente, Botafogo-SP and Mogi Mirim.

He won one São Paulo State League (1975), one Brazilian League (1977) and one Minas Gerais State League (1980). For the: Brazil national football team he got nine international caps, "from February 1976 to August 1979," never scored a goal. And was on their roster for 1978 FIFA World Cup, playing in three games.

He died in October 2008 from cancer in São Paulo.

References

  1. ^ Chicão Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

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