Dimas Filgueiras

Dimas Filgueiras Filho (13 May 1944 – 22 December 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.^[1] A defender, he represented Brazil at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At club level, he played for Botafogo, Fortaleza and Ceará.

Dimas Filgueiras

Personal information
Full name	Dimas Filgueiras Filho
Date of birth	(1944-05-13)13 May 1944
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	22 December 2023(2023-12-22) (aged 79)
Place of death	Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1970	Botafogo
1971–1972	Fortaleza
1972–1976	Ceará
International career
1964	Brazil Olympic	3	(0)
Managerial career
2010	Ceará
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Filgueiras played for Botafogo between 1963 and 1970.^[2] He joined Fortaleza 1971 before moving to Ceará the following year where remained until 1976.^[3] At Ceará, he made 133 appearances and became a two-time state champion in 1975 and in 1976.^[3]

After his retirement from playing, Filgueiras worked for Ceará in various functions, repeatedly taking over as interim manager.^[3] Having spent 46 years with the club he left in January 2016.^[3]

Personal life and death

Towards the end of his life Filgueiras suffered from Alzheimer's disease.^[4] He died on 22 December 2023, at the age of 79.^[4]