Domingos da Guia

In this article, the surname is da Guia, not Guia.

Domingos Antônio da Guia (born in Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 1912 – died in Rio, May 18, 2000) was a Brazilian footballer.

Domingos da Guia

Da Guia with Boca Juniors
Personal information
Full name	Domingos Antônio da Guia
Date of birth	(1912-11-19)19 November 1912[1]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	18 May 2000(2000-05-18) (aged 87)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1932	Bangu[2]	57	(2)
1932	Vasco da Gama[3]	14	(0)
1933	Nacional	25	(0)
1934	Vasco da Gama[3][4]	12	(0)
1935–1937	Boca Juniors[5]	56	(0)
1936	→ Flamengo (loan)[6]	17	(0)
1937–1943	Flamengo	139	(0)
1944–1948	Corinthians[7]	77	(0)
1948	Bangu	20	(0)
Total		417	(2)
International career
1931–1946	Brazil	30	(0)
Medal record Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup 1938 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played in four matches for Brazil in the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.^[8] He is regarded as one of the best Brazilian defenders of all time.^[9]

Honours

Nacional

• Uruguayan League: 1933

Vasco

• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1934

Boca Juniors

• Argentine League: 1935

Flamengo

• Rio de Janeiro State League: 1939, 1942, 1943

Corinthans

• Taça Cidade de São Paulo: 1947, 1948

Rio de Janeiro State Team

• Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1931, 1938, 1940

Brazil

• Copa Río Branco: 1931, 1932
• Roca Cup: 1945
• FIFA World Cup: third-place 1938^{[citation needed]}
• Copa América runner-up: 1945, 1946

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1938
• South American Championship Player of the tournament: 1945^[10]