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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cláudio Christóvam de Pinho | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-07-18)July 18, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos,Brazil | ||
| Date of death | May 1, 2000(2000-05-01) (aged 77) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Palmeiras | 32 | (9) |
| 1944–1957 | Corinthians | 554 | (306) |
| 1958–1960 | São Paulo FC | 35 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1942–1957 | Brazil | 31 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
Cláudio Christóvam de Pinho (July 18, 1922 – May 1, 2000), better known asCláudio, was a former Brazilian footballer and the biggest scorer of all time forCorinthians. He has scored 306 goals in 554 games for the team,[1] where he was nicknamed "Manager". He was also known for being a skillful player, who placed the ball anywhere he wanted, and is usually ranked as the 3rd best everCorinthians player, afterRivellino andSócrates.
Born inSantos (SP), Cláudio began his career with the youth squad of his hometown's most famous clubSantos Futebol Clube. After a few games, he moved for a short time toSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
The “Manager”, along with Baltazar, Luizinho, Mário, Carbone, Simão, Rafael, Robert and many other great players, helped Corinthians to win important championships, among them theSão Paulo State Championship in 1951, 1952 and 1954 and theRio-São Paulo Tournament in 1950, 1953 and 1954.
But it was not just with the Corinthians that Cláudio achieved glory. He was a member of the Palmeiras team that won the São Paulo state championship in 1942 and he was also part of theBrazil national team which won the South American Cup in 1949.
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