Dimas Filgueiras, former Ceará player and coach, passed away this Friday (22), aged 79. The information was released by one of the daughters, Vânia Filgueiras, on a social network. O eternal ‘Soldado Alvinegro is always remembered when the subject is “idols from Ceará”. It was more than 46 years working for Grandpa. Dimas left Alvinegro completely in January 2018. In recent years, the Ceará idol had been fighting Alzheimer’s disease alongside his family. Dimas leaves behind a wife and two daughters. The location of the wake and burial has not yet been announced.
The eternal ‘Alvinegro Soldier’
The “Alvinegro Soldier”, as he is known by fans, played more than 600 games for the club, as a player and as a coach, in 46 years of service to Vovô.
The 76-year-old Rio native arrived in the capital of Ceará in 1971 to play for Fortaleza, but transferred the following year to Ceará, a club for which he played until 1976, when he hung up his boots. However, off the field, he continued to work for Vovô in other roles and was often “summoned” to take over technical command of the team on an interim basis.
Caption: Dimas with his wife and two daughters
Photo: Personal archive
In addition to the state titles on and around the pitch, Dimas is still the coach with the most matches in Grandpa’s history: 504 games (239 wins, 152 draws and 109 losses) and the only one to have achieved two qualifications for international competitions (Cup Conmebol 1995 and Copa Sudamericana 2011).
Caption: After leaving the club in January 2018, Dimas started focusing on kayaking as a way to maintain his physical and mental health and not leave his competitive side aside
Photo: Natinho Rodrigues
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2023-12-22 10:49:17
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