Antonio Azambuja

Antonio Azambuja
Personal information
Full name Antonio Ferreira D’Azambuja
Date of birth (1925-11-10)10 November 1925
Place of birth Carapinheira, Portugal
Date of death 3 August 2010(2010-08-03) (aged 84)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Saldanha da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 São Paulo 33 (0)
Juventus-SP
Ferroviária
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025

Antonio Ferreira D’Azambuja (10 November 1925 – 3 August 2010) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Portugal, Azambuja moved to Brazil at the age of eight. He began playing amateur football for Saldanha da Gama club in Santos, and after being scouted by coach Vicente Feola, he was signed by São Paulo in 1946. Azambuja was a reserve player for great players like Bauer and Noronha, playing 33 matches for the club and winning the state championship in 1949. After leaving São Paulo, he also played for CA Juventus and Ferroviária de Araraquara.[1] [2][3][4]

Post career

After retiring from football, he worked for years at Radio Jovem Pan. Azambuja died on 3 August 2010, aged 84, in São Paulo.[1]

Honours

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Azambuja (Ex-meia do São Paulo FC e contato comercial da Jovem Pan)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ Michael Serra. "Enciclopédia Volume 48 – Todos os jogadores estrangeiros do SPFC" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SPFCpédia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Veja a lista de jogadores estrangeiros que já jogaram pelo São Paulo". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024.