Humberto Mauro da Silva Teixeira

Humberto
Personal information
Full name Humberto Mauro da Silva Teixeira
Date of birth (1966-12-10) 10 December 1966
Place of birth Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Volta Redonda
1990 Aparecida-SP
1990–1994 Volta Redonda
1994 Fluminense
1995 Grêmio
1995–1996 Vitória
1996 Volta Redonda
1997 Guarani
1998 Avaí
2002 Volta Redonda
2003 Cabofriense
2003 Volta Redonda
2003–2004 Al Yarmouk
2005 Volta Redonda

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Humberto Mauro da Silva Teixeira or simply Humberto (born 10 December 1966) is a Brazilian former football striker.

Career

Born in Volta Redonda, Humberto began playing football in the youth sides of Fluminense Football Club. He turned professional with his home town's Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, where he would become the club's all-time leading scorer with 61 goals.[1]

In 1994, Humberto returned to Fluminense to play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[2] He was red-carded on his debut, a 1–1 draw against Palmeiras.[3] The following year, Humberto competed for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense in the Brasileiro.[4]

At the end of his playing career, Humberto returned to Volta Redonda and won the 2005 Taça Guanabara.[5] The club made a special tribute to their former player Humberto in 2013.[6]

References

  1. "Ídolo do Voltaço, Fabio aposta em classificação: 'Bom Abel abrir o olho'" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 April 2013.
  2. Guia do Brasileiro 94 (in Portuguese). Placar. September 1994. p. 83.
  3. "Campeonato Brasileiro 1994, Primeira fase (Grupo D) - 7ª rodada: Fluminense 1 x 1 Palmeiras" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 September 1994.
  4. "Campeonato Brasileiro 1995, Primeira fase (Grupo A) - 1ª rodada: Paraná 2 x 0 Grêmio" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 August 1995.
  5. "Volta Redonda é campeão da Taça Guanabara" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 20 February 2005.
  6. "Antes do jogo contra o Avaí...Voltaço homenageia ex-atacante Humberto" (in Portuguese). Volta Redonda Futebol Clube. 4 November 2013.


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