Ademir da Guia

Lore & Background

Da Guia was born in Rio de Janeiro. His father, Domingos da Guia, was a former national team member who played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. His uncle, Ladislau da Guia, had pursued the same career path at an earlier stage, playing for Bangu Atlético Clube, and becoming their all-time best scorer with 215 goals. In the 16 years Ademir da Guia spent playing for Palmeiras, he holds the record for the most appearances for the club and is the third best goalscorer ever. He played his farewell match on 18 September 1977 at Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo in a Campeonato Paulista match between his club Palmeiras and Corinthians, which the latter won 2–0.

Reader's Guide

Ademir da Guia played for Palmeiras for 16 years. He won, amongst other titles, both the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A five times. He also won the Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1965 and the Laudo Natel Tournament in 1972. He was a Copa Libertadores runner-up in 1968. He played in nine matches for Brazil, including at the 1974 FIFA World Cup when he played in the match for third place against Poland (which Brazil lost 1–0). His lack of playing time was the result of being contemporary of such players as Pelé, Rivellino, Gérson, Tostão, Dirceu Lopes and Paulo César. He was elected in 2004 for the legislative period of 2005–2008 as councilman for the city of São Paulo as a member of the Communist Party of Brazil, joining the Liberal Party later.

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