Ubirajara Motta

Ubirajara Motta
Personal information
Full name Ubirajara Gonçalves Motta
Date of birth (1936-09-04)4 September 1936
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 24 October 2021(2021-10-24) (aged 85)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1967 Bangu 534 (0)
1967 → Houston Stars (loan)
1968–1971 Botafogo
1972–1977 Flamengo 45 (0)
International career
1966 Brazil 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ubirajara Gonçalves Motta (4 September 1936 – 24 October 2021), better known as Ubirajara Motta (or Ubirajara Mota), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Ubirajara Motta played for Bangu AC for most of his career. In 1967 he was loaned to the newly created Houston Stars of the United States.[1] He also played for Botafogo and Flamengo, being champion for both clubs.[2][3][4]

In the final of the 1971 Campeonato Carioca, he was mistakenly pushed by Marco Antonio of Fluminense, in the Lula's goal, which gave Fluminense the title of that season.

International career

Ubirajara Motta played one match for the Brazil national team, appearing in a friendly on 8 June 1966 at the Maracanã Stadium against Peru.[5]

Honours

Bangu
Botafogo
Flamengo

Death

Ubirajara died in his apartment in the Tijuca neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 85.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Quando o Bangu virou texano: a curiosa história da United Soccer Association". Trivela (in Portuguese). 7 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ubirajara Motta". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Que fim levou? Ubirajara Motta". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bangu de todos os tempos". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966". RSSSF. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ex-goleiro de Botafogo, Bangu e Flamengo, Ubirajara Motta morre aos 85 anos no Rio de Janeiro". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  • Ubirajara at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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