Wiris

Wiris
Personal information
Full name Wiris Gustavo de Oliveira
Date of birth (2000-07-04)4 July 2000
Place of birth Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death 19 November 2023(2023-11-19) (aged 23)
Place of death Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2018 Campo Grande
2018–2019 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 12 (1)
2021–2022 Fluminense 0 (0)
2023 AE Paracatu 5 (0)
Total 17 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wiris Gustavo de Oliveira (4 July 2000 – 19 November 2023), commonly known as Wiris, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Fluminense and AE Paracatu.

Career

Born in Lima Duarte in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Wiris was scouted by Júlio César, who invited him to join an academy run by former player Pedro Vicençote in Rio de Janeiro.[1] He spent time in the academy between January and June 2018, also playing in the academy of Campo Grande.[1]

Wiris signed with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv in July 2018, following a trial period.[2] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 5–2 win against Arda Kardzhali on 11 August 2019.[3]

On his return to Brazil, he signed for Série A club Fluminense, being assigned to their under-23 squad.[4] After two years with Fluminense, in which he made fourteen appearances for the under-23 squad,[5] he joined Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão club AE Paracatu, on the recommendation of their head coach, Tiago Miguel.[6] He left Paracatu in October 2023.[5]

Death

On 19 November 2023 Wiris was involved in a traffic collision on a road near his hometown of Lima Duarte. He was pronounced dead on the scene, along with Maria Bernardete de Oliveira Figueira, a passenger in the other car, while an eight-year-old girl later died of injuries sustained in the accident.[5][7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018–19 First League 50–00–0050
2019–20 71–203[b]000121
Total 12100203000171
Fluminense 2021 Série A 000000–0000
2022 000000–0000
Total 000000000000
AE Paracatu 2023 – 5[c]000–0050
Career total 12150203000221
  1. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil and Bulgarian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualification
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

  1. 1 2 ""Da vila para o mundo"" ["From the village to the world"]. LD&Cia (in Portuguese). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Чужденец не го огря договор с Локо Пд, Акрапович го отпрати! Черно-белите подписват с още двама легионери" [A foreigner was not given a contract with Loko Pd, Akrapovic sent him away! The black and whites sign two more legionnaires]. 7 DNI Sport (in Bulgarian). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Локо разгроми Арда при "гостуването" си на Лаута, вече е втори в класирането" [Loko defeated Arda in their "away" match against Lautoka, now second in the standings]. Plovdiv24 (in Bulgarian). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fluminense acerta com Wiris, que estava no futebol da Bulgária, para o Sub-23" [Fluminense signs Wiris, who was playing in Bulgaria, for the Under-23 team]. Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Barros, Davi; Garcia, Gustavo; Dias, Mariana (19 November 2023). "Ex-jogador do sub-23 do Fluminense morre em acidente de carro" [Former Fluminense under-23 player dies in car accident]. Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Acidente fatal: volante Wiris tentou vender carro para técnico em última conversa dos dois" [Fatal accident: midfielder Wiris tried to sell his car to a coach in their last conversation]. Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Morre criança de 8 anos vítima de acidente na BR-267 em MG". Grupo Globo (in Portuguese). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
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