Gamba (footballer)

Gamba
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Gambarotta
Date of birth (1893-12-07)7 December 1893
Date of death 17 March 1944(1944-03-17) (aged 50)
Place of death Mantiqueira Mountains, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1918 Ítalo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1928 Corinthians 167 (82)
1931–1933 Bahia
International career
1922 Brazil 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Gambarotta (7 December 1893 – 17 March 1944), known as Gamba, was a Brazilian footballer who played for Corinthians and Bahia. He was capped twice by the Brazil national football team in 1922, scoring two goals.[1][2][3]

Career statistics

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International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1922 2 2
Total 2 2

International goals

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Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brazil goal.
List of international goals scored by Gamba
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 October 1922 Parque Antártica, São Paulo, Brazil  Argentina ?–? 2–1 Copa Julio Argentino Roca
1 29 October 1922 Chácara da Floresta, São Paulo, Brazil  Paraguay ?–? 3–1 Copa Rodrigues Alves

Honours

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Corinthians

References

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  1. ^ Gamba at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1914-1922". rsssfbrasil.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Gambarotta, ex-jogador do Corinthians". meutimao.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2021.