Álvaro Lopes Cançado, nicknamed "Nariz" (meaning "Nose") (

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, February 8, 1912 – September 19, 1984), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender for the

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in the

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. He participated in only one match in that tournament, against

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. At the time, his club was

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. In his final years in football, he played for Fluminense and Botafogo while studying medicine in

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, retiring from the sport in 1941. After his departure from football, he focused on a career in

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and contributed to the establishment of the first School of Medicine in his hometown, Uberaba, in 1954, where he later served as a faculty member. Nariz died by suicide on September 19, 1984, at the age of 72. He was survived by two sons, both of whom went on to careers in medicine.

References

* Andrzej Gowarzewski : "Fuji Football Encyclopedia : World Cup FIFA*part I* Biographical notes - Heroes of Mundial" ; GiA Katowice 1993 1912 births 1984 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Footballers from Uberaba Men's association football defenders 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1910s-stub