Jorge Tavares Py (14 November 1898 – 9 March 1930) was a Brazilian

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who played as a defender.

Career

A renowned defender at Grêmio, he made 143 appearances for the club, winning the Porto Alegre city championship several times and the state championship twice. In 1926 he arrived at Fluminense where he won the Torneio Início in 1927 and the Campeonato Carioca runners-up. He also played as a

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player.

Personal life

Jorge Py is half-brother of Aurélio de Lima Py, president of Grêmio FBPA and brother of João Tavares Py, also a footballer.

Honours

Football

;Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

: 1921, 1922 *

Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre The Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre () was a football competition held among the clubs located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was established in 1910, making it older than the Campeonato Gaúcho. Champions Follow ...

: 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 ;Fluminense * Torneio Início: 1927

Basketball

;Fluminense * Campeonato Carioca de Basquete: 1926, 1927

Death

Jorge Py died in a

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occurred in Teresópolis, in the early hours of 9 March 1930, when returning by train to Rio de Janeiro after playing a friendly football match.

References

External links

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