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José Carlos Bauer (21 November 1925 – 4 February 2007), commonly known as Bauer, was a Brazilian
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player and
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who played as a
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.


Early life

Born in
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, Bauer was the son of a
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man and an African-Brazilian woman. He was normally a defensive midfielder, Bauer was regarded as one of the finest Brazilian midfielders of his generation.


Career

Bauer played for
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and
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. He won six São Paulo State Championship (1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 and 1953). For the Brazil national team he played 29 matches, with five goals he won 1949 Copa América and participated at two
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finals, in
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
and
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. His last match in this tournament is famous Battle of Berne. After he retired he managed Ferroviária de Araraquara. Curiously, in a trip of Ferroviária in Mozambique, Bauer saw a young
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. Very impressed with him, Bauer indicated Eusébio to
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, which denied him."Os vice-campeões", Max Gehringer, ''Especial Placar: A Saga da Jules Rimet'' fascículo 4 - 1950 Brasil, dezembro de 2005, Editora Abril, págs. 46-47 Then, he talked with his former coach in São Paulo,
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, about Eusébio. Guttmann, who was coaching Benfica at the time, brought him to the
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.


Death

Bauer died on 4 February 2007, in
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.


Honours

São Paulo *
Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...
: 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953 Atlas *
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: 1962 *
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: 1962 Brazil * South American Championship:
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
*
Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an official continental competition of association football organized by the Panamerican Football Confederation (PFC) every four years for senior national teams, with three editions held from 1952 through 1960. Th ...
:
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
*
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runner-up: 1950 * South American Championship runner-up: 1953 Individual * FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1950


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bauer, Jose Carlos 1925 births 2007 deaths Brazilian people of Swiss descent Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian football managers Expatriate football managers in Colombia Expatriate football managers in Mexico Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football midfielders 1950 FIFA World Cup players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Brazil men's international footballers São Paulo FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Esporte Clube São Bento players São Paulo state football team players Clube Atlético Juventus managers Associação Ferroviária de Esportes managers Atlas F.C. managers Millonarios F.C. managers Esporte Clube Comercial (MS) managers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen