Moisés Matias de Andrade

Moisés

Personal information
Full name	Moisés Matias de Andrade
Date of birth	(1948-01-10)January 10, 1948
Place of birth	Resende, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	Bonsucesso
1968	Flamengo
1968–1970	Bonsucesso
1970	Botafogo
1971–1976	Vasco da Gama
1976–1978	Corinthians
1978	Paris Saint-Germain
1978	Flamengo
1979	Fluminense
1980–1983	Bangu
International career
1973	Brazil
Managerial career
1983–1986	Bangu
1987	Santa Cruz
1987-1988	Ceará
1989	Atlético Mineiro
1990-1991	América
1992–1993	Belenenses
1993	Ceará
1994	Bangu
2006	Cabofriense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moisés Matias de Andrade (January 10, 1948 – August 26, 2008), usually known simply as Moisés, was a professional association footballer who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.

Playing career

Moisés was born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro state, on January 10, 1948, and started his career playing for Bonsucesso, then he moved to Flamengo in 1968, and returned in the same year to Bonsucesso. He played for Botafogo in 1970, and played from 1971 to 1976 for Vasco, where he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1974. He then moved to Corinthians, helping the club win the Campeonato Paulista in 1977, bringing to an end the club's 23 years without winning the state championship. He played 122 games for Corinthians. Moisés briefly played for Paris Saint-Germain of France, before returning to Brazil to play again for Flamengo. In 1979, he played for Fluminense, then he moved to Bangu in the following year, retiring in 1983.

International career

Moisés played one game for the Brazilian team, against the Soviet Union, on June 21, 1973, at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.

Managerial career

After retiring, Moisés started a managerial career. He was Bangu's head coach when the club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up in 1985, as well as that year's Campeonato Carioca runner-up. Besides managing Bangu, he was also manager of several other clubs, such as Santa Cruz, Ceará, Atlético Mineiro, América and Belenenses, of Portugal. In 2008, he worked as Cabofriense's management coordinator.

Death

Moisés died on August 26, 2008, in Rio de Janeiro, of lung cancer. He was buried at Cemitério São João Batista, in Botafogo neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro.

Career honors

Moisés won the following competitions during his playing career:

Club	Competition	Seasons
Corinthians	Campeonato Paulista	1977
Vasco	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	1974