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Gessy Lima

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Gessy
Personal information
Full name Gessy Lima
Date of birth (1935-09-24)24 September 1935
Place of birth Uruguaiana, Brazil
Date of death 4 April 1989(1989-04-04) (aged 53)
Place of death Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1954 Uruguaiana
1955 Ferro Carril-RS [pt]
1955–1962 Grêmio 302 (208)
1963 Portuguesa
International career
1960 Brazil 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024

Gessy Lima (24 September 1935 – 4 April 1989), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Born in Uruguaiana, Gessy Lima earned the nickname "Paradoxal Craque" at Grêmio. In a friendly against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera on 26 February 1959, he scored four goals in the match. He made 302 appearances for the club and scored 208 goals.[1][2][3]

Gessy also made 4 appearances for the Brazil national team in total, during the 1960 Panamerican Championship.[4]

Honours

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Grêmio

References

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  1. ^ "Gessy Lima". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Grêmio 110 anos: clube nasce de gol 'anônimo' e vira fábrica de artilheiros". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Gessy Lima". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1959-1960". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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