Malignant disease
Stomach cancer! Ex-Brazil ace Moacir is dead
He battled stomach cancer for around two years, lost a huge amount of weight but never lost his zest for life, but now he has closed his eyes for good - at the age of just 54, Brazil's former team player Moacir has succumbed to the insidious disease!
Moacir Rodrigues dos Santos, as the ex-player was known by his full name, was diagnosed with cancer around two years ago, as his daughter Bruna Rezende told local media. He was only given six months to live, but "he was a warrior as always and survived for two years".
Won the national championship with Atlético Mineiro
Moacir was and is considered a legend of Atlético Mineiro, the traditional club from Belo Horizonte, and made his bones in 199 games for the club. He won the national championship three times with Atlético, in 1989, 1990 and 1992 - he also won the Copa Conmebol, which was only played between 1992 and 1999.
He also spent three seasons in Europe, where he played 49 competitive matches for Atletico Madrid and Sevilla FC. Moacir also made six international appearances for Brazil, and the defensive midfielder even scored a goal against a Romania B team.
After his active career, Moacir initially tried his hand as a player-manager from 2003 before devoting himself to his long-standing passion for samba and foot volleyball.
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