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Sidney Pullen

Sidney Pullen

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Pullen started his career in 1910, defending Paysandu, a Rio de Janeiro team founded by English expatriates, winning the Campeonato Carioca in 1912. After the club closed their football department in 1914, he moved to Flamengo in 1915, where he played 116 matches and scored 40 goals, winning the Campeonato Carioca five times before leaving the club in 1925. He also worked as Flamengo's head coach.

International career

Pullen was the first of only five foreigners to play for the Brazil national team. He played five matches between 1916 and 1917, thereof three 1916 South American Championship matches in July 1916. In 1917 he played for Brazil in two test matches against the club sides Dublin FC from Montevideo and Sportivo Barracas from Buenos Aires.

Refereeing career

Pullen worked as a referee in one match of the 1916 Copa América. The match was played on 6 July, between Argentina and Chile.

Club
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (1915–1925)
Club
Fluminense F.C.
Club
Paissandu Atlético Clube (1910–1914)
Club
Brazil men's national football team (1916–1917)
National team
Brazil

Legacy

Honours

Paysandu

Campeonato Carioca: 1912 Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 1915, 1920, 1921, 1925

Clubs

Played together with

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

English-Brazilian footballer and manager

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Sidney Pullen was a footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he played for the Brazil national team.

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