Mário de Castro

Born in Formiga, a city in Minas Gerais state, in 1925 Mário de Castro moved to Belo Horizonte to study medicine at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Shortly after his arrival, Mário took part in a training session on América Mineiro's ground, and was accepted to join the club. A few days later, however, he showed up at a training session in Atlético Mineiro's stadium, which was just across the street from América's. Coach Chico Neto selected him for the first team immediately, and he eventually played for the club his entire career.

Mário de Castro helped Atlético Mineiro break América's decade-long dominance in Campeonato Mineiro, the state league of Minas Gerais. In 1926 he was the competition's top scorer as Atlético were crowned champions for the second time with 20 goals, a feat he repeated in the following season with 27 goals. Mário de Castro was part of an offensive trident called the Trio Maldito (Portuguese for Unholy Trio), also composed of Said and Jairo. Together, they scored more than 450 goals for Atlético Mineiro. Mário was the first Atlético Mineiro player and first outside of Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo to be called up for the Brazil national football team. In 1929, the inauguration of Atlético's Antônio Carlos stadium had the presence of Horácio Werner, a CBD official, and Alysio Távora, a journalist from Rio de Janeiro. Both watched as Atlético defeated Corinthians 4–2 with two goals by Mário de Castro, and a few days later he was called up to the…

Club

Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 1926, 1927, 1931

Individual

Campeonato Mineiro top goalscorer: 1926, 1927