Edmílson do Nascimento Trigueiro (24 February 1975 – 26 August 2014), better known as Missinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
A successful striker in Paraíba football, Missinho also played for Cruzeiro EC, CR Guará, where he became Federal District champion, and CSA, being top scorer in the runner-up campaign of the 1999 CONMEBOL Cup. He played until the beginning of the 2010s, playing by Miramar EC.[1][2]
Honours
- Guará
- Campeonato Brasiliense: 1996
- Botafogo-PB
- Campeonato Paraibano: 2003
- Individual
- 1999 Copa CONMEBOL top scorer: 4 goals
Death
Missinho died in 2014, at the age of 39, from esophageal cancer.[3][4]
References
- ^ "O CSA e os 20 anos do vice na Conmebol: creolina no vestiário, treino em praça e rival argentino". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Missinho e Mimi, a dupla que marcou a campanha do CSA na Conmebol". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Ex-atacante de Cruzeiro e Bota-PB, Missinho morre vítima de câncer". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Ex-CSA, Missinho morre de câncer". Gazeta de Alagoas (in Portuguese). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- Missinho at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)