Alcir Portela

Alcir Pinto Portella Prates (9 May 1944 – 29 August 2008), better known as Alcir Portella, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Midfielder, Alcir Portella started his career at Bonsucesso. In 1963 he arrived at Vasco where he won numerous titles, especially the Brazilian championship in 1974. He made 511 appearances for the club and scored 36 goals. He did not receive a single red card in 10 years, which earned him an edition of the Premio Belfort Duarte.

Managerial career

Portella was coach of Bonsucesso, Olaria and Paysandu before returning to Vasco as an assistant coach, where he was part of the Brazilian champion committee in 1989. In 1993 he took over the club in winning the Copa Rio and the tournaments in Barcelona and Zaragoza in Spain. He was part of Vasco winning four national titles.

Honours

Player

Vasco da Gama Campeonato Brasileiro: 1974 Campeonato Carioca: 1970 Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966 Taça Guanabara: 1965 Taça José de Albuquerque: 1972 Troféu Pedro Novaes: 1973 Taça Danilo Leal Carneiro: 1975

Individual Prêmio Belfort Duarte: 1974

Manager

Vasco da Gama

Copa Rio: 1993 Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy: 1993 Trofeo Ciudad de Zaragoza: 1993

Death

Alcir Portella died at his home in the Leme neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, on 29 August 2008, victim of multiple organ failure. He was buried carrying flags of Vasco da Gama, Bonsucesso (his first club) and the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school.