Newton Canegal

Newton Canegal (4 June 1917 – 23 March 2003), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career Newton Canegal began his football career with Portuguesa of Rio de Janeiro in 1936 and played there until 1938. In 1938 he switched to local rival Bonsucesso, with which he played for a year.

In 1939 he moved to Flamengo, where he played until the end of his career until 1952. With Flamengo he won the Rio de Janeiro championship four times - 1939, 1942, 1943 and 1944.

International career For the Brazil national team, Canegal played in the 1945 and 1946 Copa America (runner-up in both). In 1945 he won the Copa Roca (now called Superderby the Americas) with Brazil.

In the Brazil national team, Newton Canegal made his debut for the Brazil national team on 14 February 1945 against Argentina in the 1945 Copa América, which Brazil finished runners-up. At this tournament, Newton appeared in two matches - against Argentina and Ecuador. In the same year he won the Copa Roca against Argentina.

In 1946 he participated for the second time in the Copa América tournament, where Brazil finished second, again. He last appeared for the national team on 4 April 1948 in a match against the Uruguay national team. In total, from years 1945–1948 Newton appeared in seven matches for Brazil.

Death Newton Canegal suffered from Parkinson's disease and died of heart failure on 23 March 2003 at the age of 85.

Titles Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944

Other achievements Flamengo Torneio Relâmpago do Rio de Janeiro: 1943 Torneio Início do Rio de Janeiro: 1946, 1951 e 1952 Troféu Cezar Aboud: 1948 Troféu Embaixada Brasileira da Guatemala: 1949 Troféu Comitê Olímpico Nacional da Guatemala: 1949 Taça Cidade de Ilhéus: 1950 Copa Elfsborg: 1951 Torneio Internacional de Lima: 1952 Troféu Cidade de Arequipa: 1952

Brazil Roca Cup: 1945