About Oceania
Lived 1936 – 2017 (aged 80–81). Oceania was an association football player.
Mauro Aparecido de Lucas (1936 – 10 February 2017), better known as Oceania, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career Being tall for his age, he started his professional career at the age of 16 at CA Bragantino, a club where he became notable. After a brilliant match against Portuguesa de Desportos, he was transferred to CA Juventus, where he accomplished the greatest feat of his career.
On 25 March 1955, in the match São Bento (São Caetano do Sul) vs. Juventus, he became the first professional goalkeeper to score a goal in Brazilian football (and the third in general), and also being the first to did the feat with the ball in play, as he accomplished the feat by kicking from his own penalty area.
Personal life
The nickname Oceania came from the pack of cigarettes that Mauro used to smoke.
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Important facts
People in Oceania's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
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Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Oceania's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Oceania?
Brazilian footballer
When was Oceania born?
Oceania was born in 1936.
When did Oceania die?
Oceania died in 2017.
What was Oceania's occupation?
Oceania was an association football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Oceania (footballer)
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Oceania. https://biography.guide/oceania/
MLA: "Oceania." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/oceania/.
Chicago: "Oceania." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/oceania/.
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