Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho (20 September 1935 – 10 February 2010), most known as Orlando Peçanha or simply Orlando, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre-back.
During his club career he played for Vasco da Gama (1955–1960), Boca Juniors (1960–1964) and Santos (1965–1967). He was part of the Brazilian team that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup as the vice captain of the team. In total he earned 31 caps.
Orlando died on 10 February 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, due to a heart attack.Death of Orlando Peçanha (in Portuguese)
Club career During his time with Boca he played 119 games for the club, (105 league and 14 Copa Libertadores), he never scored a goal for the club but he had the distinction of being the club captain and he helped them to win two league titles in 1962 and 1964. His third league title was in 1965, playing for Santos.
Honours Vasco da Gama Campeonato Carioca: 1956, 1958 Tournoi de Paris: 1957 Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1958
Boca Juniors Argentine Primera División: 1962, 1964 Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1963
Santos Campeonato Paulista: 1965, 1967 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1965
Brazil FIFA World Cup: 1958
Individual World XI: 1965
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Boca Juniors statistics