Almir Moraes de Albuquerque (28 October 1937 – 6 February 1973), known as Almir Pernambuquinho, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for clubs of Brazil, Argentina and Italy. Almir Pernambuquinho is, by many considered, the inventor of the fute-vôlei. He played for the Brazil national football team in the Copa América Argentina 1959. He was killed in a bar in 1973.
Honours Club Vasco da Gama Tournoi de Paris (1): 1957 Troféu Teresa Herrera (1): 1958 Campeonato Carioca (1): 1958 Torneio Rio–São Paulo (1): 1958
Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina (1): 1962 Santos Campeonato Paulista (1): 1964 Torneio Rio–São Paulo (2): 1963, 1964 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1963, 1964 Copa Libertadores (1): 1963 Internacontinental Cup (1): 1963
Flamengo Campeonato Carioca (1): 1965
International Brazil Taça do Atlântico (1): 1960 (vs. Argentina) Roca Cup (1): 1960 (vs. Argentina)
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