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Arthur friedenreich biography

          Arthur Friedenreich (18 July – 6 September ) was a....

          Born: July 18, , São Paulo, Brazil ; Died: September 6, , São Paulo (aged 77) ; Also called: association football or soccer.

        1. Arthur Friedenreich was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
        2. Arthur Friedenreich (18 July – 6 September ) was a.
        3. Arthur Friedenreich (18 July – 6 September ) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
        4. Arthur Friedenreich (–) was a Brazilian soccer player, who played in São Paulo from – His father was German and his mother, Afro-Brazilian.

          5. Arthur Friedenreich

          Brazilian footballer (1892–1969)

          Arthur Friedenreich (18 July 1892 – 6 September 1969) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed The Tiger or The Original "Black" Pearl, and was arguably the sport's first outstanding mixed-race player.

          He played for the Brazil national team and was a record nine times top scorer of the state championship of São Paulo. He is occasionally cited as one of the all-time top scorers in football history, although this is highly disputed.[1]

          Biography

          Personal life

          Friedenreich was born in São Paulo to Oscar Friedenreich, a German businessman whose father immigrated to Brazil, and Mathilde, a Black Brazilian washerwoman and the daughter of freed slaves.

          Friedenreich was the first professional football player of Afro-Brazilian origin, because at that time football was dominated by Whites, and Blacks were not accepted. He faced many barriers because of racism, and could n