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Heleno de Freitas, nicknamed Prince Cursed, (12 February 1920 in São João Nepomuceno, Brazil – 8 November 1959 in Barbacena) was a Brazilian footballer. The striker spent most of his career with Botafogo, scoring 209 goals for the club, most with his head. In 1948 he transferred to Boca Juniors in Argentina, but returned to Brazil the following year, winning the 1949 Campeonato Carioca with Vasco. He ended his career with América in Rio, he played only one match for the club and it was the first and last game in the Maracanã. He died from complications related to late-stage, untreated syphilis in 1959 in a sanatorium in Barbacena. De Freitas scored 19 goals in 18 appearances for Brazil (a rare goal average over 1) as the team finished runners-up in both the 1945 and 1946 Copa America championships. He was joint top goalscorer in the 1945 tournament. Heleno de Freitas was biographed by Marcos Eduardo Neves in the book ''Nunca houve um homem como Heleno'' (meaning "There was never a man like Heleno" in Portuguese). The title of this book is a reference to his mocking nickname Gilda. He was nicknamed after Rita Hayworth's iconic character in the eponymous film due to his good looks and hot temper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 As luvas pretas da Gilda )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Que fim levou? Heleno de Freitas )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Entre a glória e a tragédia )〕 In Colombia a Colombian writer and sports reporter Andrés Salcedo wrote a Book namely "El día en que el Fútbol Murió: Triunfo y tragedia de un dios"(Meaning: "The day when soccer died: Triumph and tragedy of a god") including Heleno de Freitas as the main character.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 'El día en que el fútbol murió', un relato sobre Heleno de Freitas )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Amazon link of the book )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Spanish blog review of the book )〕 In 2012, Brazilian filmmaker José Henrique Fonseca released a film based on the life of Heleno de Freitas. The film was titled ''Heleno'' and stars Rodrigo Santoro as Heleno de Freitas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Professional review about the film "Heleno" )〕 The film's focus is more on Heleno de Freitas' personal life, particularly his decline into ether addiction and mental illness, rather than presenting his achievements on the soccer field. ==Honours== * Roca Cup champion: 1945 * Rio Branco Cup champion: 1947 * Rio de Janeiro State League champion: 1949 * Copa América runner-up: 1945, 1946 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heleno de Freitas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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