Zózimo Alves Calazaes, best known as Zózimo (19 June 1932 – 21 July 1977) was a Brazilian footballer whose career as a defender and midfielder lasted from 1948 to 1967.

Born in Plataforma, a bairro of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, Zózimo played for Brazil's São Cristóvão, Bangu, Flamengo, Portuguesa and Esportiva de Guarantinguetá, as well as Peru's Sport Boys in Callao and El Salvador's Club Deportivo Águila in San Miguel. He won one Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 1965 and was a two-time winner for the Brazilian team at the FIFA World Cup in 1958 and 1962. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1952 Summer Olympics. In his 19-year career he earned a reputation as one of Brazil's most highly skilled players.

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Four weeks after his 45th birthday, Zózimo died in a road accident in Rio de Janeiro.

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1932 births

1977 deaths

Footballers from Bahia

Brazilian men's footballers

Brazilian football managers

Men's association football defenders

Men's association football midfielders

Men's association football utility players

Brazil men's international footballers

Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Olympic footballers for Brazil

1958 FIFA World Cup players

1962 FIFA World Cup players

FIFA World Cup-winning players

Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador

Expatriate football managers in El Salvador

Expatriate men's footballers in Peru

Expatriate football managers in Peru

Road incident deaths in Brazil

Bangu Atlético Clube players

CR Flamengo footballers

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players

Sporting Cristal footballers

C.D. Águila footballers

C.D. Águila managers

Sport Boys managers

Deportivo Municipal managers

Bangu Atlético Clube managers

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Peru

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