Gatão

Gatão
Personal information
Full name	Vicente Naval Filho
Date of birth	10 May 1928
Place of birth	Piracicaba, Brazil
Date of death	2 March 1995 (aged 66)
Place of death	Piracicaba, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	EC Vera Cruz (Piracicaba)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1945–1952	XV de Piracicaba
1952–1955	Corinthians
1955	Ponte Preta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024

Vicente Naval Filho (10 May 1928 – 2 March 1995), better known by the nickname Gatão, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

A standout in amateur football in Piracicaba, Vicente received the nickname Gatão due to his father's warehouse, which was close to the old stadium on Rua Moraes Barros. He played most of his career for XV, where he participated in the conquests of the second division in 1947 and 1948, in addition to Corinthians, being part of the state champion squad and the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in the early 50s.^[1] Having problems maintaining his physical shape, he ended his career after a quick spell at Ponte Preta.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Vicente is father of the also footballer José Fernando Naval, better known as Gatãozinho.

Honours

XV de Piracicaba

Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1947, 1948
Torneio Início Paulista: 1949

Corinthians

References

^ "Gatão, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Gatão… talvez o ar de Piracicaba fosse mesmo diferente". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 4 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Gatão (Ex-centroavante do XV de Piracicaba e Corinthians)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

External links

Gatão at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Gatão, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[2] "Gatão… talvez o ar de Piracicaba fosse mesmo diferente". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 4 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-3] "Que fim levou? Gatão (Ex-centroavante do XV de Piracicaba e Corinthians)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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