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Jairo
Personal information
Full name Jairo de Assis Almeida
Date of birth (1904-03-27)27 March 1904
Place of birth Muriaé, Brazil
Date of death 10 November 1987(1987-11-10) (aged 83)
Place of death Brasília, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1933 Atlético Mineiro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024

Jairo de Assis Almeida (27 March 1904 – 10 November 1987), simply known as Jairo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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A medical student, Jairo entered football late. He played very refined football, and alongside Said and Mário de Castro, he formed the formed an attacking trio that became known as "Trio Maldito", or even "Three Demons", who scored 450 goals together and won the state title in 1927, 1931 and 1932.[1]

In 1927, they were responsible for one of the most historic moments of the rivalry against Cruzeiro, when Atlético Mineiro defeated Palestra Itália by 9–2. The Three Demons scored 8 of the 9 goals in the match.[2]

Honours

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Atlético Mineiro

References

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  1. ^ "Jairo Assis de Almeida". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Os malditos do Lourdes". Campos Invisíveis (in Portuguese). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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  • Jairo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)