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Full name | Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró | ||
Date of birth | December 17, 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
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Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (born 17 December 1939 in Laguna, Santa Catarina), nicknamed Mengálvio, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.
He earned 13 caps and scored 1 goal for the Brazil national football team. He was part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup winning squad, but he did not play any matches during the tournament.
During his club career he played for Aimoré-RS (1957–59), Santos (1960–67; 1969), Grêmio (1968) and Millonarios of Colombia (1969).
Whilst at Santos he won the 1962 Copa Libertadores, playing in all three matches of the final against Penarol. In all he played 371 games for Santos, scoring 28 times.