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Sérgio Echigo

Sergio Echigo
Personal information
Full name Sergio Echigo
Date of birth (1945-07-28) 28 July 1945 (age 71)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Corinthians 11 (0)
1967–1968 Trespontano ? (?)
1971 Bragantino ? (?)
? Paulista ? (?)
1972–1974 Towa Estate Development 40 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Sérgio Echigo (セルジオ 越後?, Serujio Echigo, born 28 July 1945) is a "Nisei" Japanese Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He joined the Corinthians in 1963 and played for Towa Real Estate S.C. in the Japan Soccer League between 1972 and 1974.

A highly technical player, Echigo was renowned for his feints and dribbling skills. He is responsible for inventing the dribbling move known as 'Elastico', or 'flip-flap', a move which Brazilian legend Rivelino acquired from him and perfected while they were teammates at Corinthians in 1964.


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