Sócrates

Sócrates (19 February 1954 - 4 December 2011) was a Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team. He died in hospital of septic shock.

Sócrates

Personal information
Full name	Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio da Souza Vieira de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1954-02-19)19 February 1954
Place of birth	Belém, Brazil
Date of death	4 December 2011(2011-12-04) (aged 57)
Place of death	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974-1978 1979-1984 1984-1985 1986-1987 1988-1989 1989	Botafogo-SP Corinthians Paulista Fiorentina Flamengo Santos Botafogo-SP
National team
1979-1986	Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only