Brazil’s first World Cup winning captain Bellini dies

• Former Brazilian international footballer Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini died on Thursday aged 83.
• Bellini had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and died in the Hospital 9 de Julho from complications following a heart attack on Tuesday.
• Bellini captained the national team during Brazil’s first World Cup win in 1958, in Sweden, and famously became the first captain to hold the trophy above his head in celebration.
• There is a statue in his honour in the pose outside the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
• In 1962 Bellini was part of the team which successfully defended the trophy in Chile and he also played at the 1966 World Cup in England.
• Bellini played for three clubs in his career and enjoyed spells with Vasco da Gama and Sao Paulo before finishing with Atletico Paranaense.