Career
Mário was the first player to be called up for the Brazilian national football team, and scored 195 goals in 100 matches for the club Born in Formiga, a city in Minas Gerais state, in 1925 Mário de Castro moved to Belo Horizonte to study Medicine at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Shortly after his arrival, Mário took part in a training session on América Mineiro"s ground, and was accepted to join the club
A few days later, however, he showed up at a training session in "s stadium, which was just across the street from América"son
Coach Chico Neto selected him for the first team immediately, and he eventually played for the club his entire career. Mário de Castro helped break América"s decade-long dominance in Campeonato Mineiro, the state league of Minas Gerais.
In 1926 he was the competition"s top scorer as Atlético were crowned champions for the second time with 20 goals, a feat he repeated in the following season with 27 goals. Mário was part of an offensive trident called the Trio Maldito (Portuguese for Unholy Trio), also composed of Said and Jairo.
Together, they scored more than 450 goals foreign
Mário was the first player and first outside of Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo to be called up for the Brazilian national football team In 1929, the inauguration of Atlético"s Antônio Carlos stadium had the presence of Horácio Werner, a Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics official, and Alysio Távora, a journalist from Rio de Janeiro. Both watched as Atlético defeated Corinthians 4–2 with two goals by Mário, and a few days later he was called up to the Seleção.
However, he was to serve as backup for Botafogo"s Carvalho Leite, so the call-up was refused, as Mário wanted to play in the first squad.
Celebrations over the victory became tragical, however, as a Villa Nova fan was shot and killed by a Atlético director, a fact which outraged Mário and prompted him to end his career at 26 years old. He scored a total of 195 goals in 100 matches played with the club, averaging a record 1.95 goal per game.
After his football retirement he became a doctor in his hometown, but eventually played a farewell match in 1941 against Madureira in which he scored his last goal. He is featured on "s "Great Idols" list on the club"s official website.
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