Chico Formiga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is de Aguiar.

Chico Formiga

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Ferreira de Aguiar
Date of birth	(1930-11-11)11 November 1930
Place of birth	Araxá, Brazil
Date of death	22 May 2012(2012-05-22) (aged 81)
Place of death	São Vicente, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1946–1950	Cruzeiro
1950	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1957	Santos
1957–1959	Palmeiras
1959–1962	Santos
International career
1955–1959	Brazil	18	(0)
Managerial career
1978–1979	Santos
1981–1982	São Paulo
1982–1984	Santos
1986–1987	Santos
1987	Corinthians
1988	Cruzeiro
1988	Portuguesa
1990	Santo André
1990	Universidad Guadalajara
1991	Catanduvense
1991	Goiás
1993	América Mineiro
1994	América Mineiro
1996	América Mineiro
1998	Oita Trinita
2000	Palestra São Bernardo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Ferreira de Aguiar (11 November 1930 – 22 May 2012), known as Chico Formiga or simply Formiga, was a Brazilian footballer and manager. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a defensive midfielder.

Formiga had his playing career mainly associated with Santos. As a manager, he was in charge of top tier sides Santos, São Paulo, Corinthians, Cruzeiro and América Mineiro.

Playing career

Club

Born in Araxá, Minas Gerais, Formiga joined Santos' youth setup in May 1950, but made his first team debut in the month after being promoted to the main squad by manager Artigas.

Formiga became a starter at Peixe in the 1952 season, winning the Campeonato Paulista twice for the club in 1955 and 1956. In the start of the 1957 season, he moved to Palmeiras for a fee of ₢$2 million plus the transfers of Laércio and Jair Rosa Pinto.

Formiga returned to Santos in 1959, taking part of the Os Santásticos squad that won two Copa Libertadores and two Intercontinental Cups. He retired in December 1962, after playing 410 matches and scoring twice for the club during his two spells.

International

Formiga played 18 matches for the Brazil national football team, making his full international debut on 20 September 1955 in a 2–1 win against Chile at the Pacaembu Stadium. He was initially called up to the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but had to withdraw due to an injury.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Formiga remained at Santos to work in the club's youth categories. He took over the first team for the first time in 1978, winning the year's Paulistão, which ended only in 1979.

Formiga also worked at São Paulo between 1981 and 1982 before returning to Santos, where he was manager in another two periods. He was subsequently in charge of Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Portuguesa, Santo André, Catanduvense, Goiás and América Mineiro in his home country, aside from a period at Mexico's Universidad Guadalajara in 1990 and Japan's Oita Trinita in 1998.

In 2001, after being in charge of Palestra de São Bernardo in the previous campaign, Formiga returned to Peixe as a youth football coordinator. He left the club after a change in the organization chart.

Death

Formiga died on 22 May 2012, aged 81, due to a heart attack.

Career statistics

International

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
1955	2	0
1956	11	0
1959	5	0
Total	18	0

Honours

Player

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962
• Taça Brasil: 1961, 1962
• Copa Libertadores: 1962, 1963
• Intercontinental Cup: 1962, 1963

Manager

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 1978

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1981

External links

• Futebol de Goyaz profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)