{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (1949–2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samuel | fullname = Samuel Arruda | image = | birth_date = {{birth date|1949|3|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Mogi Guaçu, Brazil | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|2|4|1949|3|31|df=yes}} | death_place= Campinas, Brazil | height = | position = Centre-back | youthyears1 = –1967 | youthclubs1 = Ponte Preta | years1 = 1967–1970 | clubs1 = Ponte Preta | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1971–1975 | clubs2 = São Paulo | caps2 = 105 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1976–1977 | clubs3 = Palmeiras | caps3 = 63 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1977 | clubs4 = Sport Recife | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1978 | clubs5 = Noroeste | caps5 = | goals5 = | pcupdate = 30 September 2023 }}
'''Samuel Arruda''' (31 August 1949 – 4 February 2006), was a Brazilian professional footballer, who played as a centre-back.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spfcpedia.com.br/enciclopedia/2021/Enciclopedia2021_00_2.pdf |title=Todos os Jogadores |website=SPFCpédia |access-date=30 September 2023 |language=pt |archive-date=22 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522231152/https://spfcpedia.com.br/enciclopedia/2021/Enciclopedia2021_00_2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Terceiro Tempo">{{cite web |url=https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/samuel-2522 |title=Que fim levou? Samuel (ex-zagueiro da Ponte Preta, São Paulo, Palmeiras e Sport) |website=Terceiro Tempo |access-date=30 September 2023 |language=pt |archive-date=11 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411153938/https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/samuel-2522 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verdazzo.com.br/jogadores/samuel/ |title=Jogadores do Palmeiras: Samuel |website=Verdazzo |access-date=30 September 2023 |language=pt |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305003600/https://www.verdazzo.com.br/jogadores/samuel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career==
Trained in the youth sectors at Ponte Preta, Samuel stood out for his quality on the ball, even dribbling past attackers on several occasions. He transferred to São Paulo FC and became champion in 1975. The following year he went to Palmeiras to become champion again, and in 1977, this time in Sport, he added a Pernambuco title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://brfut.blogspot.com/2009/12/campeonato-pernambucano-1977.html |title=Campeonato Pernambucano 1977 |website=Blog do Marcão |date=12 December 2009 |access-date=1 October 2023 |language=pt |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123043039/https://brfut.blogspot.com/2009/12/campeonato-pernambucano-1977.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Samuel ended his career in 1980 after losing one of his eyes in an accident.<ref name="Futebol Interior">{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/samuel-zagueiro-que-abusava-de-chapeu/ |title=Samuel, zagueiro que abusava de chapéu |website=Futebol Interior |date=23 December 2016 |access-date=1 October 2023 |language=pt |archive-date=12 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012053138/https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/samuel-zagueiro-que-abusava-de-chapeu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Honours==
;São Paulo *Campeonato Paulista: 1975
;Palmeiras *Campeonato Paulista: 1976
;Sport Recife *Campeonato Pernambucano: 1977
==Death==
Samuel died in 2006, in Campinas, while working, due to a heart attack.<ref name="Futebol Interior" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.ogol.com.br/player.php?id=411977 Samuel] at ogol.com.br
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arruda, Samuel}} Category:1949 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Category:São Paulo FC players Category:SE Palmeiras players Category:Sport Club do Recife players Category:Esporte Clube Noroeste players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Footballers from Mogi Guaçu Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen