# Teleco

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Brazilian footballer

Teleco Personal information Full name Uriel Fernandes Date of birth (1913-11-12)12 November 1913 Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil Date of death 22 July 2000(2000-07-22) (aged 86) Place of death Osasco, Brazil Position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1931–1933 Britânia 1934–1944 Corinthians 246 (251) 1944 Santos * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Uriel Fernandes** (12 November 1913 – 22 July 2000), commonly known as **Teleco**, was a Brazilian [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)). Most of his career was spent with [Corinthians](/source/Sport_Club_Corinthians_Paulista), representing the club during one full decade.

He was given the nickname Teleco by his grandmother when he was a young boy.[1] He was referred to as "O Rei das Viradas" (King of the Twist) and "O Homem Gol" (Goal Man), for his exploits with his main club, scoring 251 goals in 246 games as well as helping it to four state titles.[2] For these achievements, he is considered by many as a legend of the club and one of its greatest ever players.[3]

## Football career

Teleco began his career with [Britânia Sport Club](/source/Brit%C3%A2nia_Sport_Club) in 1933, one of the clubs that gave rise to [Paraná Clube](/source/Paran%C3%A1_Clube) through various mergers,[1] before moving a year later to Corinthians.

He moved to Corinthians only two years after Paulistas armed themselves in a revolution against dictator [Getúlio Vargas](/source/Get%C3%BAlio_Vargas), becoming the first black player to play for the club.[4] He made his debut for Corinthians on 16 December 1934, when his side was crushed 5-0 by [Vasco de Gama](/source/CR_Vasco_da_Gama).[4] His first goal for the club came soon after, in the last match of 1934, netting twice in the 4-1 defeat of [Portuguesa](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Portuguesa_de_Desportos).[4] In the first game of 1935 on 6 January, Teleco scored twice more in Corinthians's 3-0 defeat of [Hespanha](/source/Jabaquara_Atl%C3%A9tico_Clube).[4] On 10 February, Teleco helped his side defeat Argentine giants [Boca Juniors](/source/Boca_Juniors) by a score of 2-0 in an international friendly.[4] On 4 August, he inspired his team to victory over traditional rivals [Palestra Itália](/source/Palestra_It%C3%A1lia_Futebol_Clube) by a score of 4-1, ending five years without a victory over Palestra.[5]

On 8 December 1935, Teleco helped his side to victory over [Portuguesa Santista](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Atl%C3%A9tica_Portuguesa_(Santos)).[6] The win would start an incredible run of 39 games without defeat for Corinthians, spanning a year and 3 months; despite this his side still fell just short of the title because of a loss in the penultimate round of the 1936 Campeonato Paulista to Palestra.[6]

After dramatically falling short in the 1936 [Campeonato Paulista](/source/Campeonato_Paulista) to rivals Palestra, Teleco inspired Corinthians to the title in 1937 over the same team. With a broken arm, Teleco was out of the game against Palestra on 14 November 1937, but his replacement [Zuza](/source/Zuza_(footballer%2C_born_1911)) passed out on hearing that he would replace Teleco.[2] Wearing a large jersey to hide the bamboo sling holding his arm, Teleco netted his side's first goal on the 20th minute mark, engineering a derby victory.[2] With a 0-0 draw against [Juventus](/source/Clube_Atl%C3%A9tico_Juventus) and a 3-0 defeat of Clube Atlético Estudante Paulista, Corinthians won their first Paulista championship with Teleco, as he finished as the tournament's top scorer with 15 goals.[2]

Teleco would play for a decade with Corinthians, netting 251 goals in 246 games.[5] He earned the nickname O Rei das Viradas because of his signature move of having his back to goal before quickly twisting his body into the air to score a goal.[7] This goal-scoring record meant that he averaged 1.02 goals a game, higher than the 0.93 mark of [Brazilian](/source/Brazil_national_football_team) legend [Pelé](/source/Pel%C3%A9).[8] He played his last competitive game for the club, aged 30, against [Ypiranga](/source/Ypiranga_Futebol_Clube) in March 1944.[4] He left Corinthians as its all-time leading scorer, he now ranks third in that list behind [Baltazar](/source/Baltazar_(footballer%2C_born_1926)) and [Cláudio](/source/Cl%C3%A1udio_Christovam_de_Pinho), and joined [Santos](/source/Santos_Futebol_Clube) for a short time before retiring from football.

In the 246 games that Teleco played with Corinthians, his side won 155 games and only lost 38 times.[9] Teleco was top scorer of the [Campeonato Paulista](/source/Campeonato_Paulista) on five occasions, nine goals in 1935, 28 in 1936, 15 in 1937, 32 in 1939 and 26 in 1941.[8] He also managed to win four Paulista championships during this time, 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1941.[1][10] This record of five top scoring honors in a top division, ranks among some of the highest in the world, level with the greats [Jean-Pierre Papin](/source/Jean-Pierre_Papin) and [Delio Onnis](/source/Delio_Onnis) and fellow Brazilian [Mario Jardel](/source/Mario_Jardel).[11]

## Later years and death

Following his career, Teleco worked for Corinthians, taking care of the club's trophy room from 1967 until 1991.[8][12] In 1971, the Brazilian magazine "Grandes Times Brasileiros" placed Teleco into Corinthians's All-Time Team.[13] He died on the morning of 22 July 2000, with the cause of death being undisclosed.[14] He was 86 years old.

## Personal life

Teleco was brother of the São Paulo FC goalkeeper in 1940s, [King](/source/King_(footballer%2C_born_1917)).

## Honours

**Corinthians**

- [Campeonato Paulista](/source/Campeonato_Paulista): [1937](/source/1937_Campeonato_Paulista), [1938](/source/1938_Campeonato_Paulista), [1939](/source/1939_Campeonato_Paulista), [1941](/source/1941_Campeonato_Paulista)

**Individual**

- Campeonato Paulista Top scorer: [1935](/source/1935_Campeonato_Paulista), [1936](/source/1936_Campeonato_Paulista), [1937](/source/1937_Campeonato_Paulista), [1939](/source/1939_Campeonato_Paulista), [1941](/source/1941_Campeonato_Paulista)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BOL_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BOL_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BOL_1-2) ["Teleco Former centroavante the Corinthians"](http://terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br/quefimlevou/qfl/sobre/teleco-3322.html) (in Portuguese). BOL. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Baú_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Baú_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Baú_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Baú_2-3) ["Uriel Fernandes, Teleco"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170425025202/https://baudocorinthians.blogspot.com/2010/08/teleco-o-homem-gol.html) (in Portuguese). Baú do Corinthians. Archived from [the original](https://baudocorinthians.blogspot.com/2010/08/teleco-o-homem-gol.html) on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Team: Corinthians"](http://www.aworldofsoccer.com/top_soccer_teams/corinthians.htm). A World of Soccer. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Corinthians_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Corinthians_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Corinthians_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Corinthians_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Corinthians_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Corinthians_4-5) ["Teleco"](https://corinthiansotimedopovo.blogspot.com/2010/07/teleco.html) (in Portuguese). Corinthians. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hundred_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hundred_5-1) ["OUR HISTORY: Remarkable Facts in 100 Years of Passion"](http://www.corinthians.com.br/upload/site/RS%20SCCP%202010%20Ingles.pdf) (PDF). Corinthians. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Asylum_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Asylum_6-1) ["Uriel Fernandes (Teleco)"](http://www.omanicomio.com.br/tag/teleco/) (in Portuguese). The Asylum. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Teleco fez mais gols do que jogos pelo time"](http://vejasp.abril.com.br/materia/teleco-fez-mais-gols-do-que-jogos-pelo-time) (in Portuguese). vejaSP. 29 April 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Todo_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Todo_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Todo_8-2) ["Teleco"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140307033933/http://www.todopoderosotimao.com/p_idolos/teleco.htm) (in Portuguese). TodoPoderosoTimao.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.todopoderosotimao.com/p_idolos/teleco.htm) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Memória do Futebol Teléco – o terceiro maior artilheiro do Corinthians"](http://www.gazetadelimeira.com.br/Noticia.asp?ID=42881) (in Portuguese). Gazeta de Limeira. 17 October 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["São Paulo Estate - List of Topscorers"](https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spltops.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["World Record of the national championships (1888/89-2009)"](http://www.iffhs.de/?b4a390f03be4ac07cdad5b45fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aed13). IFFHS. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Teleco: Ex-centroavante do Corinthians"](http://terceirotempo.bol.uol.com.br/quefimlevou/qfl/foto/teleco/sala-de-trofeus-42917.html) (in Portuguese). BOL. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Brazilian Clubs All-Time Team"](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/brzcallt.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Morre o ex-jogador Teleco"](http://www.dgabc.com.br/News/90000138385/morre-o-ex-jogador-teleco.aspx?ref=history) (in Portuguese). DGABC. 22 July 2000.

## External links

- [Corinthians profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122454/http://corinthiansotimedopovo.blogspot.com/2010/07/teleco.html) (in Portuguese)

v t e Campeonato Paulista top scorers 1902: Miller 1903: Boyes 1904: Boyes & Miller 1905: Friese 1906: Friese & Léo 1907: Léo 1908: Léo & Peres 1909: Bibi 1910: Boyes, Eurico & Rubens Salles 1911: Décio 1912: Friedenreich 1913 (APEA): Gilberto 1913 (LPF): Décio 1914 (APEA): Friedenreich 1914 (LPF): Neco 1915 (APEA): Nazaré 1915 (LPF): Facchini 1916 (APEA): Ary, Mariano & Zacchi 1916 (LPF): Apparício 1917: Friedenreich 1918: Friedenreich 1919: Andrada 1920: Neco 1921: Friedenreich 1922: Gambarotta 1923: Feitiço 1924: Feitiço 1925: Feitiço 1926 (APEA): Heitor 1926 (LAF): Araken & Filó 1927 (APEA): Araken 1927 (LAF): Friedenreich 1928 (APEA): Heitor 1928 (LAF): Friedenreich 1929 (APEA): Feitiço 1929 (LAF): Friedenreich & Nabor 1930: Feitiço 1931: Feitiço 1932: Romeu 1933 (APEA): Waldemar de Brito 1933 (FPF): Miguel 1934 (APEA): Romeu 1934 (FPF): Euclydes 1935 (APEA): Figueiredo 1935 (LPF): Teleco 1936 (APEA): Carioca 1936 (LFP): Teleco 1937: Teleco 1938: Elyseo 1939: Teleco 1940: Peixe 1941: Teleco 1942: Milani 1943: Milani 1944: Luisinho 1945: Passarinho & Servílio 1946: Servílio 1947: Servílio 1948: Cilas 1949: Friaça 1950: Pinga 1951: Carbone 1952: Baltazar 1953: Humberto 1954: Humberto 1955: Del Vecchio 1956: Paulo 1957: Pelé 1958: Pelé 1959: Pelé 1960: Pelé 1961: Pelé 1962: Pelé 1963: Pelé 1964: Pelé 1965: Pelé 1966: Toninho Guerreiro 1967: Flávio 1968: Téia 1969: Pelé 1970: Toninho Guerreiro 1971: César Maluco 1972: Toninho Guerreiro 1973: Pelé 1974: Geraldão 1975: Serginho 1976: Sócrates 1977: Serginho 1978: Juary 1979: Luís Fernando 1980: Edmar 1981: Jorge Mendonça 1982: Casagrande 1983: Serginho 1984: Chiquinho & Serginho 1985: Careca 1986: Kita 1987: Edmar 1988: Evair 1989: Toni & Toninho 1990: Alberto, Rubem & Volnei 1991: Raí 1992: Válber 1993: Viola 1994: Evair 1995: Bentinho & Paulinho McLaren 1996: Giovanni 1997: Dodô 1998: França 1999: Alex 2000: França 2001: Washington 2002: Alex Alves 2003: Luís Fabiano 2004: Vágner Love 2005: Finazzi 2006: Nilmar 2007: Somália 2008: Alex Mineiro 2009: Pedrão 2010: Ricardo Bueno 2011: Elano & Liédson 2012: Neymar 2013: William 2014: Alan Kardec, Cícero, Léo Costa & Luís Fabiano 2015: Ricardo Oliveira 2016: Roger 2017: Gilberto & Pottker 2018: Borja 2019: Jean Mota 2020: Ytalo 2021: Mezenga 2022: Ronaldo 2023: Galoppo & Guedes 2024: López 2025: Guilherme 2026: Robson

v t e SC Corinthians Paulista – Hall of Fame inductees Ado Alessandro Ataliba Baltazar Basílio Biro-Biro Cabeção Carbone Casagrande Chicão Cláudio Danilo De Maria Del Debbio Dida Dinei Dino Sani Ditão Domingos da Guia Edílson Emerson Ezequiel Flávio Minuano Gamarra Geraldão Gilmar Idário Liédson Luizão Luizinho Marcelinho Carioca Marcelo Djian Neco Neto Osvaldo Brandão Palhinha Paulinho Ralf Rincón Rivellino Roberto Belangero Ronaldo Ronaldo Giovanelli Ruço Rui Rei Sócrates Teleco Tevez Tite Tobias Tuffy Tupãzinho Vampeta Viola Wilson Mano Wladimir Zenon Zé Elias Zé Maria

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