Google Doodle Celebrates - Arthur Friedenreich's 131st Birthday | 18-July Today's Doodle honors Arthur Friedenreich, who was the first Black person to play professional soccer in Brazil. On this day in 1892, his parents, a German immigrant father and an Afro-Brazilian mother, gave birth to him in So Paulo. Friedenreich was born in Brazil just four years after slavery ended there. At that time, only White people could play football. His White father, who knew someone in a soccer club for German refugees, was the only reason he was able to play. Friedenreich played his first football game for SC Germania when he was 17. His quick dribbling impressed the crowds right away. Once he had proven himself as a good player, he was able to switch football teams and get better at each one. In just four seasons, he scored 16 goals and was the top scorer in the So Paulo league. He went on to be the top scorer in the Liga Paulista seven more times. In 1914, he joined the Seleco, which is the...
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