Araken Patusca


Abraham Patusca da Silveira, best known as Araken Patusca or Araken, was a Brazilian footballer who played striker. He was born in Santos.
Throughout his career, he played for Santos FC, Club Athletico Paulistano, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, São Paulo. Having been three consecutive times runner-up with Santos at the Campeonato Paulista, he won the title with them in 1931, and then in 1935 with Independente. With Siriri, Feitiço, Evengelista and Camarão formed one of the most important attacking lines of the 1920s. In 1928, he was the top goalscorer of the Campeonato Paulista.
He scored the 1000th goal in Santos FC history against Atlas Flamengo in 1929. In total he scored 182 goals in 193 matches for Santos.
With the Brazilian national team he participated in the first edition of the World Cup in 1930, playing one match against Yugoslavia. He died at 84 years old.

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