Marinho Chagas foi um lateral-esquerdo brasileiro nascido em Natal, eleito o melhor da posição na Copa do Mundo de 1974. Disputou 36 jogos pela Seleção e morreu em 2014.
Marinho Chagas
Francisco das Chagas Marinho was born in Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte, on February 8, 1952. A left-back despite being right-handed, he became known as Marinho Chagas and began his career at Riachuelo, from Natal, before playing for ABC, the club through which he won the Potiguar Championship in 1970. After playing for Náutico, he joined Botafogo in 1972 and gained national prominence. At the 1974 World Cup in Germany, he was part of the Brazilian National Team that finished in fourth place and was named the best left-back of the tournament. For the National Team, between 1973 and 1977, he played 36 matches and scored 4 goals. He also played for Fluminense, New York Cosmos, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, São Paulo, Bangu, Fortaleza, América de Natal, and Los Angeles Heat. With São Paulo, he won the São Paulo State Championship in 1981. He received the Silver Ball award from Placar magazine in 1972, 1973, and 1981. Marinho Chagas died in João Pessoa, in Paraíba, on June 1, 2014, at age 62, following a gastrointestinal hemorrhage.