Preguinho, nome de João Coelho Netto, foi atacante do Fluminense, capitão do Brasil na Copa de 1930 e autor do primeiro gol da Seleção em Copas do Mundo.
Preguinha
João Coelho Netto, nicknamed Preguinha, was born in Rio de Janeiro on February 8, 1905. Son of writer Coelho Netto, he built his entire football career at Fluminense from 1925 to 1939 and remained an amateur even after professionalization in 1933. At the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, he was the first captain of the Brazilian National Team at a World Cup. On July 14, he scored Brazil's first goal in the tournament's history in a 2-1 defeat to Yugoslavia. Later, he scored two goals in a 4-0 victory over Bolivia and finished as Brazil's top scorer in the tournament with three goals. Preguinha competed in ten sports and won titles in eight of them. The medal count varies by source: 387 in one, 357 in another. At Fluminense, he was one of the club's greatest strikers, served as football director and board member, and in 1952 became the institution's first Great Honorary Athlete. He died on October 1, 1979, at the age of 74.