Jos� Carlos Bauer, commonly known as "Bauer", was a former Brazilian football player and manager. Born in S�o Paulo, he was the son of a Swiss man and an Afro-Brazilian woman. He was normally a defensive midfielder, Bauer was one of the finest Brazilian midfielders of his generation. In career he played for S�o Paulo and Botafogo. He won six S�o Paulo State Championship. For Brazil national football team he played 29 matches, won Copa Am�rica 1949 and participated at two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1950 and 1954. His last match in this tournament is famous Battle of Berne. After he retired he managed Ferrovi�ria de Araraquara. Curiously, in a trip of Ferrovi�ria in Mozambique, Bauer saw a young Eus�bio. Very impressed with him, Bauer indicated Eus�bio to S�o Paulo, which denied him. Then, he talked with his former coach in S�o Paulo, B�la Guttmann, about Eus�bio. Guttmann, who was coaching Benfica at the time, brought him to the Est�dio da Luz. He died on February 4, 2007, in S�o Paulo. [More at Wikipedia]

November 21st, 1925 in São Paulo  /  Died:   Feb 4th, 2007