He played for the Brazil national team and was a record nine times top scorer of the state championship of São Paulo.

He faced many barriers because of racism, and could not attend the same places where white players were, such as swimming pools, tennis courts and parties.

[1] Also Friedenreich found it hard to make connections and friends in the world of Brazilian football due to the color of his skin.

At some point in his life he married his wife Jonas and together they had a son who they named after Friedenreich's father, Oscar.

[2] He started his career influenced by his father, playing for SC Germânia, a Brazilian football team composed of German immigrants.

In the game, Friedenreich famously lost two of his front teeth due to a heavy slide tackle.

[3] He played twenty-two internationals, including wins in the 1919 and 1922 editions of the South American Championship, scoring ten goals.

São Paulo stars, like him (who was 38 years old), Filó (who was 1934 FIFA World Cup champion with Italy) and Feitiço, did not go to Uruguay.

His last match was against Fluminense on 21 July 1935 (the game ended in a 2–2 draw; he didn't score that day).

In Rio de Janeiro, there is a school with his name, located within the sports complex of Maracanã, near the main entrance, on the left of Bellini statue.

[9] Between 1909 and 1935 He was top scorer of the Liga Paulista in the following years:[12] Because of the internal quarrels and the ensuing split of the league into the LPF and APEA he had to share the top scorer title with the following players in the following years:[12] Paulistano São Paulo São Paulo State Team Brazil Individual