Démosthenes Magalhães

In 1931 Démosthenes succeeded Fernando Giudicelli - who went on to play for FC Torino, being one of the first Brazilian men's footballers pursuing a career as a professional in Europe - in the mid-field of Fluminense FC in Rio de Janeiro.

On a visit to Rio in 1932 Giudicelli convinced Démosthenes to join him on the way back to Italy to play professionally too.

The technically gifted player had an excellent start, but soon ran into difficulties with regards to defending his claim to Italian origin, which caused him to be sidelined for some time.

After that he was transferred to Sampierdarenese of Genoa where he became part of their standard line-up and played in 28 league matches, finishing the season in 13th place.

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