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Dirceu Krüger

(Photo by Alan Roger Galvão da Silva ©)

Subject(s): Dirceu Krüger
Sport: Football

Location: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Unveiled: 25/2/2016
Sculptor: Edgar Duvivier
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ

Inscription(s):
Inscribed on plinth: DIRCEU KRÜGER

Plaque: Dirceu Krüger. Nascdo em 11/04/1945, Dirceu Krüger chegou ao Coritiba em 24/02/1966. Em 2016 completou 50 anos de clube, tendo disputado 253 jogos como jogador e marcado 57 gols. Como treinador dirigiu a equipe em 185 partidas. Neste periodo, o clube conquistou 20 titlos estaduais e 4 titulos nacionais. Enquanto coordenador das categorias de base, participou directamente na formação de inúmeros craques alviverdes. Neste ano, foi inscrito no BID e entrou em campo como capitão pelo Campeonato Paranaense. Por este legado, com esta estátua, toda a coletividade Coxa-Branco imortiliza o "Flecha Loira" na histoira da Coritiba Foot Ball Club.
Translation: Dirceu Krüger. Born in 11/04/1945, Dirceu Krüger arrived at Coritiba in 24/02/1966. In 2016, he completed 50 years at the club, having played 253 games as a player and scored 57 goals. As coach, he managed the team in 185 matches. In this period, the club won 20 state titles and 4 national titles. As youth academy co-ordinator, he was directly involved in the development formation of numerous stars of the "alviverdes". This year, he was listed by the Brazilian Football Confederation’s BID and entered the field as a captain for a Paranaense Championship match. This statue is a legacy for the whole "White Thigh" community immortalizing the immorality the "Blonde Arrow" in the history of Coritiba Football Club.

Links: Sculptor Project


(Photo by Alan Roger Galvão da Silva ©)

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