Oscar Alfredo Sebastião Cox (20 January 18806 October 1931) was an English-Brazilian sportsman who introduced football to the city of Rio de Janeiro and founded Fluminense, one of Brazil's most traditional and popular football clubs.
Biography
Born to a wealthy family of English Brazilian heritage, his father was an English diplomat working in South America. Oscar did his studies in Lausanne, where he got acquainted with the practice of football. Upon returning from Switzerland, Oscar tried to disseminate this activity in the city of Rio de Janeiro. On 22 September 1901, Oscar was able to organize the first football match in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
After his death in France his remains were transferred to Rio de Janeiro.
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See also
- Henry Welfare