🖤 Oscar Schmidt: legend’s death rocks football, see tributes | OneFootball

🖤 Oscar Schmidt: legend’s death rocks football, see tributes | OneFootball

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·17. April 2026

🖤 Oscar Schmidt: legend’s death rocks football, see tributes

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The death of Oscar Schmidt, a basketball legend, had an impact on the football world this Friday (17).

According to GE, Oscar suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest on Thursday (16) and was taken to Santa Ana Municipal Hospital and Maternity (HMSA), but did not survive.


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"Holy Hand" had a strong connection with football. He supported Santos until he was 38 years old (and had great admiration for Fluminense).

Later, however, Oscar Schmidt won a title with Corinthians' basketball team and became a supporter of Timão.

He also played for clubs such as Palmeiras and Flamengo and, of course, made history with the Brazilian national team.

For all these reasons, several Brazilian clubs paid tribute to Oscar Schmidt. Check out the posts below:

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