Roberto Claudio Milar Decuadra (born April 6, 1974 in Chuy

Chuy

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 – January 16, 2009 in Canguçu

Canguçu

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, Brazil

Brazil

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), or simply Claudio Milar, was an Uruguay

Uruguay

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an football striker, who played last for Brasil de Pelotas.

Career

He started in the youth categories of Nacional Montevideo

Club Nacional de Football

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.
Other professional clubs: Juventude (Brazil)

Esporte Clube Juventude

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, Portuguesa (Brazil)

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos

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, Santa Cruz (Brazil)

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...

, Matonense (Brazil)

Sociedade Esportiva Matonense

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, Brasil de Pelotas (Brasil)

Grêmio Esportivo Brasil

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 ŁKS Łódź (Poland), Club Africain (Tunisia)

Club Africain

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, Botafogo (Brazil)

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

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, Hapoel Kfar Saba (Israel)

Hapoel Kfar Saba

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, and MKS Pogoń Szczecin.

He came back to Brasil de Pelotas in 2009. Claudio had first played for the third division club in 2002, and scored over 100 goals in just over 200 games in his career there.

Death

On January 16, 2009, Claudio, one of his teammates, Régis, and the goalkeeper coach Giovani Guimarães were killed in a bus accident in Canguçu

Canguçu

Canguçu is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil....

, Brazil

Brazil

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. The bus tumbled into a 130-foot ravine while returning with the rest of the team after an exhibition victory over Santa Cruz, another third division club.

Reactions

On 19th Feb 2009, in a match between Brasil Pelotas and Ulbra Canoas, striker Rogério Pereira celebrated the final goal in Ulbra’s 5-2 away win by heading over to the home supporters and making a gesture said to be imitating Claudio Milar. This infuriated the home fans and many of the late Milar's teammates who instantly set upon Pereira. The Ulbra striker received many kicks and punches, before the scene was calmed down by the referee and his assistants, albeit not before 3 Ulbra players and 4 Brasil players were sent off. His last club Brasil de Pelotas saved his number 7 and banned the number forever.