Rodolpho Barteczko best known as Patesko, was a Brazilian footballer

Football in Brazil

Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...

 who played striker. He was born in Curitiba

Curitiba

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, Brazil and died in Rio de Janeiro

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Of Polish

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 origin, in his career (1930–1943) he played for Palestra Itália

Palestra Itália

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, Força e Luz, Nacional

Club Nacional de Football

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 (where he won two Uruguayan championships in 1933 and 1934) and Botafogo

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Tournament

Campeonato Carioca

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 in 1935.

For the Brazilian team

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 he participated at the 1930

1930 FIFA World Cup

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, 1934

1934 FIFA World Cup

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, and 1938

1938 FIFA World Cup

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 World Cup

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s. He died at 77 years old.