Lauro de Mello

Brazilian footballer

Lauro
Personal information
Full name	Lauro de Mello
Date of birth	(1944-09-12) 12 September 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1967–1968	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1969	Palmeiras	8	(3)
International career
1968	Brazil Olympic	4	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023

Lauro de Mello (born 12 September 1944), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Trained in the youth sectors at Palmeiras, he only played from 1967 to 1969, in Campeonato Paulista matches.^[1]

In 1968, Lauro was part of the Brazil Olympic team that won the Pre-Olympic Tournament and disputed the 1968 Olympic Games, in Mexico City.^[2]^[3]

^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Lauro". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1964-1971". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "Lauro". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 November 2023.