Jair Bala
He would still play for XV de Piracicaba and Santos, being a direct substitute for Pelé in several games, until returning to América Mineiro in 1970, when in 1971 he was champion and top scorer for the team.[4] Bala began his coaching career in the second division of Minas Gerais in 1976, and then went on to play for América Mineiro's youth team.In 1980, at Londrina, he was champion of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B that year, making history with the club from the interior of Paraná.He would manage América on other occasions, in addition to Cruzeiro in 1986 and other modest teams from Minas Gerais throughout most of the 90s.[6] Jair Bala died in Belo Horizonte, 27 December 2022, aged 79, victim of a stroke.