Fausto dos Santos (28 January 1905 – 29 March 1939), sometimes known as just Fausto, was a football (soccer) player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loaned to Barcelona. Popularly known as "Fausto, The Black Wonder" he was a pioneer to vindicate labor laws to footballers since the professionalization of Brazilian football in the beginning of the 1930s. He also played for other clubs, such as Bangu, Nacional of Montevideo and Flamengo. He died at the age of 34 of tuberculosis. Honours Club Campeonato Carioca (2): Vasco da Gama: 1929, 1934 Copa Catalunya (1): Barcelona: 1932 External links Pelé.Net Milton Neves 1905 births 1939 deaths Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers CR Vasco da Gama players CR Flamengo footballers Bangu Atlético Clube players Club Nacional de Football players FC Barcelona players 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Minas Gerais Brazilian expatriates in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Switzerland 1930 FIFA World Cup players SC Young Fellows Juventus players Association football midfielders Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)