Offered in this lot are two Belfort Duarte Award medals issued by the Brazilian National Sports Council. Named after the early 20th century Brazilian defender João Evangelista Belfort Duarte, the medal was issued for the first time in 1946 to acknowledge soccer players who completed 10 years of play without receiving a red card. Belfort Duarte was known as a gentleman of the game, having admitted to a referee that he committed a foul in the penalty box during a game. One medal in this lot is attached to a green and yellow ribbon, while the other circular gold medal has no attachments. A high relief etching on the front of the medal attached to the ribbon reads “Belfort Duarte / Exemplar Disciplina” around a soccer ball. The back of the medal features an enameled CBF crest and a high relief etching of “Confederação Brasileira de Futebol / Brasil”. This medal comes in a blue presentation box.

The second medal is etched in high relief with “Premio Belfort Duarte / Exemplar Disciplina” around a soccer ball. The back of the medal features a version of the CBF crest with the Jules Rimet Trophy inside, as well as three stars etched in high relief above the crest to denote Brazil’s three World Cup titles at the time. This places the issuance of the medal between Brazil’s World Cup triumphs in 1970 and 1994. This lot comes with a LOA from a CBF employee. 

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