Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Alfredo `` Brilhante '' da Costa , best known as Brilhante ( November 5 , 1904 -- June 8 , 1980 ) was a Brazilian football central defender .
Simplified: Alfredo Brilhante da Costa ( born 11 March , 1904 ) is a former Brazilian football player .