brazilian football musician and director

Antunes and the second or paternal family name is Coimbra. In this portuguese mention, the first or parental family name isand the second gear or paternal family name is Arthur Antunes Coimbra ( portuguese pronunciation : [ aʁˈtuʁ ɐ̃ˈtũnis koˈĩbɾɐ ], born 3 March 1953 ), better known as Zico ( [ ˈziku ] ), is a brazilian football coach and early player who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the “ White Pelé “, [ 2 ] he was a creative playmaker, with excellent technical skills, vision and an eye for goal, who is considered one of the most clinical finishers and best passers always, arsenic well as one of the greatest players of all time. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] One of the world ‘s best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, he is regarded as one of the best playmakers and unblock bang specialists in history, able to bend the ball in all directions. [ 7 ] As stated on goal.com, Zico is the musician that scored the most goals from direct barren kicks, with 101 goals. [ 8 ]

In 1999, Zico came eighth in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury right to vote, and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 tilt of the earth ‘s greatest living players. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] As stated by Pelé himself, considered one of the greatest players of all prison term, “ throughout the years, the one player that came closest to me was Zico ”. [ 11 ] With 48 goals in 71 official appearances for Brazil, Zico is the fifth highest goalscorer for his home team. [ 12 ] He represented Brazil in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They did not win any of those tournaments, evening though the 1982 police squad is considered one of the greatest brazilian home squads always. [ 13 ] Zico is often considered one of the best players in football history not to have been on a World Cup winning squad. He was chosen as the 1981 [ 14 ] and 1983 Player of the year. Zico has coached the japanese national team, appearing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and winning the asian Cup 2004, and Fenerbahçe, who were a quarter-finalist in 2007–08 in the Champions League under his command. He was announced as the steer coach of CSKA Moscow in January 2009. On 16 September 2009, Zico was signed by greek side Olympiacos for a biennial contract after the club ‘s former coach, Temuri Ketsbaia, was sacked. He was fired four months late, on 19 January 2010. [ 15 ] On 29 August 2011, Zico was appointed as coach of Iraq to lead them in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. He resigned on 29 November 2012. [ 16 ] Zico works equally technical conductor at Kashima Antlers .

early years [edit ]

An early Zico in 1971 Born in 1953, Zico came from a lower-middle-class family of Portuguese lineage, in the neighborhood of Quintino Bocaiúva, Rio de Janeiro. In common with many new Brazilians, he spent much of his youth dream of being a professional football player and skipped school to play football on the streets. His passion for the sport made him celebrated in the vicinity, where people would gather to see the male child ‘s bright performances against older children and teenagers. At that meter he was playing for Juventude, a local futsal street team run by his older brothers and friends, and had besides begun to play for futsal club River Futebol Clube on Sundays. His dub originated in Zico ‘s own kin, after increasingly short versions of Arthurzinho, which means “ fiddling Arthur ”. Arthurzinho then became Arthurzico, then Tuzico and, ultimately, Zico, a version created by his cousin Ermelinda “ Linda ” Rolim. [ 17 ] In 1967, at 14 years old, he had a schedule trial at América, where his brothers Antunes [ 18 ] and Edu were professional players. But on a Sunday, during a River match, Zico scored 9 goals and caught the attention of radio reporter Celso Garcia, who asked Zico ‘s forefather to take him to a trial at Flamengo rather. Being a Flamengo fan, Zico had his father ‘s approval, beginning his path towards becoming one of the most admired players in the history of the sport .

Youth career [edit ]

Zico was not physically potent, and his story of determination and discipline began with a hard muscle and body development program conducted by the physical education teacher José Roberto Francalacci. A combination of hard work and besides a special diet sponsored by his team enabled Zico to develop a strong body and become an athlete. This by and by proved to be substantive for his success. [ 19 ] During 1971 and 1972, he shifted from young person to professional team and back. Coach Fleitas Solich had assurance in Zico ‘s abilities and promoted him, on the other hand the situation changed when the Paraguayan coach left and Zagallo took over. He believed Zico to be excessively young and sent him rear to the young person team. Things alone improved for Zico when Joubert, his first coach at the young team, was appointed the newly coach for the seniors and in full promoted him after 116 matches and 81 goals in the youth team .

Club career [edit ]

Flamengo ( 1971–1983 ) [edit ]

Zico while playing in Flamengo in 1981 While at Flamengo, Zico was a key musician during the most glorious period of the team ‘s history. Along with many early titles, in his first gear period at Flamengo he led the team to victory in the 1981 Copa Libertadores, the 1981 Intercontinental Cup and four national titles ( 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1987 ). On the field, Zico made goals in all conceivable ways, was besides a bang-up assister and team organizer and was known for his excellent vision of the field. He was a bipedal actor and an adept at dislodge kicks. [ 13 ]

Udinese ( 1983–1985 ) [edit ]

After receiving offers from A.S. Roma and A.C. Milan, moving to Italy seemed right and a four-million dollar marriage proposal from Udinese was on the table. Such an amount of money made bigger club blackmail the FIGC ( italian Football Federation ) that blocked the transfer expecting fiscal guarantees. This caused a commotion in Udine as enrage Friulians flocked to the streets in protest against the italian confederation and the federal government. diachronic reasons would make them shout “ O Zico, o Austria! “ ( “ Either Zico or Austria ” ). At the end of the controversy, the softwood went through and though leaving Flamengo fans in gloominess, Zico made the Friulians fans finally dream of better days. In the 1983–84 Serie A, his first in Italy, his partnership with Franco Causio promised to take Udinese to a higher degree, gaining respect from giants Juventus and Roma. His free kicks caused such an affect that television sports programs would debate how to stop them. Despite his excellent operation, the baseball club ‘s season ended in disappointment as Udinese, in malice of scoring about twice as many goals as the previous year, only gathered 32 points and was ninth in the final stand, losing three places in comparison to 1982–83. Zico scored 19 goals, [ 20 ] one fewer than top scorekeeper Michel Platini, having played 4 fewer matches than the french football player due to an injury. Plus, he was vote 1983 Player of the year by World Soccer Magazine. His following season would be punctuated by injuries and suspensions for openly attacking referees. He besides used to complain about the control panel ‘s lack of ambition for not signing competitive players, which made the team excessively dependent on him. furthermore, italian tax officials pressed charges against him for tax evasion. Pressured, Zico delivered an amazing display against Diego Maradona ‘s Napoli, his last catch as a bianconero, and returned to Brazil and Flamengo, sponsored by a group of companies. He became a sports fan favorite with his spectacular goals and is placid adored now by all Udinese fans. [ 21 ]

back to Flamengo ( 1985–1989 ) [edit ]

only one month after returning, he suffered a severe knee injury after a crimson fishing gear from Bangu ‘s defender Marcio Nunes, which interrupted his career for respective months, even affecting his form in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Recovered from injuries, things improved for Zico in 1987 when he led Flamengo to the Copa União title. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] December 1989 marks Zico ‘s last official appearance for Flamengo in a brazilian National Championship match against rivals Fluminense. Zico scored the first goal and Flamengo won the match 5–0. [ 24 ] Two months late, at Maracanã, he would play his end match ever as a Flamengo musician facing a World Cup Masters team composed of names like Eric Gerets, Claudio Gentile, Franco Causio, Alberto Tarantini, Jorge Valdano, Mario Kempes, Paul Breitner, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Falcão. [ 25 ] With 731 matches for Flamengo, Zico is the player with the 2nd most appearances for the clubhouse. His 508 goals make him the club ‘s top scorekeeper ever. [ 26 ] The achievements of the greatest idol in Flamengo ‘s history [ 27 ] [ 28 ] inspired the brazilian singer Jorge Ben Jor to write a birdcall in his honor – Camisa 10 da Gávea – helping create the mystique of the club ‘s number 10 .

brief retirement [edit ]

Zico represented Brazil in the World Cup of Masters, scoring in the concluding of the 1990 and 1991 editions. After Brazil ‘s first presidential election in many years, the new president of the united states Fernando Collor de Mello appointed Zico as his Minister of Sports. Zico stayed at this political assignment for about a year and his most authoritative contribution was a piece of legislation dealing with the business side of sport teams .

Kashima Antlers ( 1991–1994 ) [edit ]

In 1991, Zico interrupted his political assignment when he accepted an extend to join the Sumitomo Metals in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, at the clock in the second grade, to help the club secure a place in Japan ‘s first fully professional football league that was set to formally launch in 1993 – J1 League. Zico played for Sumitomo in 1991–92, the last season before the erstwhile Japan Soccer League was disbanded, and finished as the second class ‘s top scorekeeper. When the newly league launched, In the opening meet of the J.League he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 winnings over Nagoya Grampus. [ 29 ] The modest township clubhouse, promoted and rebranded Kashima Antlers, was not expected to compete with richer, more glamorous clubs like Yokohama Marinos and Verdy Kawasaki. Zico, however, helped the Antlers to win the J.League Suntory Series and a runner-up ending in its inaugural season, leading the club to cement its space among the league ‘s elite. On 15 June 1994, he scored the concluding finish in his career in a 2–1 win over Júbilo Iwata. [ 30 ] His discipline, endowment and professionalism meshed very well with japanese culture and his influence earned him the dub サッカーの神様 ( sakkā no kamisama ) from japanese football fans. [ 31 ] He became a local legend in Japan for having built a rival from about nothing and putting the city of Kashima on the function. A statue in his honor stands outside Kashima Soccer Stadium. [ 32 ]

International career [edit ]

An episode related to Brazil national football team about made Zico give up on his career. He made his international debut in the south american Qualifier to the 1972 Summer Olympics playing 5 matches and scoring the qualifying finish against Argentina. Despite this fact, he was n’t called up to the Munich games. He felt extremely frustrated and told his forefather in depress he wanted to stop play football. He was evening absent from training at Flamengo for 10 days, being later convinced otherwise by his brothers. In the hatchway group match of the 1978 World Cup against Sweden, Zico headed a corner kick into the goal in the final infinitesimal of the match, obviously breaking a 1–1 tie. however, in a call that became ill-famed, the Welsh referee Clive Thomas disallowed the goal, saying that he had blown the whistle to end the couple while the ball was distillery in the air from a corner. [ 2 ] In the irregular round, he scored from a penalty in a 3–0 gain over Peru. Zico finally won a bronze decoration with Brazil at the tournament, defeating Italy in the 3rd place final examination. [ 33 ] Zico besides won another bronze decoration with Brazil in the 1979 Copa América. The 1982 World Cup would see Zico as part of a fantastic team, side by side with Falcão, Sócrates, Éder, Cerezo and Júnior. In hurt of his 4 goals and the great total of skill in that team ( Zico was involved in eight back-to-back goals scored by Brazil ), the team was defeated 3–2 by Paolo Rossi and Italy in the final examination match of the second attack group stage. [ 2 ] He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup while still injured and entirely appeared as a second-half ersatz throughout the tournament ; [ 2 ] in the quarter-final match against France during regulation fourth dimension, he helped Brazil win a punishment, but then missed his kick. [ 34 ] The equal ended in a affiliation which led to a gunfight. Zico then scored his goal, but penalties missed by Sócrates and Júlio César saw Brazil knocked out of the tournament. [ 2 ] Having been cleared of all the tax evasion charges by italian officials in 1988, [ 35 ] Zico decided to pay a tribute to Udine, the city that had madly welcomed him six years before, and played his farewell match for the Seleção in March 1989 losing 1–2 to a World All-Stars team at Stadio Friuli. [ citation needed ]

stylus of bid [edit ]

A classical total 10, Zico normally played as an attacking midfielder, although he was besides capable of playing in several early attacking and midfield positions, and was besides deployed as a central midfielder, as a moment striker or inside forward, or even as an outright fore ; he is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all meter. [ 5 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] A diminutive playmaker, with a small, lissome physique, although he was naturally right-footed, he was basically a bipedal actor, who was known for his flair, accelerate, exceptional technique, ball control and dribbling skills, a well as his use of tricks and feints to beat opponents with the ball. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 13 ] [ 36 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Former Dutch international Ruud Gullit rated Zico as “ one of the best dribblers in the history of the game ”, describing him as “ very agile ”. [ 43 ] Although he was not physically imposing, Zico was a quick, arrant and highly creative player, with excellent vision, who is considered to be one of the best passers of all time and was known for his trademark no-look passes. [ 4 ] [ 36 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] In accession to being an elect creator of goalscoring opportunities, Zico was besides a fecund goalscorer himself and an excellent finisher, ascribable to his knock-down and accurate hit ability, which made him highly clinical in front of goal ; as such he is besides regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the game. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 36 ] [ 41 ] He was besides a set-piece specialist, who was renowned for his ability to bend the ball and score from dead musket ball situations and is considered to be one of the greatest free-kick takers of all time. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 13 ] [ 36 ] Zico ‘s singular free bang technique, which saw him stead significant importance on his standing foot, much saw him lean back and raise his knee at a very high lean when hitting the ball with his instep, frankincense enabling him to lift it high over the rampart, before it dropped back down again ; his method of striking the ball allowed him to score detached kicks tied from close range, within 20 to 16 metres from the goal, or even from merely outside the penalty area. furthermore, due to his proficiency, brain, unpredictability and accuracy in dead ball situations, he was able of placing the ball in either lead or bottom corner on either slope of the goal, which made it difficult for goalkeepers to read his complimentary kicks. [ 36 ] [ 46 ] [ 47 ] His ability from set-pieces inspired several other specialists, such as Roberto Baggio and Andrea Pirlo. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] In addition to his footballing skills, Zico was besides known for his leadership, mental strength and determination, adenine well as his stamen, dedication and for having an outstanding work-ethic ; [ 2 ] [ 38 ] [ 46 ] indeed, he was much known for staying behind in education to practice and refine his free kicks. [ 46 ] Throughout his career, Zico was nicknamed O Galinho ( “ The small Rooster ”, in Portuguese ). [ 50 ] Despite his ability, his career was plagued by injuries. [ 51 ]

retirement [edit ]

Zico retired from professional football during the 1994 season but received an invitation to play beach soccer, winning the Beach Soccer World Cup 1995. Scoring 12 goals, he was the top scorer and was named the best musician of the tournament. He returned to Kashima to become the Antlers ‘ technical adviser in 1995, splitting his fourth dimension between Japan and Brazil – where he calm managed to find time to play beach soccer. One class belated, in 1996, he founded CFZ ( Zico Football Centre ) in Rio de Janeiro. Zico founded another club, named CFZ de Brasília, in 1999 .

Coaching career [edit ]

Japan [edit ]

After the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Japan Football Association looked for a replacement for the outgoing Philippe Troussier, and chose Zico as his successor. Despite his miss of coaching know besides his stretch as Brazil ‘s technical coordinator during the 1998 World Cup, Zico had great understand of japanese soccer from his act days and his role as Kashima ‘s technical director. In addition, JFA had grown tired of Troussier ‘s clashes with the media while the players were frustrated with his micromanagement. In line, Zico commanded esteem from reporters and urged players to express themselves on the lurch. [ 52 ] Although Zico attempted to instill a free-flowing, attacking brain to the team, his regimen got off to an uneven beginning, which included a 4–1 passing to Argentina in 2003. Japan had a goodly show at that year ‘s Confederations Cup but struggled again in the begin of 2004, only narrowly beating Oman in the first stage of qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and several players were suspended after a drink in incident. [ 53 ] Although Japan had not lost in its nine previous matches, he was rumored to be on the verge of resigning and a small group of fans marched in the streets of Tokyo demanding his dismissal. [ 54 ] He stayed on, however, and won the 2004 asian Cup despite intimidation from taiwanese fans and a team that featured equitable one European-based musician, Shunsuke Nakamura. [ 55 ] He then helped Japan qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with precisely one loss. Despite the rocky start, injuries to key players and even a bizarre offer from Garforth Town, [ 56 ] Zico led Japan to its third World Cup finals appearance and the third base asian Cup title in four tries. His japanese team was heavily influenced by Brazil ‘s short passing style and he was flexible adequate to switch between 4–4–2 and 3–5–2 formations. In addition, he has had a goodly record on european soil, beating Czech Republic and Greece and drawing with England, Brazil and Germany. however, Japan failed to win a individual meet at the Finals, losing doubly ( to Australia and Brazil ) and drawing once ( to Croatia ), and scoring just two goals while conceding seven. He resigned from Japan at the end of the World Cup campaign .

Fenerbahçe [edit ]

In July 2006, signed a biennial manage with Fenerbahçe. [ 57 ] He won the league title in 2007 and won Turkish Super Cup on the first year of his subcontract. Under his command Fenerbahçe has qualified from UEFA Champions League 2007–08 groups degree for the first time of club ‘s history and exhaust Sevilla FC to become a quarter-finalist in 2007–08 season. so far, he besides is the team ‘s most successful director in the history of the European arena. Zico was given a new dub by Fenerbahçe fans : Kral Arthur ( meaning “ King Arthur ” in Turkish ). For the team ‘s dub King Arthur and his Knights. In a new world chat hosted by uefa.com he pointed out that it is unlikely he will sign a condense extension with Fenerbahçe. This was confirmed on 10 June 2008 when he resigned as Fenerbahçe coach. On 8 September 2008, Zico revealed that he would be interest taking over the vacant managers position at Newcastle United following the resignation of Kevin Keegan. He is quoted saying “ The Newcastle job is one that I would be very matter to in taking. It would be a privilege and an honor, I ‘ve constantly wanted to experience the Premier League as I believe I could enjoy much success coach in England. ” He besides commented that he is n’t bothered about the structure of the board at Newcastle United, “ I am used to working aboard technical directors so this is n’t an return for me. It ‘s normal for me to work in those conditions. ”

Bunyodkor, CSKA Moscow and Olympiakos [edit ]

Zico in 2009 as coach of PFC CSKA Moscow In 2008, he coached FC Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan, where he won the Uzbekistani Cup and the Uzbek League. He subsequently took over at russian side CSKA Moscow but was fired on 10 September 2009. Less than a week former Zico signed a 2-year contract with Olympiacos F.C. . [ 58 ] [ 59 ] Despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries, he led the greek cabaret to a comfortable second space in Group H of the Champions League, earning the qualification to the hard stage. In the Greek Superleague his first results were besides impressive, but the success lasted only till early winter and the fans started to complain about both the results and the play manner of the team. On 19 January 2010, after a negative series of 4 matches with precisely one win, though his team lost only two times ( twelve wins and four withdraw ) in the Greek Superleague, Zico was sacked. [ 60 ]

iraq [edit ]

He signed a sign with Iraq Football Federation on 28 August 2011 and beginning managed the national team in a match against Jordan on 2 September 2011. Zico resigned as passenger car of the Iraqi national team on 27 November 2012 after small more than a class in the station, saying the nation ‘s football association had failed to fulfill the terms of his sign. He had 10 wins and six draws in 21 games with Iraq .
On 6 August 2013, he signed a biennial deal to coach, Al-Gharafa. [ 61 ]

FC Goa [edit ]

indian Super League side FC Goa signed Zico as their coach for the debut temper in 2014. [ 62 ] Though Goa had a slowly starting signal to the season, they ultimately qualified for the semifinals with a game in hand by defeating Chennaiyin FC. [ 63 ] In 2015 FC Goa did actually well to reach the final. finally Goa lost 3–2 to Chennaiyin FC. Zico has been regarded as Goa ‘s new legend among the local fan nucleotide. In January 2017, FC Goa confirmed ending their three-year association with Zico. Keeping the logistic challenges of the approaching season in judgment, the two parties amicably came to this decision .

administrative roles [edit ]

Zico was a film director at Kashima Antlers between 1996 and 2002. [ 64 ] On 30 May 2010, it was announced that Zico would become the newly Flamengo ‘s football director on a four-year deal, coming back to the team where he won his most authoritative honors after 25 years. This rejoinder, however, lasted only five months as he resigned due to disagreements with the circuit board. On 10 June 2015, Zico formally announced he would run for the FIFA presidency function after the recent announcement of Sepp Blatter ‘s resignation following the alleged corruption surrounding the winning bids from Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. In August 2018, Zico returned to Kashima Antlers as technical director, 16 years after his previous spell as a director at the clubhouse. [ 65 ]

personal life [edit ]

Zico is the grandson of Fernando Antunes Coimbra ( paternal grandfather ) and Arthur Ferreira district attorney Costa Silva ( enate grandfather ), both Portuguese. His father, José Antunes Coimbra, besides Portuguese ( b. Tondela, 1901 ; d. Rio de Janeiro, 1986 ), came to Brazil at age of 10. Zico ‘s mother, Matilde Ferreira district attorney Silva Costa, was born in 1919. Zico was the youngest of six children—Maria José ( Zezé ), Antunes, Nando, Edu and Antônio ( Tonico ). In 1969 Zico met his future wife, Sandra Carvalho de Sá. In 1970 the couple became engaged and married in 1975. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] [ 68 ] Sandra ‘s sister, Sueli, is Edu ‘s wife. Zico has three sons, Arthur Jr., Bruno and Thiago. [ 69 ] Zico is besides a member of the legendary squad Classic Eleven from the FIFA video recording games series. Zico is Roman Catholic. [ 70 ]

career statistics [edit ]

actor [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

  • This information is based on Zico’s senior career totals.[71]

Club

Season

League

League

Regional
League

Cup1

Continental2

Total

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Flamengo
1971
Série A
15
2
2
0

17
2

1972
4
0
2
0

6
0

1973
26
8
9
0

35
8

1974
19
11
31
19

50
32

1975
27
10
28
30

55
40

1976
20
14
27
18

47
32

1977
18
10
29
27

47
37

1978
0
0
22
19

22
19

1979
8
5
(17 + 263) 43
(26 + 343) 60

51
65

1980
19
21
26
12

45
40

1981
8
3
33
25

13
11
554
39

1982
23
20
21
21

4
2
48
44

1983
25
19

3
3
28
20

Total
212
123
273
231

20
16
506
378

Udinese
1983–84
Serie A
24
19

9
5

33
24

1984–85
15
3

5
3

20
6

Total
39
22

14
8

53
30

Flamengo
1985
Série A
3
1
3
2

6
3

1986
0
0
4
3

4
3

1987
12
5
5
1

17
6

1988
14
4
6
0

20
4

1989
8
2
11
2
7
3
1
0
27
7

Total
37
12
29
8
7
3
1
0
74
23

Sumitomo Metals
1991–92
JSL2
22
21

2
1

24
22

Kashima Antlers
1992
J.League

12
7

12
7

1993
17
9

7
3

24
12

1994
7
5

7
5

Total
46
35

21
11

67
46

Career Totals

334

192

302

239

42

22

21

16

700

469

1Include Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, JSL Cup, J.League Cup, and Emperor ‘s Cup
2Include Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana
3 Campeonato Carioca extra tournament
4Include Intercontinental Cup

International [edit ]

Brazil
(official matches)

Year
Apps
Goals

1976
9
6

1977
7
6

1978
11
3

1979
5
5

1980
5
4

1981
12
10

1982
11
8

1983
1
0

1984
0
0

1985
5
3

1986
5
3

Total
71
48

managerial statistics [edit ]

[ 72 ]

Team

From

To

Record

G
W
D
L
Win %

Kashima Antlers

1999

1999

15
10
2
3
0 66.67
CFZ

2002

2002

3
0
3
0
00

0.00
Japan

2002

2006

71
37
16
18
0 52.11
Fenerbahçe

2006

2008

120
74
28
18
0 61.67
Bunyodkor

2008

2008

13
10
1
2
0 76.92
CSKA Moscow

2009

2009

35
20
5
10
0 57.14
Olympiacos

2009

2010

21
12
4
5
0 57.14
Iraq

2011

2012

22
10
6
6
0 45.45
Al-Gharafa

2013

2014

20
5
7
8
0 25.00
FC Goa

2014

2016

47
18
12
17
0 38.30

Total

319
166
74
79
0 52.04

Honours [edit ]

[ 73 ]

player [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

Kashima Antlers

International [edit ]

Brazil (Beach soccer)

individual [edit ]

Records [edit ]

  • Top scorer in Flamengo’s history – 508 goals[26]
  • Top scorer in Maracanã Stadium – 333 goals[89]
  • Japan Soccer League record for goals scored in straight matches – 11 goals in 10 matches (1992)
  • Flamengo record holder – Top scorer in a single season – 81 goals (1979)

coach [edit ]

club [edit ]

Fenerbahçe
Bunyodkor
CSKA Moscow
Olympiacos
FC Goa
  • Indian Super League runners-up: 2015

International [edit ]

Japan

Statistics [edit ]

Goals by year

Year
Apps
Goals

1976
9
6

1977
7
6

1978
11
3

1979
5
5

1980
5
4

1981
12
10

1982
11
8

1983
1
0

1984
0
0

1985
5
3

1986
5
3

Total
71
48

Goals by competition

Competition

Goals

Friendlies
30

FIFA World Cup qualification
11

FIFA World Cup tournaments
5

Copa América tournaments
2

Total
48

International goals [edit ]

Scores and results; list Brazil’s goal tally first.[90]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

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