Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior

Lins da Gama Júnior Leovegildo called, Júnior ( born June 29, 1954) is a former Brazilian footballer.

Life

Júnior played from 1974 to 1984 and from 1989 to 1993 for Flamengo Rio de Janeiro. He won four Brazilian championships, the last one in 1992 and the Copa Libertadores. In 1981 he won with Flamengo also the World Cup by a 3-0 win against Liverpool. 1984 to 1987 he played for Torino Calcio, from 1987 to 1989 for Pescara Calcio. Júnior is with 857 games played for Flamengo current record holder. He was honored with the Bola de Ouro 1992, the annual award for the best player in Brazil.

In the Brazilian national team, he played a total of 70 times and participated with the Seleção in 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups. At the World Championships in Spain in 1982, he was part of the so-called " Dream Team " to Zico and Sócrates, which is besides the Seleção in 1970 as the best Brazilian team of all time. Given the " Fantastic Four " in the midfield, which were formed from Zico, Sócrates, Falcão and Toninho Cerezo, was played by the very versatile and creative Júnior at left-back. He was, however, not a pure defender, but looked at the build-up play with. When sovereign 3:1 intermediate round win against the reigning world champions Argentina he scored a goal. Nevertheless, the different "dream team", since it lost in a legendary game 3-2 in the second match of the second round against Italy. The defeat caused much controversy in Brazil and as a result, ultimately, a rejection of the creative attacking football; although a draw would have been sufficient, the team played with the score at 2-2 unconditionally continue to win and lost. In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico Júnior then played as a dynamic playmaker in midfield alongside Sócrates. But once again, you missed the title by a defeat in a classic World Cup history; this time Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Michel Platini led by France on penalties.

After his retirement from football, he worked as a coach and television commentator. Júnior also played for a while and Beach Soccer in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2000 at the World Cups and world champion several times top scorer ( 1997, 1999 and 2000) and each time voted the best player of the tournament. In addition, he tried several times as a singer; shortly before the 1982 World Cup he took a " Voa Canarinho " titled after song, which sold 800,000 copies. From Pele, he was included in the list of the 125 greatest living soccer players (FIFA 100).

Clubs

  • Torino Calcio Serie A 1984/85 26 games - 7 goals
  • Torino Calcio Serie A 1985/86 30 games - 4 goals
  • Torino Calcio Serie A 1986/87 30 games - 1 goal
  • Pescara Calcio Serie A 1987/88 28 matches - 3 goals
  • Pescara Calcio Serie A 1988/89 34 matches - 3 goals

Summary

  • Serie A 148 games - 18 goals

Total: 148 games - 18 goals

  • Soccer Player (Brazil )
  • Brazilian champion ( football)
  • Person (Beach Soccer )
  • Born in 1954
  • Man
  • Brazil's soccer player of the year
  • Brazilian
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