Júnior

Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born June 29, 1954), known simply as Júnior, was a Brazilian football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Júnior recorded 74 appearances for the Brazilian National Team between 1976 and 1991, recording six goals. He appeared on both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

Júnior played for Flamengo during late 70s, 80s and early 90s, wining four Brazilian Championships (80/82/83/92), the 1981 Copa Libertadores and 1981 Intercontinental Cup. With 857 matches, he is the player with most appearances for Flamengo.

He also played for Italian clubs Torino and Pescara between 1984 and 1989.

Júnior, for a short time, was also a football manager. Coaching Flamengo in 1993, he was Supercopa Sudamericana runner-up. In 1997, once again as Flamengo's manager, he was runner-up in Brazilian Cup and Torneio Rio-São Paulo.

Honours

Club honours

Intercontinental Cup - 1981
Libertadores Cup - 1981
Brazilian National Championship - 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992
Brazil Cup 1990
Rio State Championship - 1974, 1978, 1979, 1979 (extra), 1981, 1991

International honours

1982 FIFA World Cup: Round 2 (Fifth place)
1983 Copa América - Runner-up
1986 FIFA World Cup: Quarter-finals (Fifth place)

Individual honours

1985 Italian League Player of the Year
1992 Footballer of the Year in Brazil - Placar Magazine (Brazil)
Beach Soccer World Championship Top Scorer
- 1997 - 11 goals
- 1998 - 14 goals
- 1999 - 10 goals
- 2000 - 13 goals
Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
Most appearances in Flamengo's History - 857 apps

Beach Soccer

World Championship 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Copa America 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Career as a manager

Flamengo
- 1993-1994 - 57 matches
- 1997 - 23 matches

External links

Futebol Cia (in Portuguese)

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