Júnior

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For another Brazilian footballer called Junior, see Jenílson Ângelo de Souza.

Júnior
Personal information
Full name	Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior
Date of birth	June 29, 1954
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Brazil
Nickname	Capacete (The Helmet)
Position	Fullback / Midfielder
Youth clubs
1973-1974	Flamengo
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1974-1984 1984-1987 1987-1989 1989-1993	Flamengo Torino FC Pescara Calcio Flamengo	614 (40) 86 (12) 62 (6) 243 (33)
National team
1976-1992	Brazil	74 (6)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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.

He recorded 74 appearances for the Brazilian National Team, between May 1979 and December 1992, recording six goals. He appeared in both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

Junior 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.

Junior, 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.

Contents 1 Honours 1.1 Club honours 1.2 International honours 1.3 Individual honours 1.4 Beach Soccer 2 Career as a manager 3 External links

[edit] Honours

[edit] 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

[edit] International honours

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Beach Soccer

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

[edit] Career as a manager

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

[edit] External links

	Brazil squad - 1982 World Cup
1 Valdir Peres | 2 Leandro | 3 Oscar | 4 Luizinho | 5 Toninho Cerezo | 6 Júnior | 7 Paulo Isidoro | 8 Sócrates | 9 Serginho | 10 Zico | 11 Éder | 12 Paulo Sérgio | 13 Edevaldo | 14 Juninho | 15 Falcão | 16 Edinho | 17 Pedrinho | 18 Batista | 19 Renato | 20 Roberto Dinamite | 21 Dirceu | 22 Carlos | Coach: Santana

	Brazil squad - 1986 World Cup Quarter Finalists
1 Carlos | 2 Edson | 3 Oscar | 4 Edinho | 5 Falcão | 6 Júnior | 7 Müller | 8 Casagrande | 9 Careca | 10 Zico | 11 Edivaldo | 12 Paulo Vitor | 13 Josimar | 14 Júlio César | 15 Alemão | 16 Mauro Galvão | 17 Branco | 18 Sócrates | 19 Elzo | 20 Silas | 21 Valdo | 22 Leão | Coach: Santana