Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior

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Junior
Personal information
Full name	Leovegildo Lins da Gama Junior
Date of birth	June 29, 1954 (1954-06-29) (age 53)
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Brazil
Playing position	Fullback / Midfielder
Youth clubs
1973-1974	Flamengo
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1974-1984 1984-1987 1987-1989 1989-1993	Flamengo Torino Pescara Calcio Flamengo	631 (50) 86 (12) 62 (6) 243 (27)
National team
1976-1992	Brazil	74 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Leovegildo Lins da Gama Junior (born June 29, 1954), known simply as Junior, was a Brazilian football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He was an attacking full-back who could play both sides. Defensively he wasn't the best but he possessed world-class dribbling skills, pace and stamina.

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, winning 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

• 1982 World Cup All-Star Team player
• 1985 Italian League Player of the Year
• 1992 Brazilian Footballer of the Year - Placar Magazine (Brazil)
• Most appearances in Flamengo's History - 857 apps
• FIFA 100

[edit] Beach Soccer

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

[edit] Career as a manager

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

[edit] External links

Preceded by Mauro Silva

Bola de Ouro Winner 1992

Succeeded by César Sampaio

v • d • e Brazil squad - 1982 FIFA 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

v • d • e Brazil squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Carlos • 2 Édson • 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