Djalma Dias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Dias. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Djalma Pereira Dias Júnior (21 August 1939 – 1 May 1990) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.

Djalma Dias

Personal information
Full name	Djalma Pereira Dias Júnior
Date of birth	(1939-08-21)August 21, 1939
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	May 1, 1990(1990-05-01) (aged 50)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1961	América (RJ)
1962–1968	Palmeiras
1968	Atlético Mineiro
1969–1970	Santos
1971–1974	Botafogo
International career
1965–1969	Brazil	21	(?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

During his career, Djalma Dias played for América Football Club - where he won the Rio state championship of 1960 -, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Clube Atlético Mineiro, Santos Futebol Clube and Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, retiring in 1974 at the age of 35.

He played 21 times for the Brazil national team, but did not attend any major international tournament. He died of cardiorespiratory arrest at the age of 50.

Personal

He was born in Rio de Janeiro and lived there all his life. One of Djalma Dias' sons, Djalminha, was also a footballer, a talented attacking midfielder who played for Deportivo de La Coruña, retiring in 2004.