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Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [aʁˈtuʁ ɐ̃ˈtũnis koˈĩbɾɐ], born 3 March 1953), better known as Zico ([ˈziku]), is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He played as an attacking midfielder. Zico is often called the "White Pelé". He was a very good playmaker. Zico had very good technical skills. He is regarded to be one of the most clinical finishers and best passers ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.[2][3][4] Zico is also widely known as the greatest Brazilian footballer to never win the World Cup. He was recognised as one of the world's best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Zico is recognized as one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists. He was able to bend the ball in all directions.[5] Zico scored the most goals from direct free kicks, with 101 goals.[6]
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Full name | Arthur Antunes Coimbra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 March 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kashima Antlers (technical director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1971 | Flamengo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1983 | Flamengo | 212 | (123) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Udinese | 39 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1989 | Flamengo | 37 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Kashima Antlers | 45 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 333 | (192) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1986 | Brazil | 71 | (48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Kashima Antlers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | CFZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Bunyodkor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Iraq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Al-Gharafa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | FC Goa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Kashima Antlers (technical director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club | Season | League | League | Regional League |
Cup1 | Continental2 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Flamengo | 1971 | Série A | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
1972 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
1973 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 0 | – | 35 | 8 | |||||
1974 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 19 | – | 50 | 30 | |||||
1975 | 27 | 10 | 28 | 30 | – | 55 | 40 | |||||
1976 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 18 | – | 47 | 32 | |||||
1977 | 18 | 10 | 29 | 27 | – | 47 | 37 | |||||
1978 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | – | 22 | 19 | |||||
1979 | 8 | 5 | (17 + 263) 43 | (26 + 343) 60 | – | 51 | 65 | |||||
1980 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 12 | – | 45 | 33 | |||||
1981 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 25 | – | 13 | 11 | 554 | 39 | |||
1982 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | – | 4 | 2 | 48 | 43 | |||
1983 | 25 | 19 | – | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 | |||||
Total | 212 | 123 | 273 | 231 | – | 21 | 16 | 507 | 370 | |||
Udinese | 1983–84 | Serie A | 24 | 19 | – | 9 | 5 | – | 33 | 24 | ||
1984–85 | 15 | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 20 | 6 | ||||
Total | 39 | 22 | – | 14 | 8 | – | 53 | 30 | ||||
Flamengo | 1985 | Série A | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | |||
1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | |||||
1987 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | 17 | 6 | |||||
1988 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 20 | 4 | |||||
1989 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | ||
Total | 37 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 23 | ||
Sumitomo Metals | 1991–92 | JSL2 | 22 | 21 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 24 | 22 | ||
Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||
1992 | J.League | – | 12 | 7 | – | 12 | 7 | |||||
1993 | 16 | 9 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 23 | 12 | ||||
1994 | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | 5 | |||||||
Total | 45 | 35 | – | 21 | 11 | – | 66 | 46 | ||||
Career Totals | 333 | 192 | 302 | 239 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 700 | 469 |
1Include Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, JSL Cup, J.League Cup, and Emperor's Cup 2Include Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana 3Campeonato Carioca extra tournament 4Include Intercontinental Cup
Brazil (official matches) | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1976 | 9 | 6 |
1977 | 7 | 6 |
1978 | 11 | 3 |
1979 | 5 | 5 |
1980 | 5 | 4 |
1981 | 12 | 10 |
1982 | 11 | 8 |
1983 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 5 | 3 |
1986 | 5 | 3 |
Total | 71 | 48 |
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Kashima Antlers | 1999 | 1999 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 66.67 |
CFZ | 2002 | 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
Japan | 2002 | 2006 | 71 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 52.11 |
Fenerbahçe | 2006 | 2008 | 120 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 61.67 |
Bunyodkor | 2008 | 2008 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 76.92 |
CSKA Moscow | 2009 | 2009 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 57.14 |
Olympiacos | 2009 | 2010 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 57.14 |
Iraq | 2011 | 2012 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45.45 |
Al-Gharafa | 2013 | 2014 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25.00 |
FC Goa | 2014 | 2016 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 38.30 |
Total | 319 | 166 | 74 | 79 | 52.04 |
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Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 February 1976 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 27 February 1976 | Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
3. | 28 April 1976 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
4. | 31 May 1976 | Yale Bowl, New Haven, United States | Italy | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
5. | 9 June 1976 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
6. | 1 December 1976 | Soviet Union | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
7. | 9 March 1977 | Colombia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier | |
8. | 23 June 1977 | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
9. | 14 July 1977 | Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia | Bolivia | 1–0 | 8–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
10. | 2–0 | |||||
11. | 4–0 | |||||
12. | 6–0 | |||||
13. | 1 May 1978 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Peru | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
14. | 17 May 1978 | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
15. | 14 June 1978 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Peru | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup |
16. | 17 May 1979 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Paraguay | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
17. | 17 May 1979 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |||
18. | 17 May 1979 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |||
19. | 2 August 1979 | Argentina | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1979 Copa América | |
20. | 16 September 1979 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
21. | 24 June 1980 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
22. | 29 June 1980 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | Poland | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
23. | 30 October 1980 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
24. | 2–0 | |||||
25. | 8 February 1981 | Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela | Venezuela | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
26. | 14 February 1981 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
27. | 14 March 1981 | Estádio Santa Cruz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
28. | 22 March 1981 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
29. | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||||
30. | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||
31. | 29 March 1981 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil | Venezuela | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
32. | 12 May 1981 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
33. | 15 May 1981 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | France | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
34. | 28 October 1981 | Estádio Olímpico, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
35. | 3 March 1982 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
36. | 5 May 1982 | Castelão, São Luís, Brazil | Portugal | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
37. | 19 May 1982 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
38. | 27 May 1982 | Parque do Sabiá, Uberlândia, Brazil | Republic of Ireland | 7–0 | 7–0 | |
39. | 18 June 1982 | Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | Scotland | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup |
40. | 23 June 1982 | New Zealand | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
41. | 2–0 | |||||
42. | 2 July 1982 | Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain | Argentina | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
43. | 8 June 1985 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Chile | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
44. | 2–0 | |||||
45. | 16 June 1985 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
46. | 30 April 1986 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
47. | 2–2 | |||||
48. | 3–2 |
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