Dirceu

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Brazilian politician, see José Dirceu , for the Brazilian soccer player (* 1988) see Dirceu Wiggers de Oliveira Filho .

Dirceu José Guimarães , known by his stage name Dirceu (born June 15, 1952 in Curitiba , † September 15, 1995 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian football player .

Career

He played in attacking midfield on a variety of teams. He also played in the Brazilian national team and took part in three world championships. He started his career in Brazil and continued it in Mexico, Spain and Italy. For the Spanish first division club Atlético Madrid he played 84 times in three seasons and scored 18 goals. He died in a traffic accident at the age of 43.

Brazilian Olympic Team

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Dirceu was a member of the Brazilian soccer team. The tournament was catastrophic for the team and they were eliminated as the last in Group C in the first round. Dirceu scored two of the four Brazilian goals.

National team

Dirceu played 44 times for the Seleção between June 1973 and May 1986, scoring seven goals. He did not take part in the 1986 World Cup because of an illness. At world championships he scored three goals in 11 games.

• At the 1974 World Cup in Germany, he remained in the preliminary round as a substitute player without any use. Dirceu was only used in the second round and the game for third place, which Brazil lost to Poland.
• At the 1978 World Cup , Dirceu was substituted on in the first game in the 80th minute, but was then a regular player. He scored three goals, including the winning goal in the third-place match against Italy. Dirceu's performance in that tournament was later recognized by his election to the FIFA All-Star Team.
• At the 1982 World Cup, the 1982 Brazilian Seleção was considered one of the best of all time. Dirceu only appeared once in the first game in the first half of this World Cup and was otherwise on the bench.

societies

1970-1972: Coritiba FC 1973-1976: Botafogo FR 1976-1976: Fluminense FC 1977-1978: CR Vasco da Gama 1978–1979: Club America 1979–1982: Atlético Madrid

1982–1983: Hellas Verona 1983-1984: SSC Naples 1984-1985: Ascoli Calcio 1985-1986: Como Calcio 1986-1987: US Avellino 1988-1988: CR Vasco da Gama

1988-1988: Miami Sharks 1989–1990: Harvey Bologna ( futsal ) 1989-1992: Ebolitana 1925 1992-1993: Benevento Calcio 1993–1994: Giampaoli Ancona (futsal) 1995-1995: Atlético Yucatán

successes

• Winner of the Campeonato Paranaense 1971 and 1972 with Coritiba
• Winner of the Campeonato Carioca 1976 with Fluminense and 1977 and 1988 with Vasco da Gama
• He was elected to the 1978 FIFA All-Star Team.

Web links

• Dirceu in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)