Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu (dʒiʁˈsew; June 15, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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 – September 15, 1995), was a football

Football (soccer)

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 player from Brazil

Brazil

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. He played as an attacking midfielder with many teams, in particular Botafogo

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

 and the Brazilian national team

Brazil national football team

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. He died at only 43 years old in a road accident. He played 84 games and scored 18 goals for Atlético Madrid. The fans of Atlético Madrid still remember him and he is considered one of the idols of the club.

Clubs

• 1970 - 1972 :  Brazil Coritiba
  Coritiba Foot Ball Club
  Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...
  
  
• 1973 - 1976 :  Brazil Botafogo
  Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
  Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...
  
  
• 1976 - 1976 :  Brazil Fluminense
  Fluminense Football Club
  Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
  
  
• 1977 - 1978 :  Brazil Vasco da Gama
  Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
  Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...
  
  
• 1978 - 1979 :  Mexico América
  Club América
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• 1979 - 1982 :  Spain Atlético Madrid
• 1982 - 1983 :  Italy Verona
  Hellas Verona F.C.
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• 1983 - 1984 :  Italy Napoli
  S.S.C. Napoli
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• 1984 - 1985 :  Italy Ascoli
  Ascoli Calcio 1898
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• 1985 - 1986 :  Italy Como
  Como Calcio 1907
  Calcio Como S.r.l. are an Italian football club, based in Como. The club was founded in 1907. The team's color is blue.Como have last been in Serie A in 2002–03; this was followed by three consecutive relegations that brought the team down in Serie C2 at the end of the season 2004–05 after having...
  
  
• 1986 - 1987 :  Italy Avellino
  U.S. Avellino
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• 1988 - 1988 :  Brazil Vasco da Gama
  Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
  Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...
  
  
• 1988 - 1988 :  United States Miami Sharks
• 1989 - 1990 :  Italy Harvey Bologna (futsal)
• 1989 - 1992 :  Italy Ebolitana
• 1992 - 1993 :  Italy Benevento
• 1993 - 1994 :  Italy Giampaoli Ancona (futsal)
• 1995 - 1995 :  Mexico Venados Yucatán

National team

Dirceu won 44 caps (14 non official), between June 1973 and May 1986, with the Brazilian national team

Brazil national football team

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, scoring seven goals.

He played the Football World Cup 1974, Football World Cup 1978 and Football World Cup 1982. He was due to go to the 1986 tournament, but was ruled out by injury. He played 11 games and scored 3 goals in the World Cup's.

Honours

• Winner Campeonato Paranaense
  Campeonato Paranaense
  Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
  
   (Paraná State championship) in 1971 and 1972 with Coritiba
  Coritiba Foot Ball Club
  Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...
  
  
• Winner Campeonato Carioca
  Campeonato Carioca
  The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
  
   (Rio de Janeiro State championship) in 1976 with Fluminense
  Fluminense Football Club
  Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
  
   and in 1977 and 1988 with Vasco da Gama
  Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
  Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...
  
  

Individual honours

• 1978 World Cup All-Star Team player

External links

• Player profile on National Football Teams