Lico (footballer, born 1951)

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Antônio Nunes, better known as Lico (born 9 August 1951) is a Brazilian former professional football player and manager who played as a midfielder and striker. He was a club icon for Brazilian football clubs Joinville and Flamengo, winning the 1981 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with the latter.[1]

Lico
Personal information
Full name Antônio Nunes
Date of birth (1951-08-09) 9 August 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 América (SC)
1973Grêmio (loan)
1974–1975 Figueirense
1976 Marcílio Dias
1976–1979 Avaí
1979–1980 Joinville 159 (26)
1980–1984 Flamengo 128 (17)
1981Joinville (loan)
1990 Flamengo 1 (0)
Total 288 (43)
Managerial career
1989 Avaí
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Playing career

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Born in Santa Catarina, Lico began his professional career with América of Joinville in 1970. Two years later, he was loaned to Grêmio where he was a reserve for six months in 1973. Following this loan he returned to Santa Catarina football, playing for Figueirense, Marcílio Dias, Avaí and Joinville. For Joinville the left-winger was a two-time state champion (1979-80), becoming an idol of the fans.

In 1980, Lico moved to Rio de Janeiro joining Flamengo. He would arrive at the club at the request of manager Cláudio Coutinho to be a substitute for Zico.[2] Lico did not become a starter immediately. He made sporadic appearances in the Campeonato Carioca that year, mostly coming off the bench. He returned to Joinville on loan at the beginning of 1981 but returned to Flamengo in May, fortunate to play alongside stars Zico, Leandro, Andrade, Júnior and Adílio, being a key part of the club's historic conquest of the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup of 1981.

After two knee surgeries, Lico was forced to retire in 1984 at the age of 33.

Managerial career

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After retiring from play, Lico turned to managing. He only managed clubs from his home region in the south of Brazil including Londrina, Avaí, and Joinville.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 6 February 1990[3]
Club Season State League National League Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 1980 5 0 0 0 - 2 0 7 0
1981 13 5 0 0 5 0 1 0 19 5
1982 21 3 19 2 4 1 12 2 56 8
1983 7 1 9 2 1 0 2 0 19 3
1984 2 0 14 0 7 1 3 0 26 1
1990 - - - 1 0 1 0
Career total 48 9 42 4 17 2 21 2 128 17

International

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Titles

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Figueirense

Joinville

Flamengo

References

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  1. ^ "Lico, um campeão do mundo". www.nsctotal.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ Paulo, Por SporTV comSão. "Para Carpegiani, Ceni sofreu com um dos piores elencos do São Paulo". sportv.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Fla-Estatística.com - Jogadores". www.flaestatistica.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.