Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈzĩɲu]; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer.

Zinho
Personal information
Full name Crizam César de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth (1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1978–1985 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Flamengo 133 (13)
1992–1994 Palmeiras 44 (11)
1995–1997 Yokohama Flügels 83 (21)
1997–1999 Palmeiras 41 (4)
2000–2002 Grêmio 51 (10)
2002–2003 Palmeiras 16 (2)
2003 Cruzeiro 31 (3)
2004–2005 Flamengo 31 (3)
2005 Nova Iguaçu 0 (0)
2006–2007 Miami FC 49 (7)
Total 479 (74)
International career
1989–1998 Brazil 57 (7)
Managerial career
2006–2009 Miami FC
2011 Nova Iguaçu
2015–2016 Vasco da Gama (assistant)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994
Copa América
Runner-up 1995 Uruguay
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place 1998 USA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Cruzeiro and Nova Iguaçu. He also had spells abroad with Yokohama Flügels and Miami FC. Zinho won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A four times (twice with Palmeiras, once with Flamengo and once with Cruzeiro) and won the Campeonato Carioca three times (all with Flamengo).[1]

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Zinho was a member of the Brazilian 1994 FIFA World Cup winning team.[2] He also took part at the 1993 and 1995 Copa América with Brazil, winning a runners-up medal in the latter edition of the tournament, and was also a member of the Brazilian team that finished in third place at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was capped a total of 57 times between March 1989 and February 1998, scoring 7 goals. On 20 January 2010 he was ranked 23rd in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1986 Flamengo Série A 22 3 22 3
1987 19 2 19 2
1988 25 4 25 4
1989 17 0 17 0
1990 18 1 18 1
1991 7 0 7 0
1992 25 3 25 3
1993 Palmeiras Série A 17 5 17 5
1994 27 6 27 6
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995 Yokohama Flügels J1 League 41 13 2 1 - 43 14
1996 27 5 2 1 14 7 43 13
1997 15 3 0 0 6 1 21 4
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1998 Palmeiras Série A 21 1 21 1
1999 20 3 20 3
2000 Grêmio Série A 30 6 30 6
2001 21 4 21 4
2002 Palmeiras Série A 16 2 16 2
2003 Cruzeiro Série A 31 3 31 3
2004 Flamengo Série A 31 3 31 3
2005 0 0 0 0
2005 Nova Iguaçu 0 0 0 0
United States League Open Cup League Cup Total
2006 Miami USL First Division 24 2 24 2
2007 25 5 25 5
Country Brazil 347 46 347 46
Japan 83 21 4 2 20 8 107 31
United States 49 7 49 7
Total 479 74 4 2 20 8 503 84

International

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Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1989 4 0
1990 0 0
1991 0 0
1992 7 1
1993 14 0
1994 13 2
1995 10 3
1996 0 0
1997 2 1
1998 5 0
Total 55 7

Honours

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Club

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Flamengo
Palmeiras
Yokohama Flügels
Grêmio
Cruzeiro
Nova Iguaçu

Unofficial tournaments

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Flamengo
  • Colombino Trophy (1): 1988
  • Marlboro Cup (USA) (1): 1990
  • Hamburg City Tournament (1): 1989
  • Sharp Cup (Japan) (1): 1990
  • Amizade Tournament (1): 1992

International

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Brazil

Unofficial tournaments

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Brazil

Individual

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Craques de uma era (in Portuguese). April 2010. p. 62. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Zinho Statistics FIFA. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "USL-1 Top 25 of the Decade". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Zinho at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "South American Team of the Year". January 16, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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