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 nameCrizam César de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth (1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 (age 56)
Place of birthNova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)Left winger
Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1978–1985Flamengo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1992Flamengo133(13)
1992–1994Palmeiras44(11)
1995–1997Yokohama Flügels83(21)
1997–1999Palmeiras41(4)
2000–2002Grêmio51(10)
2002–2003Palmeiras16(2)
2003Cruzeiro31(3)
2004–2005Flamengo31(3)
2005Nova Iguaçu0(0)
2006–2007Miami FC49(7)
Total479(74)
International career
1989–1998Brazil57(7)
Managerial career
2006–2009Miami FC
2011Nova Iguaçu
2015–2016Vasco da Gama (assistant)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1994 USA
Copa América
Runner-up1995 Uruguay
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place1998 USA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

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]

International

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 the1998 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

Club

[4]

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BrazilLeagueCopa do BrasilLeague CupTotal
1986FlamengoSérie A223223
1987192192
1988254254
1989170170
1990181181
19917070
1992253253
1993PalmeirasSérie A175175
1994276276
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
1995Yokohama FlügelsJ1 League411321-4314
1996275211474313
19971530061214
BrazilLeagueCopa do BrasilLeague CupTotal
1998PalmeirasSérie A211211
1999203203
2000GrêmioSérie A306306
2001214214
2002PalmeirasSérie A162162
2003CruzeiroSérie A313313
2004FlamengoSérie A313313
20050000
2005Nova Iguaçu0000
United StatesLeagueOpen CupLeague CupTotal
2006MiamiUSL First Division242242
2007255255
CountryBrazil3474634746
Japan83214220810731
United States497497
Total479744220850384

International

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
198940
199000
199100
199271
1993140
1994132
1995103
199600
199721
199850
Total557

Honours

Club

Flamengo
Palmeiras
Yokohama Flügels
Grêmio
Cruzeiro
Nova Iguaçu

Unofficial tournaments

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

Brazil

Unofficial tournaments

Brazil

Individual

See also

References

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