Léo Júnior
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Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born June 29, 1954), known simply as Júnior, was a Brazilian football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
He recorded 74 appearances for the Brazilian National Team, between May 1979 and December 1992, recording six goals. He appeared in both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
Junior played for Flamengo during late 70s, 80s and early 90s, wining four Brazilian Championships (80/82/83/92), the 1981 Copa Libertadores and 1981 Intercontinental Cup. With 857 matches, he is the player with most appearances for Flamengo.
He also played for Italian clubs Torino and Pescara between 1984 and 1989.
Junior, for a short time, was also a football manager. Coaching Flamengo in 1993, he was Supercopa Sudamericana runner-up. In 1997, once again as Flamengo's manager, he was runner-up in Brazilian Cup and Torneio Rio-São Paulo.
Honours
Club honours
- Intercontinental Cup - 1981
- Libertadores Cup - 1981
- Brazilian National Championship - 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992
- Brazil Cup 1990
- Rio State Championship - 1974, 1978, 1979, 1979 (extra), 1981, 1991
International honours
- 1982 FIFA World Cup: Round 2 (Fifth place)
- 1983 Copa América - Runner-up
- 1986 FIFA World Cup: Quarter-finals (Fifth place)
Individual honours
- 1985 Italian League Player of the Year
- 1992 Footballer of the Year in Brazil - Placar Magazine (Brazil)
- Beach Soccer World Championship Top Scorer
- 1997 - 11 goals
- 1998 - 14 goals
- 1999 - 10 goals
- 2000 - 13 goals
- Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
- Most appearances in Flamengo's History - 857 apps
Beach Soccer
- World Championship 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Copa America 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Career as a manager
- Flamengo
- 1993-1994 - 57 matches
- 1997 - 23 matches
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