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 Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...

and

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, winning the 1981 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with the latter.

Career

Playing career

Born in Santa Catarina, Lico began his professional career with América of

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

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and

. For Joinville the left-winger was a two-time state champion (1979-80), becoming an idol of the fans. In 1980, Lico moved to

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joining

. He would arrive at the club at the request of manager

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to be a substitute for Zico. Lico did not become a starter immediately. He made sporadic appearances in the

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

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,

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, Júnior and Adílio, being a key part of the club's historic conquest of the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

and Intercontinental Cup of 1981. After two knee surgeries, Lico was forced to retire in 1984 at the age of 33.

Managerial career

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

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, Avaí, and Joinville.

Career statistics

Club

International

Titles

Figueirense *

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. History The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ...

: 1974 Joinville *

: 1979, 1980 Flamengo *

: 1981 * Intercontinental Cup: 1981 *

: 1981 * Campeonato Brasileiro: 1982, 1983 *

Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its o ...

: 1981, 1982, 1984 *

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: 1983 * City of Santander Cup: 1980

References

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