Djalmir Vieira de Andrade (born 22 April 1976), known simply as Djalmir, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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as a

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. He totalled 239 games over 12 seasons across the two major levels of Portuguese football, amassing

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totals of 79 matches and 21 goals, mainly with

Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

for which he made 145 official appearances (60 goals).

Club career

Djalmir was born in

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. After only playing for modest clubs in his homeland, he moved to Portugal in 2000, going on to remain in the country for the following 12 years. He started with

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in the

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and, after scoring 15 goals in each of his two seasons (only playing in the first half of 2001–02), moved straight to the

with

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, where he failed to reproduce his previous form. From 2003 to 2009, Djalmir competed in the Segunda Liga, with

S.C. Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros (), commonly known as simply Salgueiros, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Founded on 8 December 1911, in the parish of Paranhos, it is mostly known f ...

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and

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. In the latter season, while at the service of the last, he netted a career-best 20 goals in 27 matches, helping the

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side return to the top flight after a lengthy absence. In 2009–10, he added 12 in only 17 appearances as they retained their league status. Djalmir was used sparingly in the following campaigns. On 1 May 2011, however, he scored in the 93rd minute for the final 1–1 home draw against

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, which certified his team's permanence. On 22 June 2012, Djalmir confirmed he would be leaving Olhanense. He retired from football the following month, being immediately appointed as his main club's

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; however, after only a couple of months, the 36-year-old returned to active, as the team was struggling with several injuries. Djalmir came out of retirement for a second time in October 2018, rejoining Olhanense, who now competed in the third tier, as well as announcing plans to run for its president in the upcoming elections. In the following

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, he signed with amateurs

in the same region.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djalmir Vieira Andrade 1976 births Living people Footballers from Aracaju Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Club Sportivo Sergipe players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Famalicão players C.F. Os Belenenses players S.C. Salgueiros players C.D. Feirense players S.C. Olhanense players S.R. Almancilense players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal