Welvis Dias Marcelino, better known as Vivinho (March 10, 1961 – September 13, 2015), was an association football

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, who played in several

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clubs.

History

Born in

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fou ...

, Vivinho started playing professionally in 1983, defending local club

. He played 26 Série A games and scored five goals between 1983 and 1986, winning the Série B in

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. Vivinho joined

Vasco Vasco may refer to: * Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer * Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco * Club de Regatas Va ...

in 1986, playing 54 Série A games and scoring 13 goals. Before leaving Vasco in 1990, he won 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 ...

in 1987 and in 1988, and the Série A in

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. Vivinho then joined Vasco's rivals

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

, leaving the club in 1993, after having played 52 Série A games and scored four goals. He played 10 Série A games for

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

in 1993, scoring four goals, then he returned to Uberlândia in 1994, retiring in 1995 after defending

Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...

National team

Vivinho played three games for the Brazil national team in 1989. The first game was played on March 15, against

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. He scored his only goal for Brazil on April 12, against

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, in his last game for the country.

Death

Vivinho died on 13 September after passing out in his home, he was taken to hospital but did not survive. The cause of death has not been revealed.

References

{{Use mdy dates, date=December 2011 1961 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Uberlândia Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Goiás Esporte Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Uberlândia