Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football

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and retired

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Playing career

Club

Born in

Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu (, locally: or , ''New Iguaçu'') is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. Location The city is named after the Iguaçu River that runs through it and empties into Guanabara Bay (not to be confused with the Iguaçu Ri ...

, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

, Grêmio, Cruzeiro and

. He also had spells abroad with Yokohama Flügels and Miami FC. Zinho won the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

four times (twice with Palmeiras, once with Flamengo and once with Cruzeiro) and 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 ...

three times (all with Flamengo).

International

Zinho was a member of the Brazilian

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

winning team. He also took part at the

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and

1995 Copa América The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. It was won by Uruguay, who beat Brazil 5–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the United States invited i ...

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 the

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and O ...

. 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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Flamengo * Rio State Championship (3): 1986, 1991, 2004 *

Copa União The Copa União (Union Cup) had two modules: The Green and The Yellow. The Green was won by Flamengo. The Yellow was won by Sport Recife. According to the championship rules, the winners of both modules should play with the runner-up of the oppos ...

(1):1987 *

Brazilian Cup The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de P ...

(1): 1990 * Brazilian National League Championship (1): 1992 * Taça Guanabara (1): 2004 ;Palmeiras *

São Paulo State Championship The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

(2): 1993, 1994 * Rio-SP Tournament (2): 1993, 1994 * Brazilian National League Championship (2): 1993, 1994 * Naranja Cup of Valencia (Spain): 1997 *

(1): 1998 * Copa Mercosur (1): 1998 *

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 ...

(1): 1999 ;Yokohama Flügels: *AFC Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1995 * Asian Super Cup (1): 1995 ;Grêmio *

Rio Grande do Sul State Championship Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

(1): 2001 *

(1): 2001 ;Cruzeiro * Brazilian National League Championship (1): 2003 ;Nova Iguaçu * Rio State Championship (2nd division): 2005

Unofficial tournaments

;Flamengo *

Colombino Trophy Trofeo Colombino was a summer football tournament hosted annually by Recreativo de Huelva at their home ground Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Nuevo Colombino in Huelva, Spain. The tournament is held in honor of Recre's position as the oldest surviving Spa ...

(1): 1988 * Marlboro Cup (USA) (1): 1990 *Hamburg City Tournament (1): 1989 *Sharp Cup (Japan) (1): 1990 *Amizade Tournament (1): 1992

International

;Brazil * FIFA World Cup (1):

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Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

(Runner-up):

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* CONCACAF Gold Cup (3rd Place):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Unofficial tournaments

;Brazil * Rous Cup (London) (1): 1995

Individual

*'' Placar'' Bola de Prata (4): 1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 *South American Team of the Year – 1994

References

External links

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