Elzo Aloísio Coelho (born 22 January 1961), better known as Elzo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for the national team, a number of Brazilian clubs and Portuguese Benfica.

Playing career

Elzo made 87 appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro, most of them for

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. He then played in Benfica. At the

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his squad lost the final to

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after a

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. In the second season he became Portuguese champion. Upon returning home, he joined

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. Elzo was capped eleven times for Brazil, all between March and June 1986. He played Brazil's all five games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.

Honours

;Ginásio Pinhalense * Campeonato Paulista: 1979 ;Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 1982, 1983 and 1984 ;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 1985 and 1986 ;Benfica *

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: 1988–89 * European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88

Individual

;Bola de Prata brasileiro (Placar): 1989 (Palmeiras)

References

1961 births Living people Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian footballers Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players Sport Club Internacional players Clube Atlético Mineiro players S.L. Benfica footballers Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Associação Atlética Caldense players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal 1986 FIFA World Cup players Brazil men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub