Josimar Higino Pereira (born 19 September 1961), more commonly known as Josimar, is a Brazilian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. Throughout his career, he played as a

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, mainly with

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (; ''Botafogo Football and Rowing'') is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known ...

and the Brazil national team. In his prime, he was named the best right-back in the world by

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. He is currently assistant coach at

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Career

Josimar was born in

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. Josimar won 16 caps with the Brazil national team, from June 1986 to November 1989. He played three times during the 1986 Football World Cup after an injury to first choice right back Édson. His two goals for Brazil were memorable, and were scored in his first two international matches, in that tournament. Josimar's son, Josimar Jr., played for

youth teams. In the end of 2006, he moved to Cruzeiro and then later to Vasco in mid February 2008 by signing a 3-year deal until the end of 2010.

Honours

Club

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

(Rio de Janeiro championship) in 1989 with

Campeonato Cearense The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF). In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title. List of champio ...

(Ceará State championship) in 1992 with

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International

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with the Brazil national team * Rous Cup in 1987 with the Brazil national team

Individual

* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986 *South American Team of the Year: 1986, 1987

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Josimar 1961 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers SC Internacional players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players CR Flamengo footballers Bangu Atlético Clube players Uberlândia Esporte Clube players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Sevilla FC players La Liga players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Copa América–winning players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen