Darcy do Rocio Fortunato da Lima (6 May 1951 – 14 August 2000), known as Liminha, was a Brazilian

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who played as a

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for clubs in Brazil and Chile.

Career

Liminha began his career with

Athletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

, with whom he won the

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in 1970. In his homeland, he also played for

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Náutico Recife and

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as heCoxa, is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909 by German immigrants, it is the olde ...

, with whom he won the Campeonato Paranaense again in 1978. As a member of São Paulo, he also won the

1975 Campeonato Paulista The 1975 Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional was the 74th season of São Paulo (state), São Paulo's top professional football league. São Paulo Futebol Clube, São Paulo won the championship for ...

. In 1979, he emigrated to Chile, with the former Uruguayan international Pedro Rocha as agent, and signed with

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the Chilean Primera División since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sán ...

in the top division, joining his compatriots who had come a year before, Benê and

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. Torino had recommended him. They three are well remembered by his two seasons together in the squad, despite having been charged with indiscipline acts. In Chile, he also played for

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile () is a public research university in Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the co ...

(1981–83), becoming the third Brazilian to play for the club after

César Maluco César Augusto da Silva Lemos, usually called ''César Maluco'' or just ''César'', (born 17 May 1945, Niterói) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. He was included in the 1974 FIFA World Cup squad of the Brazil nationa ...

and Bráulio and scoring three goals in his debut against

San Luis de Quillota San Luis de Quillota is a Chilean professional football club based in Quillota, that competes in the Primera B. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Lucio Fariña. Managers Interim coaches appear in italics. * Frank Powell (19 ...

, and

Deportes Antofagasta Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Primera B Of Chile. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178. History The c ...

(1983). As an anecdote, he used to celebrate his goals dancing

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alongside a corner flag.

Personal life

He was married to Rita de Cássia Silva Lima and they had a son called Leandro Santiago. He died due to a serious kidney disease in his city of birth.

Legacy

A street was given his name in Campo do Santana, Curitiba, Brazil.

References

External links

Liminha
at PlaymakerStats.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Liminha 1951 births 2000 deaths Footballers from Curitiba Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Club Athletico Paranaense players São Paulo FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Chilean Primera División players Coquimbo Unido footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football forwards 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen