Djalminha
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Djalma Feitosa Dias aka Djalminha, is a retired Brazil
ian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Blessed with superb skills but also a troublesome character he represented, among others, Flamengo
and Deportivo de La Coruña
, and was also a Brazil international
.
, Djalminha (literally little Djalma) was born in Santos, São Paulo, while his father was playing for Santos FC. However, he started his career at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
, the most popular club based in Rio de Janeiro
.
Afterwards, he would have short stints with Guarani Futebol Clube
and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
(where he received the Bola de Ouro
(Brazilian Golden Ball) award in 1996), with a short-lived Japan
ese adventure with Shimizu S-Pulse
in between.
in the Spanish
La Liga
, and proceeded to score 26 league goals in 87 appearances in his first three seasons, largely contributing to the team's first-ever national championship conquest, in 2000. After that, the emergence of Juan Carlos Valerón
, signed upon Atlético Madrid's relegation, and a May 2002 bust-up during training with Depor manager Javier Irureta
, prompted his loan in 2002–03 to Austria
n Bundesliga
side FK Austria Wien
.
After just 11 appearances for Deportivo in 2003–04, Djalminha finished his career with Mexico
's Club América
, retiring at 34.
team, alongside club greats Donato
, Fran, Noureddine Naybet and Jacques Songo'o
.
in Djalminha's position, combined with his somewhat difficult temperament, limited him to just 14 full international caps
in six years, the vast majority coming while at Deportivo. He was part of the squad that won the 1997 Copa América.
|1989||rowspan=5|Flamengo||rowspan=7|Série A
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|1990||11||1||7||1||?||?||?||?
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|1991||4||1||rowspan=2 colspan=2| ||?||?||?||?
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|1992||7||0||?||?||?||?
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|rowspan=2|1993||colspan=2| ||6||3||?||?||?||?
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|rowspan=2|Guarani
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|1994||3||3||3||3
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|1994||Shimizu S-Pulse
||J. League
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|1995||Guarani||rowspan=3|Série A||11||6||colspan=2| ||?||?||?||?
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|1996||rowspan=2|Palmeiras
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|1997||0||0||5||1||colspan=2| ||5||1
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|1997–98||rowspan=5|Deportivo
||rowspan=5|La Liga
||26||8||3||1||2||1||31||10
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|1998–99||30||8||5||1||colspan=2| ||35||9
|-
|1999–00||31||10||1||0||7||3||39||13
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|2000–01||21||9||1||0||9||3||31||12
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|2001–02||18||1||6||0||8||2||32||3
|-
|2002–03||Austria Wien
||Bundesliga||10||2||?||?||colspan=2 | ||?||?
|-
|-
|2003–04||Deportivo||La Liga||11||2||3||0||1||0||15||2
|-
|-
|Apertura 2004||Club América
||Primera División
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Spain statistics according to LFP; Brazil statistics according to Futpédia
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|1997||7||3
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|1998||0||0
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|1999||0||0
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|2000||2||0
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|2001||0||0
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|2002||2||1
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Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Blessed with superb skills but also a troublesome character he represented, among others, Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
and Deportivo de La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
, and was also a Brazil international
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
.
Brazil
Son of former footballer Djalma DiasDjalma Dias
Djalma Pereira Dias Júnior was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender.-Football career:During his career, Djalma played for América Football Club, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Clube Atlético Mineiro, Santos Futebol Clube and Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, retiring in 1974 at the age of...
, Djalminha (literally little Djalma) was born in Santos, São Paulo, while his father was playing for Santos FC. However, he started his career at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
, the most popular club based in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
.
Afterwards, he would have short stints with Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...
and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
(where he received the Bola de Ouro
Bola de Ouro
The Bola de Ouro is an award given each year, since 1973, by the authoritative Brazilian magazine Placar to the best player in the Brazilian National Championship. It is practically the equivalent to a Footballer of the Year award...
(Brazilian Golden Ball) award in 1996), with a short-lived Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese adventure with Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
in between.
Deportivo
In July 1997, he joined Deportivo de La CoruñaDeportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
in the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, and proceeded to score 26 league goals in 87 appearances in his first three seasons, largely contributing to the team's first-ever national championship conquest, in 2000. After that, the emergence of Juan Carlos Valerón
Juan Carlos Valerón
Juan Carlos Valerón Santana is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as an attacking midfielder.Valerón is known for his technical abilities, especially passing skills and ball control...
, signed upon Atlético Madrid's relegation, and a May 2002 bust-up during training with Depor manager Javier Irureta
Javier Irureta
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano , Irureta for short, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager....
, prompted his loan in 2002–03 to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
side FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
.
After just 11 appearances for Deportivo in 2003–04, Djalminha finished his career with Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
, retiring at 34.
Indoor football
In 2008, Djalminha returned to Depor, joining its indoor footballIndoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
team, alongside club greats Donato
Donato Gama da Silva
Donato Gama da Silva , simply Donato, is a retired Brazilian-born Spanish footballer during the 1990s and early 2000s....
, Fran, Noureddine Naybet and Jacques Songo'o
Jacques Songo'o
Jacques Celestin Songo'o is a retired Cameroonian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Spent the vast majority of his professional career in France and Spain, also representing the Cameroonian national team in four FIFA World Cups.-Club career:After first establishing himself as a professional...
.
International career
The stiff competition in BrazilBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
in Djalminha's position, combined with his somewhat difficult temperament, limited him to just 14 full international caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
in six years, the vast majority coming while at Deportivo. He was part of the squad that won the 1997 Copa América.
Club
- Flamengo:
- Brazilian CupCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
: 1990 - Rio State State LeagueCampeonato CariocaThe Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
: 1991 - Brazilian ChampionshipCampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
: 1992
- Brazilian Cup
- Palmeiras:
- São Paulo State ChampionshipCampeonato PaulistaThe Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
: 1996
- São Paulo State Championship
- Deportivo:
- Spanish LeagueLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 1999–2000 - Spanish CupCopa del ReyThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
: 2001–02 - Spanish SupercupSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 20002000 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2000 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 20 August and 27 August 2000. It contested by RCD Espanyol, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1999–00, and RC Deportivo, who won the 1999–00 Spanish League.-First leg:-Second leg:...
, 20022002 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2002 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 18 August and 25 August 2002. It contested by RCD de la Coruña, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2001–02, and Valencia CF, who won the 2001–02 Spanish League.-First leg:-Second leg:...
- Spanish League
- Austria Wien:
- Austrian LeagueAustrian BundesligaThe Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
: 2002–03
- Austrian League
Club
- Deportivo La Coruña:
- Spanish League: 2007–08, 2009-10
- Spanish Cup: 2007–08, 2009-10
- Flamengo:
- Brazilian Championship: 2009
Club
|-|1989||rowspan=5|Flamengo||rowspan=7|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
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|1990||11||1||7||1||?||?||?||?
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|1991||4||1||rowspan=2 colspan=2| ||?||?||?||?
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|1992||7||0||?||?||?||?
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|rowspan=2|1993||colspan=2| ||6||3||?||?||?||?
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|rowspan=2|Guarani
Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...
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|1994||Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
||J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
||11||4||0||0||colspan=2| ||11||4
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|1995||Guarani||rowspan=3|Série A||11||6||colspan=2| ||?||?||?||?
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|1996||rowspan=2|Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
||22||12||7||5||?||?||?||?
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|1997||0||0||5||1||colspan=2| ||5||1
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|1997–98||rowspan=5|Deportivo
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
||rowspan=5|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||26||8||3||1||2||1||31||10
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|1998–99||30||8||5||1||colspan=2| ||35||9
|-
|1999–00||31||10||1||0||7||3||39||13
|-
|2000–01||21||9||1||0||9||3||31||12
|-
|2001–02||18||1||6||0||8||2||32||3
|-
|2002–03||Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
||Bundesliga||10||2||?||?||colspan=2 | ||?||?
|-
|-
|2003–04||Deportivo||La Liga||11||2||3||0||1||0||15||2
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|-
|Apertura 2004||Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
||Primera División
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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Spain statistics according to LFP; Brazil statistics according to Futpédia
International
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|1997||7||3
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|1998||0||0
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|1999||0||0
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|2002||2||1
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