Dadá Maravilha

Born into poverty, Dadá began his career in 1965, playing in the youth squad of Campo Grande, a small and modest club with no great history in Rio. His style and talent caught the eye of a scout working for Atlético Mineiro, a large and very traditional club from the state of Minas Gerais, who signed him in 1968. In 1969 his prestige was so great that then Brazilian President Emílio Garrastazu Médici asked coach Mário Zagallo to call Dadá to join the national team going to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. He was benched for most of the tournament, however. In total he was capped 6 times for Brazil between 1970 and 1973. In 1971, Dadá helped Atlético win its first Campeonato Brasileiro title, scoring the only goal in the final match against Botafogo. He played for Atlético until 1973, when he transferred over to Flamengo. After another brief stint with Atlético, he played for Sport Club do Recife in the 1974–75 season, where he helped the team win the Pernambuco state championship. In April 1976 he scored 10 goals in a game against Santo Amaro (14–0), a record for the Brazilian football in official matches (previous one held by Pelé). In 1976, he was signed by Internacional de Porto Alegre for what was, at the time, one of the biggest transactions in Brazilian football. In contrast to great players in the Internacional roster at the time, such as Figueroa, Falcão, Pablo Cesar and Valdomiro, Dadá was perceived as clumsy and slow, but his great positioning and finishing made him…

Player

Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1970, 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1971 Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 1974 Sport

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1975 Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1976 Bahia

Campeonato Baiano: 1981, 1982 Goiás

Campeonato Goiano: 1983 Nacional-AM

Campeonato Amazonense: 1984 Brazil

FIFA World Cup: 1970

Manager

Ypiranga Clube

Campeonato Amapaense: 1994