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Career & Clubs
At club level, Leivinha played for Linense, Portuguesa, Palmeiras, Atlético de Madrid and São Paulo, winning national championships in both Brazil and Spain, as well as the UEFA and Intercontinental Cups.
Leivinha achieved 21 international caps for the Brazil national team, from June 1972 until June 1974, scoring seven goals. He appeared in three games Brazil at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
- Club
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos (1966–1970)
- Club
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (1971–1975)
- Club
- São Paulo FC (1979–1979)
- Club
- Atlético Madrid (1975–1979)
- Club
- Brazil men's national football team (1972–1974)
- National team
- Brazil
Personal
Leivinha was the uncle of former Grêmio and Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva. Leivinha died on 4 June 2026, at the age of 76.
Legacy
Palmeiras
Brazilian Série A: 1972, 1973 São Paulo State League: 1972, 1974 Atletico Madrid
Spanish League: 1976–77 Copa del Rey: 1975-76 Brazil
Independence Cup: 1972
Clubs
Played together with
Abel BragaBrazil men's national football team · 1978–1978
Abel ResinoAtlético Madrid · 1986–1995- Acleisson ScaionAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos · 2009–2010
- Acácio Cordeiro BarretoBrazil men's national football team · 1986–1990
- Adalto Batista da SilvaSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras · 2002–2004
Adelardo RodríguezAtlético Madrid · 1959–1976
Ademilson Braga Bispo JuniorSão Paulo FC · 2012
Ademir da GuiaBrazil men's national football team · 1965–1974- Ademir da GuiaSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras · 1962–1977
Ademir de MenezesBrazil men's national football team · 1945–1953
Ademola LookmanAtlético Madrid · 2026
Adilson BatistaBrazil men's national football team · 1990–1991
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
João Leiva Campos Filho, usually called Leivinha, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or as a winger.
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