Luiz Carlos Winck

Winck his successful career in football as a defensive midfielder with Internacional, moving to the right-back position in 1984 under late coach, Ênio Andrade. Having changed his position, Winck quickly improved his performance, winning the most important award in Brazil run by sports magazine Placar (Bola de Prata) as the best player in his position that year (he would conquer the prize again in 1987). In 1996, he retired while playing in São José-RS. Then he became coach, for teams such as São José itself, Grêmio Coariense, São Raimundo-AM and Sampaio Correa. He is currently with River Atlético Clube.

Luís Carlos Winck, along with midfielder Ademir Kaefer, is the only Brazilian soccer player to get two silver medals in the Olympic Games (1984 and 1988). As well as his involvement at the Olympics, Luís Carlos Winck also appeared for the Brazilian senior national team on 19 occasions, between April 1985 to June 1993, but was never called up to a World Cup. He was selected for the Copa América in 1993. He scored twice for his country, once against Mexico in 1988, and once against the United States in 1993.

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Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho (4): 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991 Vasco da Gama Campeonato Brasileiro (1): 1989 Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 1993 Brazil Olympic Silver Medal: 1984, 1988