Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves
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Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves, usually known simply as Adílio (born on May 15, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football player.
He was a talented midfielder, who played for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo between 1975 and 1987, during the most glorious era of the Gávea's club. During that time, he won almost every competition he disputed: the Rio State Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1986; the Brazilian National Championship in 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1987; the 1981 Libertadores Cup, and the 1981 Intercontinental Cup where he scored a goal against England's Liverpool FC.
Other important goals scored by Adílio were the last goal in the 6-0 Flamengo win against its rivals Botafogo in 1981, and a goal in the Brazilian victory against Germany at Maracanã in 1982.
Adílio also played for Coritiba FC, Barcelona Guayaquil and Alianza Lima, besides other clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state), like América de Três Rios, Friburguense and Barreira.
With 611 matches for Flamengo, Adílio is the 3rd player with most appearances for the club. [1] He defended the Brazilian national team in the 1980s. He is currently working with Flamengo's youth squads.
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- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article (retrieved December 26, 2005).
