Zinho

For other Brazilian men's footballers, see Zinho (footballer, born 1962) and Zinho (footballer, born 2003).

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈzĩɲu]; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer.

Zinho

Personal information
Full name	Crizam César de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth	(1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left winger Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1978–1985	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Flamengo	133	(13)
1992–1994	Palmeiras	44	(11)
1995–1997	Yokohama Flügels	83	(21)
1997–1999	Cruzeiro	41	(4)
2000–2002	Grêmio	51	(10)
2002–2003	Palmeiras	16	(2)
2003	Cruzeiro	31	(3)
2004–2005	Flamengo	31	(3)
2005	Nova Iguaçu	0	(0)
2006–2007	Miami FC	49	(7)
Total		479	(74)
International career
1989–1998	Brazil	57	(7)
Managerial career
2006–2009	Miami FC
2011	Nova Iguaçu
2015–2016	Vasco da Gama (assistant)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 USA Copa América Runner-up 1995 Uruguay CONCACAF Gold Cup 1998 USA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Cruzeiro and Nova Iguaçu. He also had spells abroad with Yokohama Flügels and Miami FC. Zinho won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A four times (twice with Palmeiras, once with Flamengo and once with Cruzeiro) and won the Campeonato Carioca three times (all with Flamengo).^[1]

International

Zinho was a member of the Brazilian 1994 FIFA World Cup winning team.^[2] He also took part at the 1993 and 1995 Copa América with Brazil, winning a runners-up medal in the latter edition of the tournament, and was also a member of the Brazilian team that finished in third place at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was capped a total of 57 times between March 1989 and February 1998, scoring 7 goals. On 20 January 2010 he was ranked 23rd in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		Total
1986	Flamengo	Série A	22	3					22	3
1987			19	2					19	2
1988			25	4					25	4
1989			17	0					17	0
1990			18	1					18	1
1991			7	0					7	0
1992			25	3					25	3
1993	Palmeiras	Série A	17	5					17	5
1994			27	6					27	6
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1995	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	41	13	2	1	-		43	14
1996			27	5	2	1	14	7	43	13
1997			15	3	0	0	6	1	21	4
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		Total
1998	Palmeiras	Série A	21	1					21	1
1999			20	3					20	3
2000	Grêmio	Série A	30	6					30	6
2001			21	4					21	4
2002	Palmeiras	Série A	16	2					16	2
2003	Cruzeiro	Série A	31	3					31	3
2004	Flamengo	Série A	31	3					31	3
2005			0	0					0	0
2005	Nova Iguaçu		0	0					0	0
United States			League		Open Cup		League Cup		Total
2006	Miami	USL First Division	24	2					24	2
2007			25	5					25	5
Country	Brazil		347	46					347	46
	Japan		83	21	4	2	20	8	107	31
	United States		49	7					49	7
Total			479	74	4	2	20	8	503	84

International

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1989	4	0
1990	0	0
1991	0	0
1992	7	1
1993	14	0
1994	13	2
1995	10	3
1996	0	0
1997	2	1
1998	5	0
Total	55	7

Honours

Club

Flamengo

• Rio State Championship (3): 1986, 1991, 2004
• Copa União (1):1987
• Brazilian Cup (1): 1990
• Brazilian National League Championship (1): 1992
• Taça Guanabara (1): 2004

Palmeiras

• São Paulo State Championship (2): 1993, 1994
• Rio-SP Tournament (2): 1993, 1994
• Brazilian National League Championship (2): 1993, 1994
• Naranja Cup of Valencia (Spain): 1997
• Brazilian Cup (1): 1998
• Copa Mercosur (1): 1998
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1999

Yokohama Flügels

• AFC Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1995
• Asian Super Cup (1): 1995

Grêmio

• Rio Grande do Sul State Championship (1): 2001
• Brazilian Cup (1): 2001

Cruzeiro

• Brazilian National League Championship (1): 2003

Nova Iguaçu

• Rio State Championship (2nd division): 2005

Unofficial tournaments

Flamengo

• Colombino Trophy (1): 1988
• Marlboro Cup (USA) (1): 1990
• Hamburg City Tournament (1): 1989
• Sharp Cup (Japan) (1): 1990
• Amizade Tournament (1): 1992

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup (1): 1994
• Copa América (Runner-up): 1995
• CONCACAF Gold Cup (3rd Place): 1998

Unofficial tournaments

Brazil

• Rous Cup (London) (1): 1995

Individual

• Placar Bola de Prata (4): 1988, 1992, 1994, 1997
• South American Team of the Year – 1994^[5]

See also

• List of men's footballers with the most official appearances

References

1. Craques de uma era. April 2010. p. 62. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. FIFA. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
3. . USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
4. Zinho at National-Football-Teams.com
5. "South American Team of the Year". January 16, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

External links

• Zinho at National-Football-Teams.com  
• Zinho at J.League () (in Japanese)