Vinícius (footballer, born 1973)

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Vinícius
Personal information
Full name Vinícius de Abreu
Date of birth (1973-12-20) 20 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995
XV de Jaú
1996 Portuguesa-RJ
1996 Palmeiras 6 (0)
1997
Juventude
1997
Criciúma
1998 Friburguense
1998 Flamengo 14 (4)
1999
Bahia
1999 Fluminense 8 (0)
2000
Fortaleza
2000
Portuguesa
2001
Coritiba
2001
Fortaleza
2002 Varzim
2002–2003
Fortaleza
2004 Vitória de Guimarães
2004 Al Jazira
2004
Paysandu
2005
Sport Recife
2006–2007
Ceará
56 (28)
2008 ABC
2008 Paraná
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023

Vinícius de Abreu (born 20 December 1973), simply known as Vinícius, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius played for several clubs throughout Brazil. Played for Palmeiras in 1996,[1] in 1998 he formed an attacking partnership with Romário at Flamengo.[2] In 1999 he was part of the champion squad with Fluminense in Série C. He arrived at Fortaleza in 2000, where he was two-time state champion, and top scorer in Série B in 2002. He played for clubs in Portugal and for Al Jazira SC. He returned to Ceará football in 2004, this time to Ceará, becoming champion again.[3]

Since 2019, he has worked in the youth categories of Ferroviário AC.[4]

Honours

Fluminense
Fortaleza
Ceará
ABC

References

  1. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Vinícius". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Vinicius)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Nome: Vinicius de Abreu". Vovôpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Lembra dele? Vinícius de Abreu assume coordenação da base do Ferroviário". O Estado (in Portuguese). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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