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Full name||colspan="2"|Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior |- |Date of birth||colspan="2"|June 29, 1954 |- |Place of birth||colspan="2"|João Pessoa, Brazil |-class="hiddenStructure" |Date of death||colspan="2"| |-class="hiddenStructure" |Place of death||colspan="2"|, |-class="hiddenStructure" |Height||colspan="2"| |- |-class="hiddenStructure" |style="padding-right:1em;"|Nickname||colspan="2"|Capacete (The Helmet) |- |Position||Fullback / Midfielder |-class="hiddenStructure" ! style="background: #b0c4de;" colspan="3" | Youth clubs |-class="hiddenStructure" |1973-1974||colspan="2"|Flamengo |- ! style="background: #b0c4de;" colspan="3" | Professional clubs* |- | Years || Club || Apps (goals) |- |1974-1984
1984-1987
1987-1989
1989-1993||Flamengo
Torino FC
Pescara Calcio
Flamengo||614 (40)
86 (11)
? (11)
243 (33) |-class="hiddenStructure" ! style="background: #b0c4de;" colspan="3" | National team |-class="hiddenStructure" |1976-1992||Brazil||74 (6) |- ! style="font-size: 80%; font-weight: lighter;" colspan="3" | * Professional club appearances and (goals)
counted for the domestic league only.
|}

Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born June 29, 1954), known simply as Júnior, was a Brazilian football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

Júnior recorded 74 appearances for the Brazilian National Team between 1976 and 1991, recording six goals. He appeared on both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.

1992 Brazilian League winner.
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1992 Brazilian League winner.

Júnior played for Flamengo during late 70s, 80s and early 90s, wining four Brazilian Championships (80/82/83/92), the 1981 Copa Libertadores and 1981 Intercontinental Cup. With 857 matches, he is the player with most appearances for Flamengo.

He also played for Italian clubs Torino and Pescara between 1984 and 1989.

Júnior, for a short time, was also a football manager. Coaching Flamengo in 1993, he was Supercopa Sudamericana runner-up. In 1997, once again as Flamengo's manager, he was runner-up in Brazilian Cup and Torneio Rio-São Paulo.

Honours

Club honours

Playing for Torino FC.
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Playing for Torino FC.

International honours

Individual honours

  • 1985 Italian League Player of the Year
  • 1992 Footballer of the Year in Brazil - Placar Magazine (Brazil)
  • Beach Soccer World Championship Top Scorer
  • * 1997 - 11 goals
  • * 1998 - 14 goals
  • * 1999 - 10 goals
  • * 2000 - 13 goals
  • Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
  • Most appearances in Flamengo's History - 857 apps

Beach Soccer

  • World Championship 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Copa America 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Career as a manager

  • Flamengo
  • *1993-1994 - 57 matches
  • *1997 - 23 matches

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