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Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Iraq national football team. Often called the “White Pelé”, he is commonly considered one of the most skilled finishers and one of the best passers ever and possibly the world’s best player of the early 80’s. He was also known as one of history’s greatest free kick specialists, able to bend the ball with pace. The gifted midfielder was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Also according to Pelé, generally considered the best footballer ever, “throughout the years, the one player that came closest to me was Zico”
Zico scored 52 goals in 72 international matches for Brazil, and represented them in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They did not win any of those tournaments, even though the 1982 squad is considered one of the greatest Brazilian national squads ever. Zico is often considered one of the best players in football history not to have been on a World Cup winning squad. He was chosen 1981 and 1983 Player of the Year.
=HONOURS=
-CLUB-
-Rio State Championship 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1979 (special), 1981, 1986
-Brazilian Championship 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987
-Copa Libertadores 1981
-Intercontinental Cup 1981
-J.League Suntory Series 1993
-INTERNATIONAL-
-1978 FIFA World Cup: Third place
-1982 FIFA World Cup: Round 2
-1986 FIFA World Cup: Quarter-finals
=INDIVIDUAL HONOURS=
1974:
-Bola de Ouro Brazilian Footballer of the Year
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
-Set a goal record in a single season as a Flamengo player — 49 goals
1975:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 30 goals
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
1976:
-Set a goal record in a single season as a Flamengo player — 56 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 63 goals
-Silver ball South American Footballer of the Year
1977:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 27 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 48 goals
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
-South American Footballer of the Year
1978:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 19 goals
1979:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 26 goals
-Extra Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 34 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 89 goals
-Selected in FIFA XI to play against Argentina — Scored 1 goal
1980:
-Brazilian Championship Top Scorer — 21 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 53 goals
-Silver ball South American Footballer of the Year
-5th Best Player of the Year — Guerin Sportivo (Italy)
1981:
-Copa Libertadores Best Player
-Copa Libertadores Top Scorer — 11 goals
-Intercontinental Cup Man of the Match
-South American Footballer of the Year
-World Footballer of the Year — Guerin Sportivo (Italy), El Mundo (Venezuela), El Balón (Spain), Placar Magazine (Brazil)
1982:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 21 goals
-Bola de Ouro Brazilian Footballer of the Year
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
-Brazilian Championship Top Scorer — 21 goals
-Brazilian Top Scorer of the year — 59 goals
-World Cup Bronze Boot
-World Cup All-Star Team player
-South American Footballer of the Year
-Selected in FIFA XI to play against Europe Team — Scored 1 goal
-4th Best Player of the Year — World Soccer Magazine (England)
1983:
-World Player of the Year — World Soccer Magazine (England)
1984:
-Second highest scorer of the Italian League — 19 goals
-Chevron Award (best goal per game ratio in Italian league)
-3rd Best Player of the Year — World Soccer Magazine (England)
1987:
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
1992:
-Japan Soccer League record for goals scored in consecutive matches — -11 goals in 10 straight matches
1999:
-3rd best Brazilian player of the 20th century — IFFHS
-IFFHS Players of the 20th century
-9th Best Player of the 20th century — France Football (France)
-Greatest Players of the 20th century World Soccer (England)
2004
-FIFA 100
-Hall of the Fame FIFA
2010
-10th Greatest Footballer of All Time — World Soccer Magazine (England)
All-Time
-Top Scorer in Flamengo’s history — 508 goals
-Top Scorer in Maracanã Stadium’s history — 333 goals
BEACH SOCCER:
-Beach Soccer World Championship 1995, 1996
-American cup Beach Soccer 1995, 1996
-1995 Beach Soccer World Championship Top Scorer — 12 goals
-1995 Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player
=HONOURS AS MANAGER=
JAPAN:
-Asian Cup: 2004
FENERBAHCE:
-Süper Lig: 2006–07
-Turkish Super Cup: 2007
BUNYODKOR:
-Uzbekistani Cup: 2008
-Uzbek League: 2008
CSKA MOSCOW:
-Russian Super Cup: 2009
-Russian Cup: 2008–09
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