Elzo Aloísio Coelho (born 22 January 1961), better known as Elzo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for the national team, a number of Brazilian clubs and Portuguese Benfica. Playing career Elzo made 87 appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro, most of them for Atlético Mineiro. He then played in Benfica. At the 1987–88 European Cup his squad lost the final to PSV Eindhoven after a penalty shoot-out. In the second season he became Portuguese champion. Upon returning home, he joined Palmeiras. Elzo was capped eleven times for Brazil, all between March and June 1986. He played Brazil's all five games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. Honours Ginásio Pinhalense Campeonato Paulista: 1979 Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1982, 1983 and 1984 Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 1985 and 1986 Benfica Portuguese Liga: 1988–89 European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88 Individual Bola de Prata brasileiro (Placar) 1989 (Palmeiras) References 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Minas Gerais Brazilian footballers Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players Sport Club Internacional players Clube Atlético Mineiro players S.L. Benfica footballers Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Associação Atlética Caldense players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal 1986 FIFA World Cup players Brazil international footballers Association football midfielders