. ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cam pos ▁dos ▁Go yt ac az es , ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁State . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 9 6 ) ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Amer icano , ▁Ser rano , ▁Vas co ▁da ▁G ama , ▁Mad ure ira ▁and ▁in ▁Portugal ▁with ▁T irs ense ▁and ▁Be ira - Mar . ▁He ▁won ▁three ▁Campeonato ▁C ari oca ▁( 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁one ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁A ▁( 1 9 8 9 ). ▁For ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁team ▁he ▁played ▁seven ▁matches ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁ro ster ▁as ▁an ▁un used ▁substitute . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Paulo ▁Ces ar ▁G us ma o ▁in ▁C ear á ▁and ▁Vas co ▁da ▁G ama . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁in ▁Amer icano , ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁a ▁player . ▁months ▁after ▁hit ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁Ol aria , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Amer icano . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁Copa ▁América ▁players ▁Category : 1 9 8 9