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Zinho
Personal information
Full name Crizam César de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth (1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 (age 59)
Place of birth Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Youth career
1978–1985 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Flamengo 133 (13)
1992–1994 Palmeiras 44 (11)
1995–1997 Yokohama Flügels 83 (21)
1997–1999 Palmeiras 41 (4)
2000–2002 Grêmio 51 (10)
2002–2003 Palmeiras 16 (2)
2003 Cruzeiro 31 (3)
2004–2005 Flamengo 31 (3)
2005 Nova Iguaçu 0 (0)
2006–2007 Miami FC 49 (7)
Total 479 (74)
International career
1989–1998 Brazil 55 (7)
Managerial career
2006–2009 Miami FC
2011 Nova Iguaçu
2015–2016 Vasco da Gama (assistant)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner1994
Copa América
Runner-up1995 Uruguay
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place1998 USA
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈzĩɲu]; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A left-footed playmaker, he was known for his ball control, passing ability and capacity to dictate the tempo of play.[1]

At club level, Zinho is best known for his spells with Flamengo and Palmeiras. He won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A four times with Flamengo, Palmeiras and Cruzeiro, as well as the 1999 Copa Libertadores with Palmeiras.[1][2] At international level, he was a regular member of the Brazil side that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup, starting all seven of the team's matches during the tournament.[1]


Playing career

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Club

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Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Cruzeiro and Nova Iguaçu. He also had spells abroad with Yokohama Flügels and Miami FC. Zinho won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A four times (twice with Palmeiras, once with Flamengo and once with Cruzeiro) and won the Campeonato Carioca three times (all with Flamengo).[3]

International

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Zinho was a member of the Brazilian 1994 FIFA World Cup winning team.[4] He also took part at the 1993 and 1995 Copa América with Brazil, winning a runners-up medal in the latter edition of the tournament, and was also a member of the Brazilian team that finished in third place at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was capped a total of 55 times between March 1989 and February 1998, scoring 7 goals. On 20 January 2010 he was ranked 23rd in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1986FlamengoSérie A223223
1987192192
1988254254
198917081251
199018193274
19917070
1992253253
1993PalmeirasSérie A175175
1994276276
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995Yokohama FlügelsJ1 League4113214314
1996275211474313
19971530061214
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1998PalmeirasSérie A211211
1999203203
2000GrêmioSérie A306306
2001214214
2002PalmeirasSérie A162162
2003CruzeiroSérie A313313
2004FlamengoSérie A31373386
2005003030
2005Nova Iguaçu0000
United States League Open Cup League Cup Total
2006MiamiUSL First Division242242
2007255255
CountryBrazil 3474627+7+37453
Japan 83214220810731
United States 497497
Total 4797431920853091

International

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Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
198940
199000
199100
199271
1993140
1994132
1995103
199600
199721
199850
Total557

Honours

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Flamengo

Unofficial tournaments

Palmeiras

Yokohama Flügels

Grêmio

Cruzeiro

Nova Iguaçu

Brazil

Unofficial tournaments

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Campeão mundial em 1994, Zinho completa 58 anos nesta terça" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. "Zinho" (in Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  3. Craques de uma era (in Portuguese). Placar. April 2010. p. 62.
  4. Zinho Statistics FIFA. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  5. "USL-1 Top 25 of the Decade". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  6. Zinho at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "South American Team of the Year". January 16, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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