Liminha (footballer, born 1951) explained

Liminha
Fullname:Darcy do Rocio Fortunato da Lima
Birth Date:1951 5, df=y
Birth Place:Curitiba, Brazil
Death Place:Curitiba, Brazil
Position:Forward
Years1:1970–1974
Years2:1975
Caps2:15
Goals2:2
Years3:1976–1977
Caps3:23
Goals3:0
Years4:1978
Caps4:21
Goals4:4
Years5:1979–1980
Caps5:54
Goals5:34
Years6:1981–1983
Caps6:48
Goals6:15
Years7:1983
Caps7:11
Goals7:1

Darcy do Rocio Fortunato da Lima (6 May 1951 – 14 August 2000), known as Liminha, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Brazil and Chile.

Career

Liminha began his career with Athletico Paranaense, with whom he won the Campeonato Paranaense in 1970. In his homeland, he also played for São Paulo,[1] Náutico Recife[2] and Coritiba, with whom he won the Campeonato Paranaense again in 1978.[3] As a member of São Paulo, he also won the 1975 Campeonato Paulista.[1]

In 1979, he emigrated to Chile, with the former Uruguayan international Pedro Rocha as agent, and signed with Coquimbo Unido in the top division, joining his compatriots who had come a year before, Benê and Torino. Torino had recommended him.[4] They three are well remembered by his two seasons together in the squad,[5] despite having been charged with indiscipline acts.[4] [6]

In Chile, he also played for Universidad de Chile (1981–83), becoming the third Brazilian to play for the club after César Maluco and Bráulio[7] and scoring three goals in his debut against San Luis de Quillota,[8] and Deportes Antofagasta (1983).[9]

As an anecdote, he used to celebrate his goals dancing samba alongside a corner flag.[8]

Personal life

He was married to Rita de Cássia Silva Lima and they had a son called Leandro Santiago.[1]

He died due to a serious kidney disease in his city of birth.[4]

Legacy

A street was given his name in Campo do Santana, Curitiba, Brazil.[4] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rozenberg . Marcelo . Liminha - Que fim levou? . Terceiro Tempo . 28 March 2023 . pt.
  2. Web site: Náutico . www.futebol80.com.br . 28 March 2023 . pt.
  3. Web site: 34 anos da conquista do Paranaense de 1978 . Coritiba Foot Ball Club . 28 March 2023 . pt . 17 December 2012.
  4. Web site: Fernández . Felipe . El Jogo Bonito de Coquimbo Unido 1979 . Asifuch . 28 March 2023 . es . 12 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO . Fútbol en América . 28 March 2023 . es . 8 April 2021.
  6. Señala Miguel Bauzá Fredes: "Nadie es irremplazable" . . 18 August 1979 . 12843 . 20 July 2023 . Coquimbo, Chile . es . PDF.
  7. Web site: Reyes . Luis . Los seis futbolistas brasileños que jugaron en la U . Diario AS . . 28 March 2023 . es . 9 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Un ídolo albo, un bailarín de samba y un mundialista: la corta historia de los brasileños en la "U" . www.t13.cl . . 28 March 2023 . es . 16 February 2018.
  9. (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Videos) El Brasileño Liminha (Qepd) junto a Escobar aquella época defendiendo a Deportes Antofagasta on Facebook . 16 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. Web site: Rua Darcy do Rocio Fortunato de Lima, Campo de Santana, Curitiba - PR - CEP 81490056 . ceps.io . 28 March 2023 . pt.