Summary; Matches; Passport First name Sergio Antônio Last name Soler de Oliveira Júnior Nationality Brazil Date of birth 15 March 1995 Age 25 Country of birth Brazil Place of birth Monte Aprazível Position Midfielder Height 180 cm Weight 82 kg Foot Left. Why The Aston Martin DBS Is Bond's Greatest Car, The Premier League's Greatest Ever Mavericks. But, with quarter of an hour remaining, Sócrates jinked past two defenders and let rip from 25 yards, and then, 10 minutes later, Eder scored an even better one, popping it up with one foot before horse-kicking it into the corner with the other. Zico, in particular, is singled out for special attention; his shirt is literally shredded in the first half from the man-marking of Claudio Gentile, who might have at least taken him to a movie or dinner first. 4.5K likes. The regime’s involvement became most corrupted when Cláudio Coutinho, an army captain, was made coach of the Seleção for 1978. For Brazil he scored an entirely respectable 8 goals in 20 games, which doesn't compare particularly unfavourably to, say, Careca's 29 in 60 (or 9.67 in 20). Nike Air Pegasus 89 Berlin. Cerezo joined up with Falcão at Roma. Most of his hold-up play was textbook; there were some clunky moments, but to criticise a target man for that is like criticising a fluffer for going downstairs. From that moment on the emphasis changed to focus on results. To some it's pizza, to others porn. All rights reserved. In May 1981, the Seleção beat England, France and West Germany, away from home, all in less than a week. Rossi only returned to football two months before, following a two-year suspension for match fixing, and so far he has been horribly rusty in the tournament. He defended from the front (his goal against Argentina stems directly from him dispossessing Daniel Passarella); he dragged defenders across the field, into dark alleys where they could not see what was going on behind them; he used his marker as a La-Z-Boy, easing into him while waiting for the midfield cavalry to arrive. No commercial uses without permission. Sócrates picks up the ball in his own half and surges forward. By clicking OK, you are confirming that this image is only to be used for the rights in the existing license. Serginho. At the other end, the best chance falls, regrettably, to Serginho. Given the almost overwhelmingly artistic nature of that side, Serginho is also seen a cultural vandal: the man who peed on the Mona Lisa; the man who added a phat beat to Beethoven's 5th; the man who made Romeo and Juliet a pair of chain-smoking chavs from Sittingbourne. At the Estadi de Sarrià, the players were in little doubt this was more than a game. I was seven-and-three-quarters years old when the tournament began and so I was able to devote my full obsessive personality to it. Santana’s choice of Sócrates as his captain was a pointed one: not only was Sócrates wise and considered on the pitch, but away from football he was a social activist who read Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes and was an outspoken advocate for democracy. And he was a lot better than that defence. It calls to mind the damning assessment of João Saldanha, a former coach of the Seleção, after Serginho was subbed against New Zealand: “Now the ball is round again.”. But it wasn’t all about self-denial. Sócrates did his best to console him and inspire the rest of the team. He resembled the actor Robert Duvall and acted somehow put-upon, as if all the players had agreed to rotate in goal but now no one was taking their turn. Nike Air Max 1 Hyperstrike Titolo. Anyone since Pelé, really. Then, after 74 minutes, Peres sloppily concedes a corner; Brazil pack the box with all 11 players, parking the bus, but they only get in each other’s way. The fantasistas become rattled and mistakes creep in. Despite his actual medical training, he’s been a two-packs-a-day man since he was 13 and he’s fond of a drink, too. Course not: you'd be terrified. Be aware of that.”. Éder, the winger, is a shampoo commercial brought to life. One of 10 brothers and sisters, he was described as 'under-nourished' by his first coach. The mercury has swollen to the mid-thirties this afternoon in Barcelona and inside Espanyol’s Estadi de Sarrià, meant for 44,000, at least 50,000 spectators are jammed in, fanning their match programmes to keep from passing out. He maintained his extraordinary pace and stamina well into his mid-late 30s. I’m not exaggerating to say that Brazil’s defeat by Italy was the worst and most discombobulating event in my seven years on this Earth. Serginho, the huge centre-forward who played in Brazil's sublime 1982 side, is one of the most notorious and derided footballers of all time: the man … How bad can anybody who has been capped by Brazil possibly be? With Market-freeze, you can rest easy knowing we'll remove this image from our site for as long as you need it, with custom durations and total buyouts available. By clicking the Download button, you accept the responsibility for using unreleased content (including obtaining any clearances required for your use) and agree to abide by any restrictions. In order to finalize your project with the material you downloaded from your EZA account, you need to secure a license. They can all do 1,000 keepy-uppies with a tennis ball while blindfolded and being randomly cattle-prodded about the chapstick, can't they? First name Sergio Henrique Last name Francisco Nationality Brazil Date of birth 19 December 1984 Age 35 Country of birth Brazil It wasn't his fault that Valdir Peres kept goal like Edward Scissorhands. Brazil just needs to hold on now to qualify for the semi-finals and Santana immediately replaces Serginho with a midfielder, Paulo Isidoro. Sócrates even gave up the booze and fags so that he would be in prime physical condition. This video is part of our Analog Archive which means it isn’t stored on our website, accessing the content may take some time and may be subject to additional fees. He also recovered from the World Cup to top score the following season with his new club Santos, a bravura, granite-stoned response to the ridicule enveloping him. Press reports of the time weren't quite so generous, but nor were they particularly damning. However, unless a license is purchased, content cannot be used in any final materials or any publicly available materials. Please contact our customer service team. The idea that Brazil just rocked up and played is romantic bunkum. Serginho earned ten caps with the Brazilian national team between 1998 and 2001, scoring one goal. Only two are instantly recognisable: the ancient redwood Dino Zoff, Italy’s man between the sticks since Julius Caesar’s unbeaten tour of the British Isles in 55BC; and the number 20 with distinct, sloped shoulders, Paolo Rossi, who is shifty, his eyes darting, like a bad actor playing a drug addict. And at that time, people were looking for some kind of happiness.” Duarte recalls streets festooned in Brazil’s colours, with prizes awarded to the most original designs. This often left the centre backs overrun. There is some dispute over the formation that it played in the 1982 World Cup: Jonathan Wilson in Inverting the Pyramid, his authoritative book on football tactics, described it as 4-2-2-2; in The Guardian, Rob Smyth has called it 2-7-1. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. It thrashes a couple of times like a fish on the deck of a boat, before resting limply on the grass. When Marco Tardelli shoots from the edge of the box, Júnior is playing two Italian attackers onside and Paolo Rossi has an easy tap-in. VIP's. In front of 62,000 spectators at Tokyo’s National Stadium, however, they endured death by a thousand tiny nicks. He didn't make it in Brazil's squad for the World Cup in Korea & Japan because of a hamstring injury. Finally at 5.15pm on 5 July, 1982, Serginho, Brazil’s lumbering striker, clunks the ball to Zico and the greatest match in World Cup history is underway. When he eventually spoke, he told his players that he was proud of them, they had truly represented their country, but it was not their destiny to win that World Cup. The goal against Argentina sealed that game, while he also won the free-kick for the first goal by duping the streetwise Daniel Passarella.