Djalminha

1988/93 Flamengo (BRE) 133 games, 20 goals

1993/95 Guarani (BRE) 92 games, 34 goals

1994 Shimizu S-Pulse (JAP) (Loan) 11 games, 4 goals

1996/97 Palmeiras (BRE) 83 games, 45 goals

1997/2004 Deportivo La Coruña (ESP) 186 games, 50 goals

(Spanish League: 137 games, 38 goals)

(Spanish Cup: 19 games, 2 goals)

(Spanish Super Cup: 3 games, 1 goal)

(Champions League: 18 games, 5 goals)

(UEFA Cup: 9 games, 4 goals)

2002/03 Austria Vienna (AUT) (Loan) 10 matches, 2 goals

2004 Club América (MEX) 5 matches, 1 goal

With the National Team :

14 caps, 5 goals

(Friendly matches: 7 caps, 3 goals)

(World Cup qualifiers: 2 caps)

(Copa America: 3 caps, 2 goals)

(Tournoi de France: 2 caps)

1st cap: October 16, 1996 against Lithuania (3-1)

Last cap: March 27, 2002 against Yugoslavia (1-0)

Djalma Feitosa Dias "Djalminha"

Born December 9, 1970 in Santos (BRE)

Brazilian, Attacking midfielder, Left-winger, Central-midfielder, 1m76

Nicknames: O Mago, O Maestro

Djalminha is the son of Djalma Dias, a very great player of Brazil in the 40s. He began his football career at 17 at Flamengo before joining Guarani and becoming one of the best Brazilian players of his generation. He was elected Bola de Prata at the end of 1993 when he was only 23 years old.

Very talented, he is a very technical midfielder in the lineage of Rivelino, Pelé, on a lower scale. Using many technical gestures, he established himself as a headliner of Brazilian championship football. He was elected Bola de Prata again in 1996 but also Bola de Ouro, best player in the Brazilian championship.

So we say that he has the talent to explode in Europe and in 1997, he joined Deportivo La Coruña after winning the 1997 Copa America with Brazil. At 26, he was at the top of his game and arrived in Spain with the ambition of replacing Rivaldo. While he was still unknown in Europe, he would dazzle all football observers with his technical skills, his technique and his ability to score.

An excellent passer, he had the ability to make millimetric passes from 1 to 50 meters. And his dribbling could eliminate any defender in the Spanish championship. Within a Deportivo La Coruña that was taking an important place in its championship, he delighted the attackers alongside him, such as Roy Makaay or Diego Tristan.

He won the Spanish championship in the 1999/2000 season, a feat, and continued by finishing runner-up in the following two seasons. During his 3 seasons, he scored 10, 9 and 1 goal in the championship respectively. In a role of creator and playmaker.

He left Spain in 2004, already 33 years old, and decided to go into exile in Mexico to play a few matches, where he ended his career the same year. Djalminha may not have had the recognition he deserved because of the Brazilian players of his generation, the options were numerous and his career with Brazil only lasted 6 years for 14 small matches played and 5 goals scored.

- Bola de Ouro in 1996

- Bola De Prata in 1993 and 1996

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