Liminha (footballer, born 1951)

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Liminha
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Full name Darcy do Rocio Fortunato da Lima
Date of birth (1951-05-06)6 May 1951
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Date of death 14 August 2000(2000-08-14) (aged 49)
Place of death Curitiba, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Athletico Paranaense
1975 São Paulo 15 (2)
1976–1977 Náutico Recife 23 (0)
1978 Coritiba 21 (4)
1979–1980 Coquimbo Unido 54 (34)
1981–1983 Universidad de Chile 48 (15)
1983 Deportes Antofagasta 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rozenberg, Marcelo. "Liminha - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Náutico". www.futebol80.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ "34 anos da conquista do Paranaense de 1978". Coritiba Foot Ball Club (in Portuguese). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Fernández, Felipe (12 November 2020). "El Jogo Bonito de Coquimbo Unido 1979". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Señala Miguel Bauzá Fredes: "Nadie es irremplazable"" (PDF). Diario El Día (in Spanish). 12843. Coquimbo, Chile. 18 August 1979. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ Reyes, Luis (9 February 2018). "Los seis futbolistas brasileños que jugaron en la U". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Un ídolo albo, un bailarín de samba y un mundialista: la corta historia de los brasileños en la "U"". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. ^ (Recuerdos del Fútbol Chileno Fotos y Videos) El Brasileño Liminha ( Qepd) junto a Escobar aquella época defendiendo a Deportes Antofagasta on Facebook (in Spanish). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Rua Darcy do Rocio Fortunato de Lima, Campo de Santana, Curitiba - PR - CEP 81490056". ceps.io (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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