Lima (footballer, born 1962)
Brazilian footballer
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Adesvaldo José de Lima (born 17 September 1962), commonly known as Lima , is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adesvaldo José de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Camapuã, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Operário-MS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Operário-MS | ||
| 1984–1986 | Corithians | 74 | (36) |
| 1985 | → Santos (loan) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Grêmio | ||
| 1988–1991 | Benfica | 36 | (4) |
| 1992 | Internacional | ||
| 1993 | America | ||
| 1994 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1994 | Vitória | ||
| 1996 | Farroupilha | ||
| 1997 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Camapuã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Lima started in Operário-MS. After being top-scorer of the 1982 and 1983 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense,[1] he joined Corithians in 1984, who loaned him to Santos. In 1987, he moved to Grêmio, where he would take part in Campeonato Gaúcho titles in 1987 and 1988, being top-scorer in the latter, alongside Valdo, Cuca, Astengo and Mazarópi.[2][3]
He then moved to Portugal, joining Benfica,[4] where he would reunite with Valdo, playing sparsely throughout three seasons, but notably scoring three goals in the 1989–90 European Cup campaign, on the way to the final.[5][6] In 1991, he signed with Internacional, winning another Campeonato Gaúcho, and then moving through a number of clubs, retiring at age 35.[3]
In 2012, he ran for the city council in Campo Grande for the Brazilian Labour Party.[7]
