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Brazilian footballer

Merica
Personal information
Full name Valdemiro Lima da Silva
Date of birth (1953-09-13) 13 September 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Santo Amaro, Brazil
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Ferroviário (Alagoinhas)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Atlético de Alagoinhas
1975–1978 Flamengo 182 (9)
1978 Bahia
1979 America-RJ
1980–1984 Sport Recife
1984–1985 Nacional-AM
1985 Confiança
1986 Rio Negro-AM
1986–1988 Confiança
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Valdemiro Lima da Silva (born 13 September 1953), better known as Merica, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

A defensive midfielder, Merica began his career in the city of Alagoinhas, first as an amateur with Ferroviário and then as a professional with Atlético. In 1976 he was hired by Flamengo where he made 182 appearances. It was said that he played with two players, due to his application and intensity in defensive system. He later returned to the northeast, where he was state champion for Bahia, Sport and Confiança.

Honours

Flamengo
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Jundiaí: 1975
  • Taça Geraldo Cleofas Dias Alves: 1976
  • Taça Cidade de São Paulo: 1976
  • Taça Governador Elmo Cerejo: 1976
  • Taça Nelson Rodrigues: 1976
  • Taça Duque de Caxias: 1976
  • Troféu Antonio Valmir Campelo Bezerra: 1977
Bahia
Sport Recife
Confiança

References

  1. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Merica)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. Jonas Henrique (10 August 2023). "Merica: O Volante Aguerrido do Flamengo e Suas Conquistas". Raizes do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. "Que fim levou? Merica (Ex-volante do Flamengo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.

External links

  • Merica at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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