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Wilsinho (footballer, born 1956)

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Brazilian footballer

Wilsinho
Personal information
Full name Wilson Costa de Mendonça
Date of birth (1956-10-03) 3 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1970–1976 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1982 Vasco da Gama
1982 Flamengo 27 (3)
1982–1987 Fluminense 67 (7)
1985 → Fluminense de Feira (loan)
1987 America-RJ
1988 Volta Redonda
1988 ABC
1989 Recreativo Huelva
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Wilson Costa de Mendonça (born 3 October 1956), simply known as Wilsinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Career

Revealed by Vasco da Gama's youth sectors, Wilsinho played most of his career at the club, where he was state champion in 1977 and vice-Brazilian in 1979. He also played for Flamengo and Fluminense, where he was champion of the 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He ended his career at Recreativo Huelva in Spain in 1989. He received the nickname "Xodó da Vovó", in reference to the Brazilian title of the Precious Pupp cartoon, since, like the dog in the work, he always saved Vasco da Gama.

Honours

Vasco da Gama
Flamengo
Fluminense

References

  1. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Wilsinho)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. "Xodó da Vovó: Wilsinho, há 30 anos". Panorama Tricolor (in Portuguese). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. "O "Xodó da Vovó" volta pra casa" (in Portuguese). No. 974. Revista Placar. February 1989. p. 21.
  4. "Wilsinho, o Xodó da Vovó". Museu da Pelada (in Portuguese). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

External links

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