Elzo Coelho

Elzo Aloísio Coelho (born 22 January 1961), better known as Elzo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for the national team, a number of Brazilian clubs, and Portuguese Benfica.

==Playing career== At the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Elzo played an active role as a main starter for Brazil's squad in all five of the team's matches, playing alongside stars such as Carecca, Sócrates and Zico. In the group stage, the team won against Spain (1–0), Algeria (1–0), and Northern Ireland (3–0), and defeated the Poland national team 4–0 in the last 16. In the quarter-finals, they played against the France national team led by Michel Platini; however, after a 1–1 draw, the match went to a penalty shoot-out, and Brazil were eliminated from the competition in the last eight. He made 11 appearances for Brazil in total, all of which came in 1986.