Júnior
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1991
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Do homem negro, da sua vida e da sua arte
- Para uma cultura moçambicana
- Delirio e asas
- Terra nossa na costa do Malabar
- Omar Áli
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 684
- Total plays
- 3,233
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Leovegildo Lins Gama JÚNIOR was one of the most talented midfielders in Brazilian football history. He played for Flamengo, Torino, Pescara and Brazilian national team. Known as a Carnival fan, Junior recorded some sambas in the 80's. His most successful song was "Voa Canarinho". Nowadays, Junior is a TV commentator in Brazil. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J%C3%BAnior">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,587x
- Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
· 2021 · cited 4,130x
- Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
· 2021 · cited 2,950x
- Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2024 · cited 1,731x
- Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue
· 2021 · cited 1,073x
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Key facts
- 1997
- Flamengo
- 2003
- Corinthians
- Full name
- Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior
- Date of birth
- ( 1954-06-29 ) 29 June 1954 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- João Pessoa , Brazil
- Height
- 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
- Positions
- Left back midfielder
- 1973 1974
- Flamengo
- Years
- Team
- 1974 1984
- Flamengo
- 1984 1987
- Torino
- 1987 1989
- Pescara
- 1989 1993
- Flamengo
Key dates
- Born
- 29 June 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- João Pessoa
- Occupation
- author
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Brazil men's national football team
- Position played
- full-back
Article
Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 29 June 1954), also known as Maestro Júnior, Léo Júnior or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder.
He was nicknamed "Capacete" ("helmet", in Portuguese) because of his afro hairstyle.
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1954 births1982 FIFA World Cup players1983 Copa América players1986 FIFA World Cup players20th-century Brazilian sportsmenBrazilian beach soccer playersBrazilian expatriate men's footballersBrazilian expatriate sportspeople in ItalyBrazilian football managersBrazilian men's footballersBrazil men's international footballersCampeonato Brasileiro Série A managers