Dirceu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirceu José Guimarães | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 15 September 1995 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Coritiba | 26 | (1) |
| 1973–1976 | Botafogo | 52 | (9) |
| 1976 | Fluminense | 22 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | (2) |
| 1978–1979 | América | 45 | (2) |
| 1979–1982 | Atlético Madrid | 84 | (18) |
| 1982–1983 | Verona | 29 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Napoli | 30 | (5) |
| 1984–1985 | Ascoli | 27 | (5) |
| 1985–1986 | Como | 25 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Avellino | 23 | (6) |
| 1988 | Vasco da Gama | ?? | (?) |
| 1988 | Miami Sharks | 17 | (5) |
| 1989–1991 | Ebolitana | 39 | (14) |
| 1991 | Harvey Bologna (futsal) | 20 | (8) |
| 1992 | Benevento | 11 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | Giampaoli Ancona (futsal) | ?? | (?) |
| 1995 | Atlético Yucatán | ?? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1973–1986 | Brazil | 44 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒiʁˈsew]; 15 June 1952 – 15 September 1995), was a football player from Brazil. He played as an attacking midfielder with many teams, in particular Botafogo and the Brazilian national team, as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980s-early 1990s.
Dirceu was born at Curitiba, in southern Brazil. In his early career he played for Coritiba, Botagofo (1971–1975), Fluminense (1975–1977) and Vasco da Gama in his country, before spending one year in Mexico at América. In 1979 he signed for Atlético Madrid, where he remained until 1982, playing 84 games and scoring 18 goals. In 1982, he signed for Italian team Hellas Verona, the first of five Italian Serie A teams which he changed yearly (the last being Avellino in 1986–1987), before returning to Vasco da Gama. In 1988 Dirceu played in the USA for Fort Lauderdale Strikers, and in 1989–1991 he played again in southern Italy, this time for Ebolitana (1989–1992) and Benevento (1991–1992). His last teams was Atlético Yucatán in Mexico, where he ended his career in 1995.
He died at age 43 in a road accident. The Ebolitana named its arena at Eboli the Stadio José Guimarães Dirceu in his honor.
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