Djalminha
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Djalma Feitosa Dias | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1988 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Flamengo | 22 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Guarani | 33 | (15) |
| 1994 | → Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | Palmeiras | 22 | (12) |
| 1997–2004 | Deportivo La Coruña | 137 | (38) |
| 2002–2003 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2004 | Club América | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 240 | (74) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2002 | Brazil | 14 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), known as Djalminha [diʒawˈmĩj̃ɐ], is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Blessed with above-average skills but also having a troublesome character, he represented among others Flamengo and Deportivo, and was also a Brazilian international.
Son of former footballer Djalma Dias, Djalminha (Little Djalma) was born in Santos, São Paulo, while his father was playing for Santos FC. However, he started his career at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, based in Rio de Janeiro.
Afterwards, Djalminha would have short stints with Guarani Futebol Clube and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (where he received the Bola de Ouro (Brazilian Golden Ball) award in 1996), with a short-lived Japanese adventure with Shimizu S-Pulse in between.
In July 1997, Djalminha joined Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, and proceeded to score 26 La Liga goals in 87 appearances in his first three seasons combined, largely contributing to the team's first-ever national championship conquest in 2000. After that, the emergence of Juan Carlos Valerón, signed upon Atlético Madrid's relegation, and a May 2002 bust-up during training with Depor manager Javier Irureta, prompted his loan to Austrian Football Bundesliga side FK Austria Wien in the 2002 summer.
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