Vaguinho calls for bust at Parque São Jorge, likens path to Rivellino | OneFootball

Former striker Vaguinho said he believes he deserves a bust at Parque São Jorge and made a direct comparison with historic Corinthians idols. The statement was made during an interview on the Conexão Fiel Podcast. In his remarks, the former player mentioned names who already have a tribute at the club and demanded recognition for his career in the black-and-white shirt.

“Players, okay? We have the four main players there — actually three — who have busts there at Corinthians: Zé Maria, Wladimir. Wladimir because of the number of goals, Zé Maria and Basílio. My bust is missing. I demand that from Corinthians fans, they have to put my bust there, because that represents grit and the opening of the door to countless Corinthians titles. And Vaguinho is missing,” he began.

Vaguinho (right) celebrating a goal alongside Basílio. Photo: Disclosure/Corinthians

Vaguinho then also mentioned Rivellino and assessed his own role in the club’s history in comparison with the black-and-white idol. The former striker also revealed that he had disagreements with the former Timão number 10.

“A player to measure by, and because of the greatness you mentioned, I didn’t know. Look, right? For very few, okay? Look, honestly, forgive me, we had great idols there. I’m going to talk about a guy who I think was one of the greatest players in the world. I had some problems with him, but in my heart I have enormous gratitude for him because I had the pleasure of playing with Rivellino,” he said.

“But if you measure his greatness against my greatness at Corinthians, I have much more than his greatness in terms of involvement, in terms of goals. And because of the position I played, I played facing the goal, I played out wide, I’m the sixth player with the most appearances out of thousands of players who have come through, that’s a lot,” the former player added.

Vaguinho was a Corinthians forward between 1971 and 1981. During that period, he played 551 matches in the black-and-white shirt, making him the club’s sixth-most capped player, and scored 110 goals. In addition, he won the Paulista Championship (1977 and 1979), the State Governor’s Cup (1977), the São Paulo Cup (1975), and the Laudo Natel Cup (1973).

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