Ex-player on Flamengo exit: "I wanted to be like Zico..." | OneFootball

What did Djalminha say about his time at Flamengo?

Flamengo has always had the mystique of being a club that forms good talents for football, as was the case with Djalminha. When analyzing his career, the former midfielder reminisced about his trajectory at Rubro-Negro and stated that he thought of having a future similar to that of Zico and other athletes from the 'Geração 81' at Mengão.

— I wanted to, precisely because in football, I always had references. What do you think of football? It's the 1982 team, that's football. That's what I saw as a kid, and who played on that team? Zico. And Zico played for Flamengo, I want to create a career like his, like that generation, conquering things inside. We didn't have that obsession with going abroad, leaving -, he declared, before concluding:

— Then, if it happened, I would go abroad. But, at the same time, there's the side that I became much more professional after taking that hit from leaving Flamengo. I always say that I don't complain about anything, everything happened as it had to happen -, Djalminha concluded in an interview with 'Abre Aspas', from 'GE'.

How was Djalminha's trajectory at Flamengo?

Djalminha took his first steps in football in the youth categories of Flamengo, which included Paulo Nunes, Junior Baiano, Marcelinho Carioca, among others. This generation did not achieve many successes in the professionals, but they won the first title of Mengão in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, in 1990.

How was Zico's trajectory at Flamengo?

Former midfielder Djalminha did not think wrongly in wanting to have the same success as Zico at Flamengo. This is because 'Galinho de Quintino' is the greatest idol in the history of Rubro-Negro. In addition to good performances and piling up records, the eternal number 10 of Gávea entered history by winning the Libertadores and the Club World Cup, in 1981.

What is Flamengo's next game?

In the midst of Djalminha's 'review', Flamengo returns to the field on Monday (25) to face Vitória, in the 21st round of the Brasileirão. In short, the ball rolls at 9 pm (Brasília time), at the Maracanã. Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, shows everything that happens in the match, on YouTube. Finally, Premiere, via pay-per-view, broadcasts the match.

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