Vivinho

Vivinho
Personal information
Full name	Welvis Dias Marcelino
Date of birth	March 10, 1961
Place of birth	Uberlândia, Brazil
Date of death	September 13, 2015 (aged 54)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1986	Uberlândia
1986–1990	Vasco
1990–1993	Botafogo
1993	Goiás
1994	Uberlândia
1995	Fortaleza
International career
1989	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Welvis Dias Marcelino, better known as Vivinho (March 10, 1961 – September 13, 2015), was an association football striker, who played in several Brazilian Série A clubs.^[2]

History

Born in Uberlândia, Vivinho started playing professionally in 1983, defending local club Uberlândia.^[2] He played 26 Série A games and scored five goals between 1983 and 1986,^[1] winning the Série B in 1984.^[2] Vivinho joined Vasco in 1986, playing 54 Série A games and scoring 13 goals.^[1] Before leaving Vasco in 1990,^[1] he won the Campeonato Carioca in 1987 and in 1988,^[2] and the Série A in 1989.^[2] Vivinho then joined Vasco's rivals Botafogo, leaving the club in 1993,^[2] after having played 52 Série A games and scored four goals.^[1] He played 10 Série A games for Goiás in 1993, scoring four goals, then he returned to Uberlândia in 1994, retiring in 1995 after defending Fortaleza.^[2]

National team

Vivinho played three games for the Brazil national team in 1989.^[3] The first game was played on March 15, against Ecuador.^[3] He scored his only goal for Brazil on April 12, against Paraguay, in his last game for the country.^[3]

Death

Vivinho died on 13 September after passing out in his home, he was taken to hospital but did not survive. The cause of death has not been revealed.^[4]

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vivinho" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 366–367. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. 2006. p. 306. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
^ "Morre Vivinho, autor de gol histórico em São Januário (Vivinho has died, he was the scorer of a historic goal at São Januário)". Lancenet. September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

[futpédia-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vivinho" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved November 25, 2009.

[enciclopedialance-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 366–367. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

[enciclopediaselecao-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. 2006. p. 306. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.

[4] "Morre Vivinho, autor de gol histórico em São Januário (Vivinho has died, he was the scorer of a historic goal at São Januário)". Lancenet. September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

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