Elzo Coelho

Elzo

Personal information
Full name	Elzo Aloísio Coelho
Date of birth	22 January 1961
Place of birth	Machado, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1978–1981	Ginásio Pinhalense	?	(?)
1981–1982	Inter de Limeira	?	(?)
1982	Amparo	?	(?)
1982–1984	Internacional	15	(3)
1984–1987	Atlético Mineiro	56	(3)
1987–1989	Benfica	38	(1)
1989–1991	Palmeiras	16	(0)
1991–1993	Catuense	?	(?)
1993	Associação Atlética Caldense	?	(?)
Total		125	(7)
National team
1986	Brazil	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Elzo Aloísio Coelho (born 22 January 1961), better known as Elzo, was a Brazilian footballer who played for the Brazil national team and Benfica.^[1]

Playing career

Elzo made 87 appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro, most of them for Atlético Mineiro.^[2] He was only in Benfica for two seasons, in 1987–88, where he reached the Champions Cup final, lost to Dutch squad PSV Eindhoven (0–0, 5–6 in penalty kicks).^[3] He then returned home, joining Palmeiras, where he went up being part of the Brazilian league best squad in 1989. Elzo was capped eleven times for Brazil, all between March and June 1986, inclusive. He played Brazil's all five games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.^[4]

Honours

Ginásio Pinhalense

• Campeonato Paulista: 1979

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1982, 1983 and 1984

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1985 and 1986

Benfica

• Portuguese Liga: 1988-89
• European Cup: Runner-up 1987-88

Individual

Bola de Prata brasileiro (Placar)

1989 (Palmeiras)

Trivia

• He has a twin sister named Elza.
• In 1985 he was going to play for Palmeiras but he was rejected due a heart problem.
• Elzo was a commentator for TV Globo in 2002, and had his first experience as a coach in 2005.

References

1. "Elzo Aloísio Coelho". Foradejogo.net.
2. "Futpedia: Elzo (Elzo Aloísio Coelho)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
3. "Elzo". Serbenfiquista.com.
4. Elzo – FIFA competition record