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Personal information
Full name	Crizam César de Oliveira Filho
Date of birth	(1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.70 m
Playing position	Left winger Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1978–1985	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1992	Flamengo	133	(13)
1992–1994	Palmeiras	44	(11)
1995–1997	Yokohama Flügels	83	(21)
1997–1999	Palmeiras	41	(4)
2000–2002	Grêmio	51	(10)
2002–2003	Palmeiras	16	(2)
2003	Cruzeiro	31	(3)
2004–2005	Flamengo	31	(3)
2005	Nova Iguaçu	0	(0)
2006–2007	Miami FC	49	(7)
Total		479	(74)
National team
1989–1998	Brazil	57	(7)
Teams managed
2006–2009	Miami FC
2011	Nova Iguaçu
2015–2016	Vasco da Gama (assistant)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1994 Copa América Runner-up 1995 Uruguay CONCACAF Gold Cup Third 1998 USA
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Crizam César de Oliveira Filho, better known as Zinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈzĩɲu]; born 17 June 1967), is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer.

Playing career

Club

Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, Palmeiras, Grêmio, Cruzeiro and Nova Iguaçu. He also had spells abroad with Yokohama Flügels and Miami FC. Zinho won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A four times (twice with Palmeiras, once with Flamengo and once with Cruzeiro) and won the Campeonato Carioca three times (all with Flamengo).

International

Zinho was a member of the Brazilian 1994 FIFA World Cup winning team. He also took part at the 1993 and 1995 Copa América with Brazil, winning a runners-up medal in the latter edition of the tournament, and was also a member of the Brazilian team that finished in third place at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was capped a total of 57 times between March 1989 and February 1998, scoring 7 goals. On 20 January 2010 he was ranked 23rd in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca (3): 1986, 1991, 2004
• Copa União (1):1987
• Copa do Brasil (1): 1990
• Campeonato Brasileiro (1): 1992

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista (2): 1993, 1994
• Rio-SP Tournament (1): 1993
• Campeonato Brasileiro (2): 1993, 1994
• Copa do Brasil (1): 1998
• Copa Mercosur (1): 1998
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1999
• Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1999

Yokohama Flügels

• AFC Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1995
• Asian Super Cup (1): 1995

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 2001
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2001

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro (1): 2003
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2003
• Campeonato Mineiro(1): 2003

Nova Iguaçu

• Campeonato Carioca Second Division: 2005

Unofficial tournaments

Flamengo

• Colombino Trophy (1): 1988
• Marlboro Cup (USA) (1): 1990
• Hamburg City Tournament (1): 1989
• Sharp Cup (Japan) (1): 1990
• Amizade Tournament (1): 1992

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup (1): 1994
• Copa América (Runner-up): 1995
• CONCACAF Gold Cup (3rd Place): 1998

Unofficial tournaments

Brazil

• Rous Cup (London) (1): 1995

Individual

• Placar Bola de Prata (4): 1988, 1992, 1994, 1997
• South American Team of the Year – 1994

See also

In Spanish: Zinho para niños

• List of men's footballers with the most official appearances