He’s the greatest Brazilian to never win a World Cup. Former Dutch international Ruud Gullit rated Zico as "one of the best dribblers in the history of the game", describing him as "very nimble". In addition to his footballing skills, Zico was also known for his leadership, mental strength and determination, as well as his stamina, dedication and for having an outstanding work-ethic; He scored 333 goals at the famous Maracana stadium alone and guided Flamengo to four league titles, one Copa Libertadores and another Club World Cup in the '80s.
@@SamuelOliveiragarrafieloTruly an amazing player. I remember him in that great 82 wc team. Some of the best goals I’ve ever seen in a wc. They just lacked a strong enough defence and decent keeper.
I've utterly idolised Zico for 45 years but this video enlightened me to wonderful stories and anecdotes of which I'd no idea. I'm truly moved. Thank you eternally from Hertfordshire UK
If you look at brazilian players talking about Zico, you will see how they treat him. Vampeta once said that even Pele straightened up when Zico arrived. But there is one anedocte I wish to share, it was told by Alex and by Deivid, who played for Fenerbachçe, I have added the you tube video of Deivid telling this story (after minute 05:00) for a podcast, it is in portuguese, but I think you can add automatic translated subtitles in youtube. So, the story goes that when Zico was coach, the goalkeeper, who was famous and played in Turkey's national team, doubted Zico's capacity at free kicks. So he dared Zico to score one goal in him out of ten attempts. After much provocation, Zico accepted the chalenge and scored 9 out of 10 attempts! You can imagine how the goalkeeper felt after that. ruclips.net/video/_n-qYwC0274/видео.html
Meu pai é tricolor e fala dele com o maior respeito do universo tbm mano. Quando peço pra ele dimensionar o quão bom ele era, ele compara o futebol do Zico com o do Messi...
This is quite common. I had a neighbor who was wearing a Vasco Da Gama jersey one day and I asked if he knew what it was, since he wasn't much of a football fan. He said that on a trip to Brazil a man gave that shirt to him and told stories of Roberto Dinamite while they were drinking beers in Copacabana. I told him "yeah, that's right. Dinamite was a key figure to Vasco's renaissance in the 80's. Very nice. Glad you like it" and he told me "I asked the Vasco fan who gave me this shirt if this Dinamite guy was the best player he saw in the pitch and he said no" and I went "oh! Really? What did he say?" And then he told me that the guy said to him "don't let my wife hear this, but although my favorite player is Pelé, I watched very few of his games. The big name for me is Zico. He was from a rival team but that kid could play like no one else could. Major respect for Zico. But f*ck Flamengo!" And I just lol'd 😂😂😂😂😂
Quem não gosta do zico? Ele respeita todo mundo, tenta ser o mais legal com as pessoas. Se alguém encontrar o zico na rua e pedir um autógrafo ou uma foto, ele vai lá e tira, sem estrelismos. Zico é foda
Zico wasn't responsible for the awful performance of the defense and the goalkeeper against Italy. Indeed, he played an amazing match that day. His assist to Socrates goal was poetry.
Agreed In 1982 Brazil decided defense wasn't important, they'd just outscore everyone, but come unstuck against Italy. It was a great tragedy as that team played the beautiful game the way it should be played, but sadly, without cunning.
the young Careca broke his ancle some weeks before the WC, therefore the storm center depended on Serghino, a robust, strong striker, but with his skills he didn't fit in the team of flowing phantasie, a total mismatch, with Careca instead of him we would have seen a 6:3 on this very special day.. to sum it up: Messi had Angel di Maria , Zico Serghino..😢
So glad you did this video. It’s unbelievable that nobody talks about him as a top 10 of all time. I’m British, but as a 14 year old I cried for days when Italy beat Brazil in 1982. It was the death of traditional Brazilian stylish football.
@v-gun That match, Brazil vs Italy in the 1982 world championship, I have always remembered and regretted it and while I am sharing this with you I am still regretting it! At that time referees didn´t deal with the unsporting italian tactics of rolling over the grass, faking injuries over the slightest touch.
I never saw this guy playing, but he is one of my idols in football. His persona, everything he represents for us Flamengo fans is just another level. As some people would say: "If Zico never won a World Cup, well... too bad for the World Cup".
He is one of the best 5 all time greats irrespective of WC winners..his skills with and without the ball was unmatched..his persona in and outside the field was adorable..he's a true ambassador of sports....God sent him to show and teach art of football to entertain good souls...he is loved all over the world..he never betrayed the spirit of football
Zico is among the all-time top 5 best Brazilian players ever and I don't think youngsters fully understand how incredible this guy was. Maradona was certainly the top player of the 80s, but this guy was certainly the second greatest of that decade... His performance in the Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool was not merely a masterpiece, it was a massacre. Liverpool were completely shred to bits by Zico in just one half of the match, in a breathtaking display of amazing footballing skills... During WC 1982, he was the best in a team of grand masters. Every single goal from that team was a piece of art and he was involved in most of them... A truly great player that didn't manage to get football's ultimate prize, in the same fashion as other past greats such as Di Stefano, Puskas, Cruyff and Eusebio...
He was not the Brazilian Maradona. That's just crazy, because he was before Diego. He was known originally has "the white Pelé". A title he hated.Zico had everything has a footballer. Dribbling, passing, speed, heading, free kicks, playmaking, free style skills, prolific goalscoring. Never lost a match against Maradona. And out the six games they played against each other. He won four of those matches & matched Maradona skill for skill in all those six games. What cost him in terms of a PR goated legacy, was never leading Brazil to a world cup trophy win & not playing in Scudetto extensively like Platini & Maradona. Bossing the league like them. Still, he was the best South American player of the 1970s & second best South American player of the 1980s behind Maradona.
Well said, I rate him above R9 and R10. Zico for me sits in the pantheon of all time best ball players comprising: Di Stéfano, Pelé, Best, Cruijff, Maradona and Messi. I've no doubt if he had won the World Cup he'd be in most people's T5.
Wait... Your GRANDDAD was already a young man in the early 80s? So... Your father is from what? The 2000s? Yeah, that checks out... The question is, how old ARE YOU? 6? 8? GTFO YT and go be a kid. Learn to ride a bicycle or go play football with your friends. Get off the phone!
My father's nickname in his younger days when he was a football player was "Zico". As far as I know - Zico is well respected in Bulgaria especially from the football enthisiasts! Absolute genius!
He will never be forgotten by anybody. He is a football hero. Nobody can deny it, only a fool. To speak is name is go mention a legend. Who can argue this?
@@fernando-loula For me, he is easily in the same class as Garrincha, Pele, Socrates. In England, we do not think of these guys as normal, but kind of football gods. They are of the past, unfortunately. We don't see players of this kind anymore. The Beautiful Game was magic. When we watched you guys play, we were hypnotised. Nobody would believe it. We would talk in the school playground the next day. We couldn't believe the skill and the pleasure you guys made. I can't praise your people enough. We are not going to forget, believe me.
Eu adoro esse tuga... O roteiro é bem feito e te pega na história. Sendo eu um torcedor do Flamengo, só posso ficar mais comovido com esse doc. Thanks, dude.
@@DizzyMakavelli Sim, o cara que fez o vídeo é português, da pra perceber pelo sotaque dele quando ele fala palavras em português (Libertadores, por exemplo). Eu só percebi isso nesse vídeo, dai eu entrei no canal pra confirmar e, de fato, o canal é de Portugal.
Zico was / is and will be great for ever. He is a legend. I remember him playing in 1982. I was crying when Brasil lost against Italy... Greetings from Poland
Brazilian legend Zico sir was an iconic legend even if that one defeat ruined his career and he must be ever remembered as one of sporting greats and long live to him,good friends!!!🙏
Zico is easily the greatest player without a World Cup title. If he had won the title in 1982, his name would be mentioned in the same train as Maradona, Pele and Messi. It wasn't Zico's fault that Brazil went to the World Cup without a goalkeeper and without a defense. He was one of the few footballers who was able to outplay the entire opposing defense all by himself, and in series. Only Messi, Maradona, Pele, Ronaldinho, George Best, Cruijff, Roberto Baggio and him could do that. And no one else. Besides, he was a complete player; Two-footed, athletic, fast, strong dribbling, strong passer, strong in the air, acrobatic. In all my lists the man is in the top 10 of all time!
Zico is the greatest idol of 9 out of 10 Brazilian professional football players, due to his skills and also his behavior on and off the field. The ultimate players' player.
Add to it, he was one of the greatest players to go to Japan, and help outside of the pitch to create the J league and evolve the Japanese football. Finally in 2004 he was Fenerbahce coach and led the team to the historical semi finals of UCL, until today the best position of the Turkish team.
I was 10 in 1982, at school in England when we played every day at break time everybody wanted to be Zico. There would be arguments "You were Zico yesterday, it's my turn today" then when you scored "Ziiiiiiiccccccoooooooooooo!" He was the man. When I wasn't Zico I had to be David O'Leary.😢
The 3:0 Liverpool match was the first time I watched Zico on live TV. In 1980s, South American clubs dominated European clubs in Toyota cups, until AC Milan became a giant in soccer.
Your storytelling and respect for the most beautiful game on Earth and it's legends are amazing, the best. Thank you very much for teaching those history lessons
ZICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I Watched this guy, i painted my basement wall with his name in bright silver, i studied him and played like him!!! I was loved as a player on the street, in the tournaments all over my country on an amateurs level... And i am still remembered by many. O love you Zico!!
Imagine where Brazil of 1982 would have been with exposure on social media & internet literally shrinking the world. The greatest team to play the beautiful game beautifully. Jogo Bonito of Zico, Socrates, Falcao & Eder will forever stay in our souls. "If my opponent scores 3 goals then its my duty to score not just 5 goals but 5 beautiful goals." Some of our most treasured memories are borne out of pain. Brazil 1982 for example. Greetings from Kolkata.
Wasnt lucky enough to grow up watching Zico. Every lover of this great game should take 2 minutes out of their day and watch any highlight clip of the man. 2 minutes is all you need to understand just how majestic a footballer Zico was
You've already made videos about two very good Brazilians, but unknown internationally, Zico and Alex. One suggestion, there is a very high level player but probably even less known, Ademir da Guia. He deserves a video too.
The only thing that's missing in this (otherwise very good) video is the fact that, after returning to Flamengo, and after two of those knee surgeries, he still managed to lead the club to a fourth national title in 1987, alongside Bebeto, Jorginho, Leonardo, Zinho and Aldair, and thus helping pave the way for the generation that would bring back thw World Cup to Brazil, in 1994.
December 1981. I was 10. Liverpool was the GOAT in my mind. Then, I witnessed Zico & Flamengo utterly outclass Liverpool. By WC82, I knew he was the GOAT. The two through passes against Argentina are forever etched in my memory. A true visionary..
I had the pleasure to Watch him play in Flamengo and in the World Cup ‘82 .. definitely an idol and a legend in Brazilian football .. and let is not forget how humble he is…
Zico will always be the best in my eyes. I still to this day if I’m playing football with my son aim for the top corner of the goal and think I’m Zico 😂. A truly amazing player. He would cost £150,000,000 in today’s transfer market.
I remember seeing him play for the first time in Copa Libertadores in 1981. He would take the ball from the mid field, and it was like a video game. He would dribble passing defenders like nothing.
I've never seen a player quite like him. He could pass like a midfield maestro, dribble like the finest winger and was as deadly a finisher in the box as any goal poacher.
He's one of the unrecognized legends for sure!! Man, I seriously love your content, the flow of the story, and everything else in between...Keep it coming!!! :)
There were so many great players in that era for Brazil. They just didn’t focus enough on defending and also never had great keepers then like they do now. If Alisson was around then they might have won in 82.
Arthur Antunes Coimbra "Zico". Probably the best player I ever saw. Brasil 1982, the most beautiful team I ever saw. After the 2-3 loss with Italy.....the only time I have cried because of a game.
It’s good you explained how he was the best player in the Italian league. More effective than both Maradona and Platini, in a worse team. The best midfielder of all time.
He's probably the best and most effective attacking midfielder of all time - just look at both his highlight reels and stats!! He was two players in one, a creative genius who sliced open teams at will with his technical and set-piece skills, vision and precision, while at the same time he was a lethal finisher. He's ridiculously overlooked when people name the best 11's of all time. I'd take him over Zidane, Ronaldinho, Platini, Iniesta, Kaka ... any day. It's scary to think what he could do against todays weaker defenders and defenses, with all the protection that fowards now get in the modern game. It's easy to see why he's Roberto Baggio's favourite player and the influence he had on the great Italian.
Zico just the name tells you he’s going to be special and special he was i remember the Brazilian team 82 World Cup and every player was brilliant and not just the starting eleven but Zico was just breathtaking.
the kids do not understand, in Brazil from 70s to 90s, the players don't care much about goes to Europe or not, they just want to play football. And on these ages, we have easy 3 or 4 teams that can beat or play head-to-head against any team in the world.
Zico had a much bigger career than Maradona. Maradona was amazing for a short period of time, Zico was outstanding for a whole career. Accolates, numbers... you name it. And before you say "Maradona won the WC", remember two words: HAND BALL.
Dale no seas culoroto... por algo el diego es el diego y zico es zico. Estas mal de la cabeza si crees que el mejor zucci estoico cerca del mejor diego. Aparte hizo 2 goles ese día el diego y en el otro esquivo medio equipo
If Zico had won a World Cup, no one would remember Maradona, because Zico performed better, because he was more objective than the Argentine... he delivered much more GAs as a midfielder.
If he performed better he would have won the World Cup. Maradona scored 5 goals and 5 asists how is that not effective. And he was top scorer in Italy too as a midfielder in the toughest league.
He is without doubt one of the greats, but you’re delusional if you think he was better than Maradona. What he did in 86 cannot be surpassed. Brazil had the better team in 82 I agree and Zico their best player, but Diego was on another level.
@@prometheustv6558Totally agree with everything you say. What he did in 86 and esp at Napoli cannot be underestimated. Winning two league titles in the same era where Milan were at their best and dominating Europe. Napoli had won nothing before him and only won their third ever title two years ago.
@@1972dsrai did you watch the video? How can you say that Zico and Maradona aren’t in the same level? Either you didn’t watch it or you are just pretending you didn’t. Just so you know, I’d argue that the Brazilian league back then was as strong, if not stronger, than any league in the world, inclusive the italian. Just look up some of the players that played here back then. From the 90s on that the best (and 2nd tier) brazilian went to Europe, due to the huge money difference.
He is by far the greatest Flamengo’s legend, and according to pele the best Brazilian player after him, it’s sad he is not so recognized by his career.
As a Flamengo fan; I can easily say that this is maybe the most respectable homage someone ever made to Zico. There is a saying that claims that March 3rd is Christmas to we Flamenguistas (flamengo supporters are called like this), because Zico was born that day. Flamengo was born the very first minute Zico worn our T-Shirt for the first time; and Flamengo will die the day Zico dies... Thank you man, you made me proud and happy with this video of yours
I love your work :) !! And i I just wanted to say that comparing this material about Zico to the one from 4 years ago shows how much you have developed!! That material was also great, but now your narration is world-class level !!!
This guy is also extremely respected as an icon and person even by our rivals, as he has always respected all teams. If (and I know it's a big "if") he had won the World Cup, people would admit he was better than Maradona
Well no. It does not matter too much who wins what because it is a teameffort. Maradona won in 1986 with a mediocre team, Brazil would have one with a team with great players. So that woul dalways be a difference. Maradona won with Napoli, again one of the weaker sides in a fierce competition in the 80s from the best teams in the world. Then when we look at their individual skills I think we also see that Maradona was simply better and better than anyone I ever saw. And easily so. Zico was fantastic, a joy to watch but he was not as good as Maradona. Maradona carried a team, was an example on the pitchj, was a leader etc...he was everything you need in a player to win games.
You should have just added that the 1982 Brazil World Cup team didn’t have their main striker, Careca, who was injured just before the tournament started. Their back up striker failed hard.. especially in that game versus Italy. Lots of chances missed.
1982 world cup introduced Brazil to me,as this was the first time I sat n watch the masters at work though their defence was off. I was so captivated by ZICO,then I was 5years of age hearing all the adults talking about the BOSS.He made the game so simple, moving through the opponents like a hot knife through butter. FIFA was at it prime in corruption back then. But the most beautiful game has come on leaps n bounds since then. ZICO carried any team on his back everytime he sets foot on the pitch.
So, listen to this: the only people who doubt him are the ones that did not see him play. He still score freekicks with amazing precision into his seventies. He beat a 40 year old Dejan Petkovich (BTW great on freekicks in his own right) to the surprise of no one. Half of Brazil just wanted to turn their backs on him, that was expeceted. It would be the same with Maradona in Argentina if he played there for a club as large, it is the same today with many players from Flamengo. And, let's face it: every kid in Europe begs for excuses to erase non-europeans from their lists. Just saying how it is, if Maradona, Messi, Pelé or even Adriano just happened to be from England, for example, it would be a whole diferent level of recognition. If Zico had, as his brother did, left Brazil as a teenager and went to play on his father team in Portugal (Sporting, if I am not mistaken) he would have won the Champinos League (whatever it was called then) probably more than once, and would be a whole diferent story. Saying that 78 cup had "serious acusations of match fixing" is a bad joke, the undestatement of the century. Never before and neveer since have I heard of a referee ending a game with the ball in the net, or even in midair on it's way to the net, as ou your eufemism. Anyway, what the world saw on that cup was just a taste of what was routine especially in Argentina and Uruguay on the libertadores. As for the match of 5 red cards, you seem to have forgotten that of the two back to back red cards, the first one to Reinaldo might reasonably be considered overly strict, the second came right after the restart after minutes of Athletico not letting the game go on to complain about the first when Eder trying to move the ball for a foul when the ref was positioning it, zidaned his head to the referees chest (also something I never saw before or since). It was a bad referee, a bad day of game (had a lot to do with trying to end that tradition of violence in the libertadores), and the rest is history. What he did to Liverpool, known to many in Europe as the best team ever really speaks for itself. As for the world cups, 82 was a bad day for the best team ever. It is a part of the game, that is why it is magic, this heppens. In 86 the coach did well to put him, it was from a pass of his that the penalti came, but it was a mistake to choose him for kicking the it. I cannot overstate this, but it was not Zico's fault. He could and maybe should have played 90, and I think he would have made a diference, but who knows what would have happened. André Kfouri, a journalist from Brazil said the 3 most underrated players he ever saw were Ronaldo, Messi and Zico, and I agree. They did the extrordinary on such a daily basis that people began to demand it from him. Fourtunatly the game and especially referees improved a lot, but it was the violence in general that shortened Zico's legacy. But to the ones that did get to enjoy him, the japanese and the Flamengo supporters like myself it will always be Zico, Flamengo, God ans then the rest.
Thanks for making this video....til this day Zico is still the most important player ever for Flamengo supporters and he is the reason I became a Flamengo fan back in 1979
@@1972dsrai Just shows the quality of brazils natural ability of producing attacking talents. Defenders being seen as more offensive is unheard of nowadays😂
Zico e Messi tem o mesmo estilo de jogo...driblam objetivamente e o poder de decisao e cobrança de falta são altissimos. Zico so era parado com falta, o cara é lendário. Reduzir sua carreira ao "grande jogador que nao ganhou uma copa do mundo de seleçoes" é muito injusto perante tudo que ele jogou. Um dos maiores de todos os tempos com ctz, o idolo maximo da maior torcida do Brasil
He’s the greatest Brazilian to never win a World Cup.
Former Dutch international Ruud Gullit rated Zico as "one of the best dribblers in the history of the game", describing him as "very nimble".
In addition to his footballing skills, Zico was also known for his leadership, mental strength and determination, as well as his stamina, dedication and for having an outstanding work-ethic;
He scored 333 goals at the famous Maracana stadium alone and guided Flamengo to four league titles, one Copa Libertadores and another Club World Cup in the '80s.
Zico was outstanding
in brazil we consider him as the second one just behind pelé!
he was almost the equivalent of messi if he played only in the midfield, made 79 goals in a year...
That 82 wc team was amazing to watch and Zico one of its stars. They just lacked a decent defence. Going forwards they were miles ahead of everyone.
@@SamuelOliveiragarrafieloTruly an amazing player. I remember him in that great 82 wc team. Some of the best goals I’ve ever seen in a wc. They just lacked a strong enough defence and decent keeper.
He's a legend in Brazil and Japan. Most of the powerhouse Japan had become in football in the last decades is due to this man. A hero of two worlds.
Zico is not forgotten!!!
He stays in our hearts- Just like Socrates and the great Eder!
Powerhouse is maybe a bit dramatic. But they definetely got better.
@@empirelee7676 have you watched the last world cup?
@shaamkoemar3471 And Ademir Da Guia.
Viva o estrela campeão do capixabão!
I've utterly idolised Zico for 45 years but this video enlightened me to wonderful stories and anecdotes of which I'd no idea. I'm truly moved. Thank you eternally from Hertfordshire UK
I make your words mine.
Dude, your comment made my day. So nice to know that good sports have no boundaries. 🇧🇷 🇬🇧
You'd be glad to know he has a great character too.
If you look at brazilian players talking about Zico, you will see how they treat him. Vampeta once said that even Pele straightened up when Zico arrived.
But there is one anedocte I wish to share, it was told by Alex and by Deivid, who played for Fenerbachçe, I have added the you tube video of Deivid telling this story (after minute 05:00) for a podcast, it is in portuguese, but I think you can add automatic translated subtitles in youtube.
So, the story goes that when Zico was coach, the goalkeeper, who was famous and played in Turkey's national team, doubted Zico's capacity at free kicks. So he dared Zico to score one goal in him out of ten attempts. After much provocation, Zico accepted the chalenge and scored 9 out of 10 attempts!
You can imagine how the goalkeeper felt after that.
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Zico is my father's hero. Even being a Botafogo fan (Flamengo Rival) my dad still loving Zico!
Meu pai é tricolor e fala dele com o maior respeito do universo tbm mano. Quando peço pra ele dimensionar o quão bom ele era, ele compara o futebol do Zico com o do Messi...
This is quite common. I had a neighbor who was wearing a Vasco Da Gama jersey one day and I asked if he knew what it was, since he wasn't much of a football fan. He said that on a trip to Brazil a man gave that shirt to him and told stories of Roberto Dinamite while they were drinking beers in Copacabana. I told him "yeah, that's right. Dinamite was a key figure to Vasco's renaissance in the 80's. Very nice. Glad you like it" and he told me "I asked the Vasco fan who gave me this shirt if this Dinamite guy was the best player he saw in the pitch and he said no" and I went "oh! Really? What did he say?" And then he told me that the guy said to him "don't let my wife hear this, but although my favorite player is Pelé, I watched very few of his games. The big name for me is Zico. He was from a rival team but that kid could play like no one else could. Major respect for Zico. But f*ck Flamengo!" And I just lol'd 😂😂😂😂😂
Quem não gosta do zico? Ele respeita todo mundo, tenta ser o mais legal com as pessoas. Se alguém encontrar o zico na rua e pedir um autógrafo ou uma foto, ele vai lá e tira, sem estrelismos. Zico é foda
@@Red-bp3poirmão, procura vídeo dos highlights do Zico, Messi é extremamente parecido com ele no jeito de jogar, mas Zico era mais completo.
Zico wasn't responsible for the awful performance of the defense and the goalkeeper against Italy. Indeed, he played an amazing match that day. His assist to Socrates goal was poetry.
Agreed In 1982 Brazil decided defense wasn't important, they'd just outscore everyone, but come unstuck against Italy. It was a great tragedy as that team played the beautiful game the way it should be played, but sadly, without cunning.
the young Careca broke his ancle some weeks before the WC, therefore the storm center depended on Serghino, a robust, strong striker, but with his skills he didn't fit in the team of flowing phantasie, a total mismatch, with Careca instead of him we would have seen a 6:3 on this very special day..
to sum it up: Messi had Angel di Maria , Zico Serghino..😢
@@davidl.7133best comment
This reminds me of today's Brazil.
Endrick Vini Rodrygo Raphinha might not do well in the WC because of how bad the defense and midfield have become
@@davidl.7133 Telê Santana had far better options in Roberto Dinamite and Reinaldo.. it coasted Zico's legacy as a top10 player in football :/
In Brazil, some people say, "Zico didn't win a World Cup... It's a shame for the World Cup." Zico is a legend!
You are the man, mate👏
literalmente isso man
It is not !!! He is a Zero in terms of Brazilian Team official games. He played in the Japan… Who cares about japonese soccer?
@@cmiranda2003Pelé and Messi played in USA, Cristiano in Saudi Arabia, do you want to keep going?
@@cmiranda2003, your boyfriend is gay, but you , not.
So glad you did this video. It’s unbelievable that nobody talks about him as a top 10 of all time. I’m British, but as a 14 year old I cried for days when Italy beat Brazil in 1982. It was the death of traditional Brazilian stylish football.
@v-gun That match, Brazil vs Italy in the 1982 world championship, I have always remembered and regretted it and while I am sharing this with you I am still regretting it!
At that time referees didn´t deal with the unsporting italian tactics of rolling over the grass, faking injuries over the slightest touch.
Tinha 9 anos e lembro como se fosse hoje, minha vizinha chorando e rasgando a bandeirinha plastificada do Brasil.😢
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I never saw this guy playing, but he is one of my idols in football. His persona, everything he represents for us Flamengo fans is just another level. As some people would say: "If Zico never won a World Cup, well... too bad for the World Cup".
Zico is the top scorer midfielder of all time with 574 goals in all competitions. Best attacking midfielder ever.
He is one of the best 5 all time greats irrespective of WC winners..his skills with and without the ball was unmatched..his persona in and outside the field was adorable..he's a true ambassador of sports....God sent him to show and teach art of football to entertain good souls...he is loved all over the world..he never betrayed the spirit of football
He is remember as
"White Pele" or "the greatest brazillian to never won an World Cup" that would have been appropriate title over Brazillian Maradona.
yea dude who tf is maradona
@@Gabriel-ok5ls THE OG 🐐
Exactly
He is simply Zico
@@Gabriel-ok5ls 0 ball knowledge
@Gabriel-ok5ls the most talented and gifted footballer player in history RESPECT! RESPECT!
In Brazil we never foget Zico. He is a national idol until today.
"So listen to this" is iconic 😅
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Zico is among the all-time top 5 best Brazilian players ever and I don't think youngsters fully understand how incredible this guy was. Maradona was certainly the top player of the 80s, but this guy was certainly the second greatest of that decade... His performance in the Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool was not merely a masterpiece, it was a massacre. Liverpool were completely shred to bits by Zico in just one half of the match, in a breathtaking display of amazing footballing skills...
During WC 1982, he was the best in a team of grand masters. Every single goal from that team was a piece of art and he was involved in most of them...
A truly great player that didn't manage to get football's ultimate prize, in the same fashion as other past greats such as Di Stefano, Puskas, Cruyff and Eusebio...
I was just a young kid in 82, but that Brazil team was breathtaking and Zico the clear star of the team. At that time only Maradona was better.
Yep. I only watched compilation of him six months ago and was stunned how RIDICULOUS the guy was -as good as any GOAT I've admired!!!
well... Zico never losted a single game against Maradona!
Ahead of Platini then?
I'm not trying to be pedantic either. I just am never sure how I rate those two compared to each other. 😅
@@megazard5249 without a shadow of doubt. I like Platini and think he was a great player, but Zico was top level material... The guy was magical.
Finally Zico! My favorite player after R9. Good work and i'm happy your channel is growing so fast. Love from Norway
Sorry you like players who didn't win a World Cup. Zico was class, definitely deserved it. Penaldo not in a million years.
@@willardstatonHe said R9, dude...not CR7.
@@willardstatonR9 = Ronaldo Nazario, The real Ronaldo, The two times world cup winner
@@willardstaton Lmao just from calling the top scorer in football today as Penaldo I know you have Messi's balls in your mouth xD
He was not the Brazilian Maradona. That's just crazy, because he was before Diego. He was known originally has "the white Pelé". A title he hated.Zico had everything has a footballer. Dribbling, passing, speed, heading, free kicks, playmaking, free style skills, prolific goalscoring. Never lost a match against Maradona. And out the six games they played against each other. He won four of those matches & matched Maradona skill for skill in all those six games. What cost him in terms of a PR goated legacy, was never leading Brazil to a world cup trophy win & not playing in Scudetto extensively like Platini & Maradona. Bossing the league like them. Still, he was the best South American player of the 1970s & second best South American player of the 1980s behind Maradona.
He should never have gone to Udinese though
He was a truly amazing player and everyone in Europe remembers him for the Brazil team from 82 and he was the star of that amazing team.
He better than maradona maradona is a drug cheat
Cool he beat Diego everytime they met but Diego was too busy carrying Napoli to glory to give af
Well said, I rate him above R9 and R10. Zico for me sits in the pantheon of all time best ball players comprising: Di Stéfano, Pelé, Best, Cruijff, Maradona and Messi. I've no doubt if he had won the World Cup he'd be in most people's T5.
My grandfather always told me about zico and his heroics
grandfather wow bro your parents and grandparents must be rlly young
@@drippyalpha6855tought the same my dad talks about him😂
That's dope
Wait... Your GRANDDAD was already a young man in the early 80s? So... Your father is from what? The 2000s? Yeah, that checks out...
The question is, how old ARE YOU? 6? 8? GTFO YT and go be a kid. Learn to ride a bicycle or go play football with your friends. Get off the phone!
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My father's nickname in his younger days when he was a football player was "Zico". As far as I know - Zico is well respected in Bulgaria especially from the football enthisiasts! Absolute genius!
he'll never been forgotten in Brazil :')
He will never be forgotten by anybody. He is a football hero. Nobody can deny it, only a fool. To speak is name is go mention a legend. Who can argue this?
People in Brazil completely underestimate who he really was
@@plimpus4668 That's sad - a joke. Nobody in England underestimates who he was.
@@BlackPrimeMinister it is sad, but it is only half the people in Brazl. The other half thanks the chance to know of him whenever his name is spoken.
@@fernando-loula For me, he is easily in the same class as Garrincha, Pele, Socrates. In England, we do not think of these guys as normal, but kind of football gods. They are of the past, unfortunately. We don't see players of this kind anymore. The Beautiful Game was magic. When we watched you guys play, we were hypnotised. Nobody would believe it. We would talk in the school playground the next day. We couldn't believe the skill and the pleasure you guys made. I can't praise your people enough. We are not going to forget, believe me.
Eu adoro esse tuga... O roteiro é bem feito e te pega na história. Sendo eu um torcedor do Flamengo, só posso ficar mais comovido com esse doc. Thanks, dude.
O cara é português?
@@DizzyMakavelli o criador do vídeo não sei, mas o Zico é filho de Português eu acho.
@@rogeriopenna9014 Disso eu sei. Acho que ele tá falando do criador do conteúdo porque o Zico é Brasileiro.
@@DizzyMakavelli Sim, o cara que fez o vídeo é português, da pra perceber pelo sotaque dele quando ele fala palavras em português (Libertadores, por exemplo). Eu só percebi isso nesse vídeo, dai eu entrei no canal pra confirmar e, de fato, o canal é de Portugal.
@@danilo16424 Caramba, passou batido. Nem tinha reparado.
Zico was / is and will be great for ever. He is a legend.
I remember him playing in 1982. I was crying when Brasil lost against Italy...
Greetings from Poland
I still remember the 4:1 Brazil vs Scotland World Cup 1982 and of course the game against Italy, was a little boy back then
How old are u man😅
Brazilian legend Zico sir was an iconic legend even if that one defeat ruined his career and he must be ever remembered as one of sporting greats and long live to him,good friends!!!🙏
Will always be remembered for being the star of that 82 Brazil team. One of the best teams ever, at least going forwards. Defensively not so great.
Zico is easily the greatest player without a World Cup title. If he had won the title in 1982, his name would be mentioned in the same train as Maradona, Pele and Messi. It wasn't Zico's fault that Brazil went to the World Cup without a goalkeeper and without a defense. He was one of the few footballers who was able to outplay the entire opposing defense all by himself, and in series. Only Messi, Maradona, Pele, Ronaldinho, George Best, Cruijff, Roberto Baggio and him could do that. And no one else. Besides, he was a complete player; Two-footed, athletic, fast, strong dribbling, strong passer, strong in the air, acrobatic. In all my lists the man is in the top 10 of all time!
I think he plays very similar to Messi. They both have close to 1,7 m and Run with the ball in a very similar way
I think you're forgetting about Matt Le Tissiere😁
He is top 2 of all times.
You have forgotten George Weah of Liberia 🇱🇷
Do Stephano Puskas and best all would disagree all had far weaker int teammates too
"where ironically he won two world cups" that line gave me goosebumps all around my body.
Love this guy, Zico. Have him in my All Time XI. Thank you for making this.
You always know how to make good content!
He always makes it seem like a documentary
Zico is the greatest idol of 9 out of 10 Brazilian professional football players, due to his skills and also his behavior on and off the field. The ultimate players' player.
Add to it, he was one of the greatest players to go to Japan, and help outside of the pitch to create the J league and evolve the Japanese football.
Finally in 2004 he was Fenerbahce coach and led the team to the historical semi finals of UCL, until today the best position of the Turkish team.
He was still great when he went to Japan and you’re right, he’s a big part of helping evolve the game there.
fener legend, left too soon
I was 10 in 1982, at school in England when we played every day at break time everybody wanted to be Zico. There would be arguments "You were Zico yesterday, it's my turn today" then when you scored "Ziiiiiiiccccccoooooooooooo!"
He was the man. When I wasn't Zico I had to be David O'Leary.😢
The 3:0 Liverpool match was the first time I watched Zico on live TV. In 1980s, South American clubs dominated European clubs in Toyota cups, until AC Milan became a giant in soccer.
Your storytelling and respect for the most beautiful game on Earth and it's legends are amazing, the best. Thank you very much for teaching those history lessons
ZICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I Watched this guy, i painted my basement wall with his name in bright silver, i studied him and played like him!!! I was loved as a player on the street, in the tournaments all over my country on an amateurs level... And i am still remembered by many. O love you Zico!!
I still consider him the player that was the most fun to watch play football. Perhaps the greatest player ever to play football. A legend for sure.
glad you here to shine light on these legends, young kids today need to know of these greats.
Zico was the first name I wanted to change mine into as a child. ❤
Imagine where Brazil of 1982 would have been with exposure on social media & internet literally shrinking the world.
The greatest team to play the beautiful game beautifully.
Jogo Bonito of Zico, Socrates, Falcao & Eder will forever stay in our souls.
"If my opponent scores 3 goals then its my duty to score not just 5 goals but 5 beautiful goals."
Some of our most treasured memories are borne out of pain. Brazil 1982 for example.
Greetings from Kolkata.
I love this guy, one of the best players in history ♥️🖤
Wasnt lucky enough to grow up watching Zico. Every lover of this great game should take 2 minutes out of their day and watch any highlight clip of the man. 2 minutes is all you need to understand just how majestic a footballer Zico was
You've already made videos about two very good Brazilians, but unknown internationally, Zico and Alex. One suggestion, there is a very high level player but probably even less known, Ademir da Guia. He deserves a video too.
The only thing that's missing in this (otherwise very good) video is the fact that, after returning to Flamengo, and after two of those knee surgeries, he still managed to lead the club to a fourth national title in 1987, alongside Bebeto, Jorginho, Leonardo, Zinho and Aldair, and thus helping pave the way for the generation that would bring back thw World Cup to Brazil, in 1994.
He was not forgotten at all, those of us who are 50 years old and above, remember him very well. In fact, we called him "the White Pele"...
We would never forget Zico, he was a legend.
December 1981. I was 10. Liverpool was the GOAT in my mind. Then, I witnessed Zico & Flamengo utterly outclass Liverpool. By WC82, I knew he was the GOAT. The two through passes against Argentina are forever etched in my memory. A true visionary..
I had the pleasure to Watch him play in Flamengo and in the World Cup ‘82 .. definitely an idol and a legend in Brazilian football .. and let is not forget how humble he is…
Zico will never be forgotten.
I recorded a commercial with him months ago. His knees make him suffer. But he is an idol, wherever he appears in Brazil
In Brazil there's not even a debate, he is a legend, respected by every club and every football fan in the nation
The man who was called “The white Pele”
Zico will always be the best in my eyes. I still to this day if I’m playing football with my son aim for the top corner of the goal and think I’m Zico 😂. A truly amazing player. He would cost £150,000,000 in today’s transfer market.
Garrincha, Zico and Pele. and Johan Cruyff - my favorite players back in the years. the best of the best!
I remember seeing him play for the first time in Copa Libertadores in 1981. He would take the ball from the mid field, and it was like a video game. He would dribble passing defenders like nothing.
I've never seen a player quite like him. He could pass like a midfield maestro, dribble like the finest winger and was as deadly a finisher in the box as any goal poacher.
This story seems almost unreal, not even the best writers can make a more underdogesc story
He's one of the unrecognized legends for sure!! Man, I seriously love your content, the flow of the story, and everything else in between...Keep it coming!!! :)
zico and socrates are stars who mustn't be forgotten
There were so many great players in that era for Brazil. They just didn’t focus enough on defending and also never had great keepers then like they do now. If Alisson was around then they might have won in 82.
Admired even by his adversaries, Zico is a living legend and one of the Top 5 footballers of all time. And a fantastic human being as well!
Perfect video. Absolutely perfect! Thank you for all the hard work.
I remember watching Zico tare the great Liverpool team of the early 80's apart in the final of the World Club Cup.
What an amazing player. ❤
Zico will forever be a legend of the game!
I was seven years old, it was my first great sadness in my life. A legendary team that inspired many.
One of the greatest to ever play the game ❤🖤
Am 36 n a will never forget zico even as a young kid he'd be spoken of like was one best ever, then wld always watch old brasil games.
Best free kick taker !
How he gets the ball over the wall and drop down so sharply , like a curveball in baseball !
Arthur Antunes Coimbra "Zico". Probably the best player I ever saw. Brasil 1982, the most beautiful team I ever saw. After the 2-3 loss with Italy.....the only time I have cried because of a game.
It’s good you explained how he was the best player in the Italian league. More effective than both Maradona and Platini, in a worse team. The best midfielder of all time.
@@angelootavio204 I think he was only with Udinese for half his first season.
He's probably the best and most effective attacking midfielder of all time - just look at both his highlight reels and stats!! He was two players in one, a creative genius who sliced open teams at will with his technical and set-piece skills, vision and precision, while at the same time he was a lethal finisher. He's ridiculously overlooked when people name the best 11's of all time. I'd take him over Zidane, Ronaldinho, Platini, Iniesta, Kaka ... any day. It's scary to think what he could do against todays weaker defenders and defenses, with all the protection that fowards now get in the modern game. It's easy to see why he's Roberto Baggio's favourite player and the influence he had on the great Italian.
Ziko and garrincha are two of the best players to watch whilst also being unplayable.
Zico just the name tells you he’s going to be special and special he was i remember the Brazilian team 82 World Cup and every player was brilliant and not just the starting eleven but Zico was just breathtaking.
10:07 you cant see it in this footage but that Eder goal was a thing of beauty
Didnt even started to watch the video, but i must say: Zico isn't forgotten in Brazil.
Here, he's legend
Zico all times best
Zico>Pele
Zico>Maradona
Hard to believe that less people know this guy
Im from Brasil. Pelé > Garrincha > Zico.
Not compare Pelé pls...
the kids do not understand, in Brazil from 70s to 90s, the players don't care much about goes to Europe or not, they just want to play football.
And on these ages, we have easy 3 or 4 teams that can beat or play head-to-head against any team in the world.
I didn’t heccin forget! He’s my pro in Clubs!
The goat of his generation. One of the greatest players of all time and a amazing human being.
Finally he does Zico one of my favorite players and is also underrated
That 82 wc team was one of the best ever and he was the star among many stars.
your passion when you narrate is just crazy i love it . keep up the great work
Zico had a much bigger career than Maradona. Maradona was amazing for a short period of time, Zico was outstanding for a whole career. Accolates, numbers... you name it. And before you say "Maradona won the WC", remember two words: HAND BALL.
Dale no seas culoroto... por algo el diego es el diego y zico es zico. Estas mal de la cabeza si crees que el mejor zucci estoico cerca del mejor diego. Aparte hizo 2 goles ese día el diego y en el otro esquivo medio equipo
In Brazil, Flamengo fans often say “Merry Christmas!” on March 3rd (Zico's birthday)
If Zico had won a World Cup, no one would remember Maradona, because Zico performed better, because he was more objective than the Argentine... he delivered much more GAs as a midfielder.
If he performed better he would have won the World Cup. Maradona scored 5 goals and 5 asists how is that not effective. And he was top scorer in Italy too as a midfielder in the toughest league.
He is without doubt one of the greats, but you’re delusional if you think he was better than Maradona. What he did in 86 cannot be surpassed. Brazil had the better team in 82 I agree and Zico their best player, but Diego was on another level.
@@prometheustv6558Totally agree with everything you say. What he did in 86 and esp at Napoli cannot be underestimated. Winning two league titles in the same era where Milan were at their best and dominating Europe. Napoli had won nothing before him and only won their third ever title two years ago.
@@1972dsrai did you watch the video? How can you say that Zico and Maradona aren’t in the same level? Either you didn’t watch it or you are just pretending you didn’t.
Just so you know, I’d argue that the Brazilian league back then was as strong, if not stronger, than any league in the world, inclusive the italian. Just look up some of the players that played here back then. From the 90s on that the best (and 2nd tier) brazilian went to Europe, due to the huge money difference.
"No one would remember Maradona"
Quite the stupidest thing I've read in a long time
He is by far the greatest Flamengo’s legend, and according to pele the best Brazilian player after him, it’s sad he is not so recognized by his career.
I didn't forget him still kept him in my pes squad
Zico is the midfielder with most goals in history. He's idol of many, including R9. Considered to be Brasil 's second greatest player of all time.
Great vid as always, I've been watching for years...love your work dude😊❤
As a Flamengo fan; I can easily say that this is maybe the most respectable homage someone ever made to Zico. There is a saying that claims that March 3rd is Christmas to we Flamenguistas (flamengo supporters are called like this), because Zico was born that day.
Flamengo was born the very first minute Zico worn our T-Shirt for the first time; and Flamengo will die the day Zico dies...
Thank you man, you made me proud and happy with this video of yours
Zico isn't forgotten! He's a legend
there's a lot of us out there remember this genius Zico ... what a player.
The forgotten name in the GOAT debate
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in Brazil Zico is the idol of our idols. Nearly all Brazilian soccer super stars we admire say that Zico was the best after Pele
One of the Role models of my Father when he was young
I love your work :) !! And i I just wanted to say that comparing this material about Zico to the one from 4 years ago shows how much you have developed!! That material was also great, but now your narration is world-class level !!!
This guy is also extremely respected as an icon and person even by our rivals, as he has always respected all teams. If (and I know it's a big "if") he had won the World Cup, people would admit he was better than Maradona
Well no. It does not matter too much who wins what because it is a teameffort. Maradona won in 1986 with a mediocre team, Brazil would have one with a team with great players. So that woul dalways be a difference. Maradona won with Napoli, again one of the weaker sides in a fierce competition in the 80s from the best teams in the world. Then when we look at their individual skills I think we also see that Maradona was simply better and better than anyone I ever saw. And easily so. Zico was fantastic, a joy to watch but he was not as good as Maradona. Maradona carried a team, was an example on the pitchj, was a leader etc...he was everything you need in a player to win games.
Zico will never be forgot, he is a legend, in Brasil he is GIANT, the biggest idol of the tem with most fans in the world
You should have just added that the 1982 Brazil World Cup team didn’t have their main striker, Careca, who was injured just before the tournament started.
Their back up striker failed hard.. especially in that game versus Italy. Lots of chances missed.
Falcao was a great striker as well
Zico is literally the first actual real legend of football
Zico is a FOOTBAL GOD
1982 world cup introduced Brazil to me,as this was the first time I sat n watch the masters at work though their defence was off. I was so captivated by ZICO,then I was 5years of age hearing all the adults talking about the BOSS.He made the game so simple, moving through the opponents like a hot knife through butter.
FIFA was at it prime in corruption back then. But the most beautiful game has come on leaps n bounds since then. ZICO carried any team on his back everytime he sets foot on the pitch.
So, listen to this: the only people who doubt him are the ones that did not see him play. He still score freekicks with amazing precision into his seventies. He beat a 40 year old Dejan Petkovich (BTW great on freekicks in his own right) to the surprise of no one.
Half of Brazil just wanted to turn their backs on him, that was expeceted. It would be the same with Maradona in Argentina if he played there for a club as large, it is the same today with many players from Flamengo. And, let's face it: every kid in Europe begs for excuses to erase non-europeans from their lists. Just saying how it is, if Maradona, Messi, Pelé or even Adriano just happened to be from England, for example, it would be a whole diferent level of recognition. If Zico had, as his brother did, left Brazil as a teenager and went to play on his father team in Portugal (Sporting, if I am not mistaken) he would have won the Champinos League (whatever it was called then) probably more than once, and would be a whole diferent story. Saying that 78 cup had "serious acusations of match fixing" is a bad joke, the undestatement of the century. Never before and neveer since have I heard of a referee ending a game with the ball in the net, or even in midair on it's way to the net, as ou your eufemism. Anyway, what the world saw on that cup was just a taste of what was routine especially in Argentina and Uruguay on the libertadores. As for the match of 5 red cards, you seem to have forgotten that of the two back to back red cards, the first one to Reinaldo might reasonably be considered overly strict, the second came right after the restart after minutes of Athletico not letting the game go on to complain about the first when Eder trying to move the ball for a foul when the ref was positioning it, zidaned his head to the referees chest (also something I never saw before or since). It was a bad referee, a bad day of game (had a lot to do with trying to end that tradition of violence in the libertadores), and the rest is history. What he did to Liverpool, known to many in Europe as the best team ever really speaks for itself. As for the world cups, 82 was a bad day for the best team ever. It is a part of the game, that is why it is magic, this heppens. In 86 the coach did well to put him, it was from a pass of his that the penalti came, but it was a mistake to choose him for kicking the it. I cannot overstate this, but it was not Zico's fault. He could and maybe should have played 90, and I think he would have made a diference, but who knows what would have happened. André Kfouri, a journalist from Brazil said the 3 most underrated players he ever saw were Ronaldo, Messi and Zico, and I agree. They did the extrordinary on such a daily basis that people began to demand it from him. Fourtunatly the game and especially referees improved a lot, but it was the violence in general that shortened Zico's legacy. But to the ones that did get to enjoy him, the japanese and the Flamengo supporters like myself it will always be Zico, Flamengo, God ans then the rest.
Thanks for making this video....til this day Zico is still the most important player ever for Flamengo supporters and he is the reason I became a Flamengo fan back in 1979
Zico is so underrated man
That 82 wc team deserved to win the tournament. Just didn’t have a top keeper and defenders who were more focussed on attacking than defending.
@@1972dsrai Just shows the quality of brazils natural ability of producing attacking talents. Defenders being seen as more offensive is unheard of nowadays😂
Zico e Messi tem o mesmo estilo de jogo...driblam objetivamente e o poder de decisao e cobrança de falta são altissimos. Zico so era parado com falta, o cara é lendário. Reduzir sua carreira ao "grande jogador que nao ganhou uma copa do mundo de seleçoes" é muito injusto perante tudo que ele jogou. Um dos maiores de todos os tempos com ctz, o idolo maximo da maior torcida do Brasil