Elzo Aloísio Coelho better known as Elzo, was a Brazilian footballer

Football in Brazil

Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...

 who played for the Brazil National Team

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 and SL Benfica

SL Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...

.

Playing career

Elzo made 87 appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

, most of them for Atlético Mineiro

Clube Atlético Mineiro

Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...

. 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). 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

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

 finals.

Awards and honours

  Ginásio Pinhalense

• 1 Campeonato Paulista (2ª Divisão)

1979

  Internacional

• 3 Campeonato Mineiro

1982, 1983 and 1984

• 1 Torneio Juan Gamper – 1982

  Atlético Mineiro

• 2 Campeonato Mineiro

1985 ande 1986

• 1 Torneio de Amsterdã – 1984

• 1 Torneio de Genebra – 1986

  S. L. Benfica
1 Portuguese Liga

Portuguese Liga

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 – 1988/89

1 Torneio Teresa Herrera – 1987

European Champions Cup

UEFA Champions League

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Runner-up 1987–88

Individual

Individual

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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.