João Leiva Campos Filho, usually called Leivinha (little Leiva), (born 11 September 1949 in Novo Horizonte, São Paulo

Novo Horizonte, São Paulo

Novo Horizonte is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 36,593 inhabitants, and an area of 931.7 km².Novo Horizonte is the center of a Microregion with 79,222 inhabitants.-History:...

) is a retired 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 striker. He is the uncle of midfielder Lucas Leiva

Lucas Leiva

Lucas Pezzini-Leiva , often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazilian national side...

.

Leivinha played for Portuguesa

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...

, Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

, and Atlético de Madrid

Atlético de Madrid

Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in La Liga. Atlético have won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996; in Europe, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, were...

, won national championships in both Brazil

Brazil

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 and Spain, as well as UEFA

UEFA

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 and the Intercontinental Cup

Intercontinental Cup (football)

The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...

. He was included in the Brazil national football 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...

 squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup

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, where he played in the first three matches. Leivinha achieved a total of 21 international caps for Brazil, from June 1972 until June 1974, scoring seven goals.

Titles

• Palmeiras
  • Brazilian Série A
    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...
    
    : 1972, 1973
  • São Paulo State League
    Campeonato Paulista
    The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
    
    : 1972, 1974

External links

Brazilian FA Database