Luís Carlos Coelho Winck, (born January 5, 1963) was a Brazil

Brazil

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ian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 player born in Portão

Portão

-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

, Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

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Career

Started his successful journey in soccer as a defensive midfielder in Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

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, moving to the right-back position in 1984 by late coach, Ênio Andrade

Ênio Andrade

Ênio Vargas de Andrade was a football player and manager from Brazil.- Biography :...

. Having changed his position, Winck quickly improved his performance, winning the most important award in Brazil run by sports' magazine Placar

Placar

Placar is a monthly Brazilian sports magazine. Its first edition was issued on March 20, 1970, and since then the it has become the most successful sports publication in Brazil, even though it focuses fully on football . It is published by Grupo Abril....

(Bola de Prata

Bola de Prata

The Bola de Prata is a Primeira Liga award for the top scorer. In case two or more players have the same amount of goals, the award goes to the footballer with the least games played. It was first awarded has a prize in the 1952–53 season by sport newspaper A Bola.-List of winners:...

) as the best player in his position that year (he would conquer the prize again in 1987).

Luís Carlos Winck, along with midfielder Ademir Kaefer

Ademir Roque Kaefer

Ademir Roque Kaefer was a former Brazilian football player.In his career he played for SC Internacional, Toledo, Racing Club , Matsubara, Santo André and Cruzeiro...

, is the only Brazilian soccer player to get two silver medals in the Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

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 (1984

1984 Summer Olympics

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 and 1988

1988 Summer Olympics

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In 1996, he retired while playing in São José-RS

Esporte Clube São José

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. Then he became coach, for teams such as São José itself, Grêmio Coariense

Grêmio Atlético Coariense

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, São Raimundo and Sampaio Correa

Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube

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. He is currently with River Atlético Clube

River Atlético Clube

Ríver Atlético Clube, usually known simply as Ríver, is a Brazilian football club from Teresina, Piauí state.-History:On March 1, 1946, the club was founded by Ginásio Leão XIII students, commanded by the teacher Anilthon Soares...

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International career

As well as his involvement at the Olympics, Luís Carlos Winck appeared for the full Brazilian national team. He was capped 19 times, from April 1985 to June 1993, but was never part of a World Cup squad. He was selected for the Copa América in 1993. He scored twice for his country, once against Mexico in 1988, and once against the USA in 1993.

Achievements

• Campeonato Gaúcho
  Campeonato Gaúcho
  The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...
  
  : five times (1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, and 1993).
• 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...
  
   (1989
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1989
  The 1989 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on September 6, 1989, and reached its end on December 16, 1989. The competition was won by CR Vasco da Gama.-Format:...
  
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• Los Angeles Olympic Games (1984) - Silver medal.
• Seoul Olympic Games (1988) - Silver medal.