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Lúcio Bala
Personal information
Full name	Lúcio Alves Pompeu de Campos
Date of birth	2 October 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Várzea Grande, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
–1971	Independente-MT
1971	Dom Bosco
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1975	Dom Bosco
1974	→ Palmeiras-MT (loan)
1975–1980	Ponte Preta
1980–1981	Palmeiras
1981–1983	Guarani
1983–1984	Flamengo
1985–1986	America-RJ
1985	→ Operário-MT (loan)
1986–1987	Comercial-SP
1987	Coritiba
1987–1988	Bandeirante
1988	ASA
1989	Mixto
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Lúcio Alves Pompeu de Campos (born 2 October 1955), better known as Lúcio Bala, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Career

Lúcio played for the children's category of Independente de Várzea Grande, was observed by CE Dom Bosco and invited to the club's professional team. In 1974, due to Dom Bosco's financial problems, he was loaned to Palmeiras EC, a time when he almost abandoned football to work as a taxi driver.^[1] Therefore, he ended up being traded to AA Ponte Preta for a low fee, a club where he adapted quickly and became one of the most loved players by the fans. In 1980, his pass was sold to SE Palmeiras, team where little produced. He returned to Campinas, this time at Guarani, and was elected Silver Ball of the Brazilian championship in 1982.^[2] He also had a spell at Flamengo where he played 34 games and scored one goal.^[3]^[4]^[5]