Wilsinho (footballer, born 1950)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Riça.

Wilsinho
Personal information
Full name Wilson de Oliveira Riça
Date of birth (1950-03-13) 13 March 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1976 Portuguesa 249 (32)
1977–1978 Juventus-SP
1979–1981 Corinthians 97 (11)
1981–1982 Juventus-SP
1982 Francana
1983 Juventus-SP
Managerial career
1997–1999 Portuguesa (women)
1999 Brazil women
2000–2001 Portuguesa (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilson de Oliveira Riça (born 13 March 1950), commonly known as Wilsinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager.[1]

Player career

A winger, Wilsinho played for Portuguesa de Desportos for most of his career. He made 249 appearances for the club and scored 32 goals, participating in winning the state championship in 1973.[2] With Corinthians, he was again state champion in 1979, making 97 appearances and scoring 11 goals.[3] He also played for Juventus and Francana.

Managerial career

Wilsinho was the head coach of the Brazil women's national team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and for Portuguesa de Desportos women's team.[4]

Honours

Player

Portuguesa
Corinthians

Manager

Portuguesa women

References

  1. ^ Wilsinho at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
  3. ^ "Wilsinho, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Portuguesa e a sua grandiosa história no futebol feminino". NetLusa (in Portuguese). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.


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