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Djalminha

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Feitosa and the second or paternal family name is Dias.

Djalminha
Personal information
Full name Djalma Feitosa Dias
Date of birth (1970-12-09) 9 December 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1976–1988 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Flamengo 22 (2)
1993–1995 Guarani 33 (15)
1994 → Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) 11 (4)
1996–1997 Palmeiras 22 (12)
1997–2004 Deportivo La Coruña 137 (38)
2002–2003 → Austria Wien (loan) 10 (2)
2004 Club América 5 (1)
Total 240 (74)
International career
1996–2002 Brazil 14 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), commonly known as Djalminha ([diʒawˈmĩɲɐ]), is a Brazilian football pundit and former professional player who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as a highly gifted and creative playmaker, he was known for his technical ability, close control, vision and flamboyant style of play.

Djalminha represented several clubs in Brazil and Europe, most notably Flamengo, Palmeiras and Deportivo de La Coruña. He was a prominent member of the Deportivo side that won the club's first La Liga title in the 1999–2000 season. At international level, he represented the Brazil national team and was part of the squad that won the 1997 Copa América. Despite his ability, his career was also marked by an unpredictable temperament and a number of disciplinary incidents.[1][2]

Club career

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Brazil

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Son of former footballer Djalma Dias, Djalminha (Little Djalma) was born in Santos, São Paulo, while his father was playing for Santos.[3] He started his career at Flamengo, based in Rio de Janeiro.

Afterwards, Djalminha played for Guarani (being briefly loaned, in 1994, to Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan) and then Palmeiras, where he received the Bola de Ouro (Brazilian Golden Ball) award in 1996.

Deportivo de La Coruña

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In July 1997, Djalminha joined Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, where he scored 26 La Liga goals in 87 appearances in his first three seasons there, playing a significant role in the club's first (and, to date, only) La Liga conquest in 1999–2000. After that, however, the emergence of Juan Carlos Valerón, signed upon Atlético Madrid's relegation,[4][5] meant less playing time for Djalminha. This was followed by a May 2002 heated confrontation during training with Depor manager Javier Irureta,[6] prompted his loan to Austrian Football Bundesliga side FK Austria Wien in the summer of 2002.[7]

After just 11 appearances for Deportivo in the 2003–04 campaign, Djalminha finished his career with Mexico's Club América, retiring at 34.

Indoor football

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In 2008, Djalminha returned to Depor, joining its indoor football team alongside club greats Donato, Fran, Noureddine Naybet and Jacques Songo'o.[8][9]

International career

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The stiff competition in Brazil in Djalminha's position of attacking midfielder, combined with his somewhat difficult temperament, limited him to just 14 full international caps in six years, the vast majority coming while at Deportivo. He was part of the squad that won the 1997 Copa América,[10] and of the Brazil team that played in Le Tournoi, also in 1997.

Djalminha was due to be called to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but was finally not chosen by Luiz Felipe Scolari after his incident with Irureta days before the announcement of the final squad, losing his place to Kaká.[11]

Style of play

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Djalminha was a creative attacking midfielder and playmaker, noted for his technical ability, close control, vision, passing and capacity to improvise in possession. La Liga described him as a midfielder of "enormous technical quality" who was capable of opening up opposing defences with "impossible passes".[12] Palmeiras similarly characterised him as a classic, elegant and skilful midfielder whose precise passing made him the creative force behind much of the club's attack during the 1996 season.[13] Former opponents also highlighted his ability in one-on-one situations, his final ball, late runs into attacking positions, free-kick taking and goalscoring.[14]

An unpredictable and flamboyant player, Djalminha frequently used feints, flicks and improvised skills to evade opponents and create chances. Former teammates described him as an imaginative and technically exceptional player who was given considerable freedom on the pitch.[15] He became particularly associated with the lambreta, a variation of the rainbow flick which he famously performed against four Real Madrid players in 2000.[16][12]

His former Deportivo teammate Víctor Sánchez described him as a player who demanded possession during difficult matches and attempted to find solutions for the team. Former Brazil teammate Juninho Paulista stated that Djalminha was most effective when surrounded by players who could provide running and defensive cover, allowing him greater freedom to influence the game in possession.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17][18][citation needed]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 1989 Série A 1 0 0 0
1990 11 1 7 1
1991 4 1
1992 7 0
1993 6 3
Total 23 2 13 4
Guarani 1993 Série A 19 6 19 6
1994 3 3 3 3
1995 11 6
Total 33 15
Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) 1994 J1 League 11 4 0 0 11 4
Palmeiras 1996 Série A 22 12 7 5
1997 0 0 5 1 5 1
Total 22 12 12 6
Deportivo 1997–98 La Liga 26 8 3 1 2 1 31 10
1998–99 30 8 5 1 35 9
1999–00 31 10 1 0 7 3 39 13
2000–01 21 9 3 1 9 3 33 13
2001–02 18 1 6 0 8 2 32 3
2003–04 11 2 3 0 1 0 15 2
Total 137 38 21 3 26 9 185 50
Austria Wien (loan) 2002–03 Austrian Bundesliga 10 2 0 0 2 1 12 3
Club América Apertura 2004 Liga MX 5 1 5 1
Career total 241 74

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1996 3 1
1997 7 3
2000 2 0
2002 2 1
Total 14 5
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djalminha goal.
List of international goals scored by Djalminha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 November 1996 Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Brazil  Cameroon 2–0 2–0 Friendly [20]
2 30 May 1997 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–2 2–4 Friendly [21]
3 13 June 1997 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia  Costa Rica 1–0 5–0 1997 Copa América [22]
4 26 June 1997 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia  Peru 7–0 7–0 1997 Copa América [23]
5 6 February 2002 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [24]

Honours

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Football

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Flamengo

Palmeiras

Deportivo

Austria Wien

Brazil

Individual

Indoor football

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Deportivo

  • Spanish League: 2007–08, 2009–10
  • Spanish Cup: 2007–08, 2009–10

Flamengo

  • Brazilian Championship: 2009[25]

Brazil

  • Indoor Football World Cup: 2006

Individual

  • Indoor Football World Cup MVP: 2006
  • Brazilian Championship Top Scorer: 2009[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Qué fue de… Djalminha" [What happened to… Djalminha]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 7 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Una leyenda en cinco instantes: Djalminha" [Five snapshots of a legend: Djalminha]. Riazor (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Djalma Dias… o craque sem copa" [Djalma Dias… the star without a cup]. Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 12 January 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ Torres, Diego (26 October 2001). "Djalminha exige la titularidad" [Djalminha demands to start]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Djalminha volvió para demostrar que Valerón tiene sustituto" [Djalminha returned to show Valerón is replaceable]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 November 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ Djalminha da un cabezazo a Irureta y se gana el despido (Djalminha headbutts Irureta and earns dismissal); El Mundo, 2 May 2002 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Wien capture Brazilian duo". UEFA. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  8. ^ Deportivo 11 Valencia 11; Diario AS, 13 March 2009 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Djalminha y Fran destrozan al Madrid (Djalminha and Fran destroy Madrid); Defensa Central, 29 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Copa América 1997; at RSSSF
  11. ^ "Após briga na Espanha, Djalminha tentou se explicar para Felipão" [After fight in Spain, Djalminha tried to explain himself to Felipão] (in Portuguese). SporTV. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  12. ^ a b "What became of... Djalminha". La Liga. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  13. ^ "Djalminha". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  14. ^ Pérez González, Daniel. "Yo jugué contra Djalminha: "Estaría entre los diez mejores del mundo, era un jugador mágico"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  15. ^ Ornat, Mario (6 May 2024). "Con Djalminha merecía la pena pagar hasta para verlo en los entrenamientos". Relevo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  16. ^ a b Bate, Adam (13 February 2018). "Djalminha: The brilliant Brazilian who led Deportivo to the title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  17. ^ Spain statistics according to LFP
  18. ^ Brazil statistics according to Futpédia
  19. ^ "Djalminha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Brazil vs. Cameroon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Norway vs. Brazil". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Brazil vs. Costa Rica". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Brazil vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Brazil". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  25. ^ a b Djalma y Emerson, campeones de Brasil de fútbol indoor (Djalma and Emerson, Brazilian Indoor soccer champions); La Voz de Galicia, 11 July 2009 (in Spanish)
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