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My Take
Dirceu belongs to that rare category of footballer who is remembered more vividly than the record books suggest. To carve out a long run in Italy's Serie A during the 1980s, when foreign slots were scarce and the league was arguably the toughest on earth, took more than talent. At a compact 170 cm, an attacking midfielder survives on vision, touch, and nerve, and I imagine he had all three in abundance. Anchoring it all to Botafogo and the Brazil national team only deepens my respect. His death at 43 in 1995 feels far too early for a craftsman of his kind.
Overview
Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒiʁˈsew]; 15 June 1952 – 15 September 1995), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, notably for Botafogo and the Brazil national team as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980s–early 1990s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dirceu
- Name (Japanese)
- ジルセウ・ジョゼ・ギマランイス
- Reading
- じるせう・じょぜ・ぎまらんいす
- Born
- June 15, 1952 – September 15, 1995
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / futsal player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Futsal player — see all → · More people from Brazil →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.