Léo Júnior
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Júnior in 1983 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1984 | Flamengo | 192 | (7) |
| 1984–1987 | Torino | 86 | (12) |
| 1987–1989 | Pescara | 62 | (6) |
| 1989–1993 | Flamengo | 70 | (10) |
| Total | 410 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1992 | Brazil | 74 | (6) |
| 1993–2001 | Brazil (beach) | ? | (201) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Flamengo | ||
| 1997 | Flamengo | ||
| 2003 | Corinthians | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 29 June 1954), also known as Léo Júnior or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder.
He was nicknamed "capacete" ("helmet", in Portuguese) because of his afro hairstyle.
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Junior now works as a television pundit for Rede Globo.