Luís Vinício
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Vinício with Vicenza in the 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Vinícius de Menezes | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Botafogo | 42 | (24) |
| 1955–1960 | Napoli | 152 | (69) |
| 1960–1962 | Bologna | 47 | (17) |
| 1962–1966 | Vicenza | 116 | (61) |
| 1966–1967 | Internazionale | 8 | (1) |
| 1967–1968 | Vicenza | 25 | (7) |
| Total | 390 | (179) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Internapoli | ||
| 1969–1970 | Brindisi | ||
| 1970–1971 | Ternana Terni | ||
| 1971–1973 | Brindisi | ||
| 1973–1976 | Napoli | ||
| 1976–1978 | Lazio | ||
| 1978–1980 | Napoli | ||
| 1980–1982 | Avellino | ||
| 1982–1984 | Pisa | ||
| 1984–1986 | Udinese | ||
| 1986–1988 | Avellino | ||
| 1991–1992 | Juve Stabia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luís Vinícius de Menezes, more famously known as Vinício (born 28 February 1932) is a former professional football player, who played as a centre forward. Although he is a Brazilian, Vinício played his entire career in Italy, and because of this, he was excluded from the Brazil national side, in a similar manner to José Altafini; unlike Altafini, however, Vinício chose not to play for the Italy national side. Following his professional footballing career, he later became a manager, who became known for introducing tactics based on Dutch total football in Italy.