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A tenacious and physical yet technically gifted player, Alem\u00e3o was a strong, consistent, hard-working, and versatile midfielder, who excelled in a holding role as either a defensive midfielder or deep-lying playmaker, due to his tactical intelligence, energy, tackling, and his ability to read the game, as well as his capacity to start attacking plays after winning back possession.[3][4][5][6][7][8]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsNickname[edit]Playing career[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Managerial career[edit]Honours[edit]Club[edit]International[edit]Individual[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Nickname[edit]The nickname, “Alem\u00e3o” (“the German”), was attributed to his blond hair and fair complexion, making him similar in appearance to the many German immigrants in Brazil.[8]Playing career[edit]Club[edit]Born in Lavras, Minas Gerais,[1] Alem\u00e3o started his career playing for a Minas Gerais’ club called Fabril in 1980. In 1981, he moved to Botafogo, of Rio de Janeiro, where he stayed until 1987, winning the Bola de Prata award of Placar Magazine in 1985. In 1987, and in 1988, he played for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, of Spain,[10] scoring six goals in 35 games, and won the EFE Trophy as best South American player and the La Liga Foreign Player of the Year in 1988. Between 1988, and 1992, he played 93 games and scored nine goals for Napoli of Italy, playing alongside star offensive players like Diego Maradona and Careca as a defensive foil.[10] With Napoli, he won the UEFA Cup in 1989, scoring a goal in the final, followed by the Serie A title and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1990.[12] In 1992, he signed with Atalanta of Italy, scoring two goals in 40 games, until he left the club in 1994. In 1994, he returned to Brazil, playing 77 games and scoring two goals for S\u00e3o Paulo,[2] winning two international titles with the club in 1994, the Copa CONMEBOL, and the Recopa Sudamericana; he remained with the club until 1996, when he moved to Volta Redonda and retired from football.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4International[edit]Alem\u00e3o was capped 39 times for the Brazil national football team, between June 1983, and June 1990, scoring six goals, and he was part of the national team squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2][13] He was also part of the Brazilian team that won the 1989 Copa Am\u00e9rica. He played his last game for the Brazilian national team on June 24, 1990, when his team was defeated by Argentina in the second round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[2]Managerial career[edit]Alem\u00e3o started his managerial career in 2007, at Tupynamb\u00e1s, then in 2008, he was hired as manager of Am\u00e9rica Mineiro, which was, on that season, on second division of the Minas Gerais State League,[14] but was promoted to the first level under his management.[2]Honours[edit]Club[edit]Napoli[12]S\u00e3o PauloInternational[edit]BrazilIndividual[edit]References[edit]^ a b “Ricardo Rog\u00e9rio de Brito” (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. November 11, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2008.[dead link]^ a b c d e “Alem\u00e3o (ex-volante do Botafogo e S\u00e3o Paulo)” (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. August 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2008.^ “10 CAMPIONI IN CERCA DI PADRONE”. Retrieved December 22, 2014.^ “QUE FIM LEVOU?”. Retrieved December 22, 2014.^ “ALEM\u00c3O (Ricardo Rogerio de Brito) in TRECCANI: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002)”. Retrieved December 22, 2014.^ “CdN non ha pi\u00f9 dubbi: “Allan \u00e8 un giocatore del Napoli”“ (in Italian). www.calcionapoli24.it. July 18, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2020.^ “I dieci registi pi\u00f9 forti della storia del Napoli” (in Italian). Il Napolista. July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2020.^ a b “Alemao, c’era anche lui nel Napoli dello scudetto”. Il Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2020.^ a b “Alem\u00e3o \u00e9 empres\u00e1rio da bola”. Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). April 8, 2003. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.^ a b “Alem\u00e3o (ricardo rog\u00e9rio de brito)”. Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 29, 2008.^ Enciclop\u00e9dia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aret\u00ea Editorial S\/A. 2001. p.\u00a022. ISBN\u00a085-88651-01-7.^ “Ex-volante Alem\u00e3o comandar\u00e1 o Am\u00e9rica-MG”. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). January 3, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.[dead link]External links[edit]Alem\u00e3o at Sambafoot (archived)Alem\u00e3o at National-Football-Teams.com       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki14\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki14\/alemao-footballer-born-1961-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Alem\u00e3o (footballer, born 1961) – Wikipedia"}}]}]