Dalmir Vargas Estigarribia (29 July 1958 – 24 June 2019), better known as Mica, was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager who played as a forward.
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| Full name | Dalmir Vargas Estigarribia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tupanciretã, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 June 2019 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | União da Vitória, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Lansul (Esteio) | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Inter de Lages | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Criciúma | 81 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Figueirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Inter de Lages | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Hercílio Luz | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Próspera | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | AA Iguaçu | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Operário Ferroviário | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Canoinhas-SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | AA Iguaçu | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Brazil Olympic | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | AA Iguaçu (U17) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Revealed by Lansul de Esteio, he was hired by Internacional, where he won the 1978 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.. He played for several other clubs in the country, with emphasis on Criciúma and AA Iguaçu.[1]
International career edit
Mica was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1979, being champion of the San Juan Pan American Games, and of the 1980 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament this time without repeating the success and not qualifying for Moscow.[2]
Honours edit
- Internacional
- Brazil Olympic
- AA Iguaçu
- Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 1987, 1991
Death edit
Coach of the AA Iguaçu U17 team in 2019, Mica suffered a massive heart attack during a training session. He was buried in the Maratá Cemetery, in União da Vitória.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Mica, o torpedo dinamitador". Coisas da Bola (in Portuguese). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1979-1983". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Morre o ex-atleta Mica, ídolo da A.A.Iguaçu". vvale.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Denis Luciano (25 June 2019). "Morre Mica, ex-jogador do Criciúma". 4oito (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
External links edit
- Mica at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)