Ademir Alcântara

Ademir Alcântara
Personal information
Full name	Ademir Bernardes Alcântara
Date of birth	17 December 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth	Mandaguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1979	Cianorte
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1984	Pinheiros
1984	Pelotas
1985–1986	Internacional
1986–1988	Vitória Guimarães
1988–1990	Benfica
1990–1991	Boavista
1991–1994	Marítimo
1994	Mogi Mirim
1995–1996	Coritiba
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ademir Bernardes Alcântara (born 17 December 1962) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as attacking midfielder.

Career

Born in Mandaguaçu, Paraná, Alcântara started in Brazil lower leagues. After being top-scorer of the 1984 Campeonato Gaúcho, he joined Internacional, staying two seasons before moving to Portugal, joining Vitória Guimarães.^[1]

In Guimarães, in his first year, he partnered with Paulinho Cascavel to help Minho side overachieved for a final third place, and qualified for the UEFA Cup.^[2] His second year was even better, scoring 15 league goals as Guimarães nearly avoid relegation.^[3] Subsequently, he caught the eye of Portuguese powerhouses S.L. Benfica and F.C. Porto. In what some consider, the beginning of the hatred rivalry between the two. Alcântara chose Benfica and Porto exacted revenge by signing Dito and Rui Àguas. He won the title in the first year first year, but lost his place to Valdo, after he was deemed too slow.^[4]^[3]

After two seasons, he moved elsewhere, first in Boavista and then in Marítimo, where he was influential in helping the team qualify for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup.^[3]

References

^ "Ex-jogador do Pelotas, Ademir de Alcântara trabalha na construção civil" [Former Pelotas player, Ademir works in construction]. Gauchzh Geral (in Portuguese). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ Pedro Jorge da Cunha (28 May 2015). "Ademir Alcântara: "Ainda faço dupla com o Paulinho Cascavel"" [Ademir Alcântara: "I still work with Paulinho Cascavel"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pedro Jorge da Cunha (28 May 2015). "Ademir Alcântara: e a paz entre Benfica e FC Porto acabou" [Ademir Alcântara and the peace between Benfica and Porto ended]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "Ademir no Benfica" [Ademir signs with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22716): 1. 18 July 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

External links

Ademir Alcântara at ForaDeJogo (archived)

[1] "Ex-jogador do Pelotas, Ademir de Alcântara trabalha na construção civil" [Former Pelotas player, Ademir works in construction]. Gauchzh Geral (in Portuguese). 28 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[2] Pedro Jorge da Cunha (28 May 2015). "Ademir Alcântara: "Ainda faço dupla com o Paulinho Cascavel"" [Ademir Alcântara: "I still work with Paulinho Cascavel"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[maisfutebol-3] Pedro Jorge da Cunha (28 May 2015). "Ademir Alcântara: e a paz entre Benfica e FC Porto acabou" [Ademir Alcântara and the peace between Benfica and Porto ended]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[ademir-4] "Ademir no Benfica" [Ademir signs with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22716): 1. 18 July 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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