Anselmo (footballer, born 1959)

Anselmo
Personal information
Full name	José Antônio Cardoso Anselmo Pereira
Date of birth	20 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1982	Flamengo
1982	Comercial-SP
1983	Botafogo-SP
1984–1985	Ceará
1986	Coritiba
1987	Cascavel EC
1988–1990	Louletano
1989	→ Sport Recife (loan)
International career
1979–1980	Brazil Olympic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023

José Antônio Cardoso Anselmo Pereira (born 20 March 1959), simply known as Anselmo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career[edit]

A striker of good height, he was trained in Flamengo's youth categories and participated in the club's achievements at the beginning of the 1980s. He made his mark in the history of Flamengo in the 1981 Copa Libertadores finals, where he entered the field as a substitute with a single purpose: punching Mario Soto, a CD Cobreloa defender, who, according to Flamengo players, even used a rock to attack them during the match in Santiago.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Honours[edit]

Flamengo

Ceará

Campeonato Cearense: 1984

Coritiba

Campeonato Paranaense: 1986

References[edit]

^ "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Anselmo)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Que fim levou? Anselmo (ex-atacante do Flamengo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "O Soco Eterno". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Anselmo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Anselmo)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[Terceiro_Tempo-2] "Que fim levou? Anselmo (ex-atacante do Flamengo)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[3] "O Soco Eterno". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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