Palhinha (footballer, born 1950)

For another former Brazilian footballer called Palhinha, see Palhinha (footballer, born 1967).

Palhinha

Personal information
Full name	Vanderlei Eustáquio de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1950-06-11) 11 June 1950
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1976	Cruzeiro	117	(37)
1977–1980	Corinthians	34	(12)
1980–1981	Atlético Mineiro	32	(11)
1982	Santos	11	(4)
1982	Vasco da Gama
1983–1984	Cruzeiro	10	(4)
1985	América
International career‡
1973–1979	Brazil	16	(3)
Managerial career
1985	América Mineiro
1987	Atlético Mineiro
1988	Rio Branco-MG
1989	Corinthians
1990–1992	União São João
1993	Ferroviário
1994	Inter de Limeira
1994	Cruzeiro
1995	Villa Nova
2002	Al-Tai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2009

Vanderlei Eustáquio de Oliveira, often known as Palhinha (born 11 June 1950 in Belo Horizonte) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Palhinha started his football career in Cruzeiro in 1969 and had played for them until 1976. In the last season that he played for Cruzeiro, he was the top scorer of Copa Libertadores and helped the club to win the trophy for the first time. In 1977, he transferred to Corinthians and played there until 1980. In 1980, he transferred to Atlético Mineiro, the main rival of his former club Cruzeiro in the state of Minas Gerais. In the following years, he transferred to various club frequently. In 1982, he played for Santos FC, while he transferred to Vasco da Gama in the same year. In 1983, he was back to Cruzeiro, but only played for the club for two years. In 1985, he played for América in the Campeonato Mineiro and then retired after that year.

International career

Palhinha represented Brazilian national football team sixteen times during his peak era from 1973 to 1979, including leading the national team to the second runners-up in Copa América 1979. He scored three goals for his country in all his national team appearances.

External links

• Palhinha at Sambafoot (archived)
• Palhinha at National-Football-Teams.com