Arthur Coimbra

Arthur Antunes Coimbra, commonly known as Zico, is a former Brazilian football player who used to feature prominently during the 1970s and 1980s. He played as an attacking midfielder and is considered as a Brazilian football legend. Known for his dribbling and finishing skills and regarded as one of the world's best ever free-kick specialists, Zico was named by Pele in March 2004 as one of the 125 greatest living footballers.

Zico commenced his professional club football career at Brazilian giants Flamengo after developing through the club's youth academy. He went onto play 217 league matches for Flamengo and scored 124 goals. He played for Flamengo from 1971 and 1983. He subsequently went onto feature for Udinese, Sumitomo Metals and Kashima Antlers.

While at Flamengo in his first spell, he led the club to victory in the Copa Libertadores in 1981 and also won four national titles. He expressed his organizing quality and leaderships skills and was very entertaining to watch. He was chosen as the 1983 Player of the Year.

Zico made his international debut for Brazil in 1976 and played a total of 88 international matches for his nation, scoring 66 goals. He represented his nation at the 1978,1982 and 1986 World Cup finals.

After retiring from his playing career, Zico ventured on a relatively successful managerial career. He started with managing Kashima Antlers and then coached the Japanese national team from 2002 to 2006, winning the Asian Cup in 2004 and leading them in the 2006 World Cup. Zico also managed the Turkish giants Fenerbahce between 2006 and 2008. He is currently in charge of Bunyodkor.