Lima (footballer, born 1962)

Adesvaldo José de Lima (born 17 September 1962), commonly known as Lima , is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as forward.

Lima

Personal information
Full name	Adesvaldo José de Lima
Date of birth	(1962-09-17) 17 September 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Camapuã, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1979–1981	Operário-MS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1984	Operário-MS
1984–1986	Corithians	74	(36)
1985	→ Santos (loan)
1987–1988	Grêmio
1988–1991	Benfica	36	(4)
1992	Internacional
1993	America
1994	Cerro Porteño
1994	Vitória
1996	Farroupilha
1997	Brasil de Pelotas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Camapuã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Lima started in Operário-MS. After being top-scorer of the 1982 and 1983 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense,^[1] he joined Corithians in 1984, who loaned him to Santos. In 1987, he moved to Grêmio, where he would take part in Campeonato Gaúcho titles in 1987 and 1988, being top-scorer in the latter, alongside Valdo, Cuca, Astengo and Mazarópi.^[2][3]

He then moved to Portugal, joining Benfica,^[4] where he would reunite with Valdo, playing sparsely throughout three seasons, but notably scoring three goals in the 1989–90 European Cup campaign, on the way to the final.^[5][6] In 1991, he signed with Internacional, winning another Campeonato Gaúcho, and then moving through a number of clubs, retiring at age 35.^[3]

In 2012, he ran for the city council in Campo Grande for the Brazilian Labour Party.^[7]