Josimar (footballer, born 1961)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Higino and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Josimar Higino Pereira (born 19 September 1961), more commonly known as Josimar, is a Brazilian former footballer. Throughout his career, he played as a right-back, mainly with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazil national team.^[1][2][3] In his prime, he was named the best right-back in the world by FIFA.^[1] He is currently assistant coach at Botafogo.

Josimar

Personal information
Full name	Josimar Higino Pereira
Date of birth	(1961-09-19) 19 September 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Botafogo	94	(3)
1988	Sevilla	13	(0)
1989–1990	Flamengo	18	(0)
1991	Internacional	34	(17)
1991	Novo Hamburgo
1991	Bangu
1992	Uberlândia
1992	Ceará
1992–1994	Jorge Wilstermann
1994–1996	Fast
1997	Mineros de Guayana
International career
1986–1989	Brazil	16	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Josimar was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Josimar won 16 caps with the Brazil national team, from June 1986 to November 1989. He played three times during the 1986 Football World Cup after an injury to first choice right back Édson. His two goals for Brazil were memorable, and were scored in his first two international matches, in that tournament.^[4]

Josimar's son, Josimar Jr., played for Botafogo youth teams. In the end of 2006, he moved to Cruzeiro and then later to Vasco in mid February 2008 by signing a 3-year deal until the end of 2010.

Honours

Club

• Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro championship) in 1989 with Botafogo
• Campeonato Cearense (Ceará State championship) in 1992 with Ceará Sporting Club

International

• Copa América in 1989 with the Brazil national team
• Rous Cup in 1987 with the Brazil national team

Individual

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986
• South American Team of the Year: 1986, 1987^[5]