Vinícius (footballer, born 1973)

Vinícius de Abreu (born 20 December 1973), simply known as Vinícius, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Vinícius

Personal information
Full name	Vinícius de Abreu
Date of birth	(1973-12-20) 20 December 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	XV de Jaú
1996	Portuguesa-RJ
1996	Palmeiras	6	(0)
1997	Juventude
1997	Criciúma
1998	Friburguense
1998	Flamengo	14	(4)
1999	Bahia
1999	Fluminense	8	(0)
2000	Fortaleza
2000	Portuguesa
2001	Coritiba
2001	Fortaleza
2002	Varzim
2002–2003	Fortaleza
2004	Vitória de Guimarães
2004	Al Jazira
2004	Paysandu
2005	Sport Recife
2006–2007	Ceará	56	(28)
2008	ABC
2008	Paraná
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2023

Career

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius played for several clubs throughout Brazil. Played for Palmeiras in 1996,^[1] in 1998 he formed an attacking partnership with Romário at Flamengo.^[2] In 1999 he was part of the champion squad with Fluminense in Série C. He arrived at Fortaleza in 2000, where he was two-time state champion, and top scorer in Série B in 2002. He played for clubs in Portugal and for Al Jazira SC. He returned to Ceará football in 2004, this time to Ceará, becoming champion again.^[3]

Since 2019, he has worked in the youth categories of Ferroviário AC.^[4]

Honours

Fluminense

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1999

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Cearense: 2000, 2001

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 2006

ABC

• Campeonato Potiguar: 2008