Zico

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b. 1953midfielder Brazil

full name Arthur Antunes Coimbra · Photo: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar · CC BY 2.0

Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.

Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. A creative playmaker with excellent technical skills, vision and an eye for goal, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and also considered one of the best free kick specialists in history. According to one estimate, Zico has scored the most direct free kicks in history, with 101 goals including friendlies, among which 62 are verified in official games. — Wikipedia

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Every goal

from the international archive · 18 goals in 12 matches

All (18)FIFA World Cup qualification (11)FIFA World Cup (5)Copa América (2)

Date	Opponent	Result	Minutes	Competition	Venue
1985-06-16	Paraguay	W2–0(a)	69'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Asunción
1982-07-02	Argentina	W3–1(n)	11'	FIFA World Cup	Barcelona
1982-06-23	New Zealand	W4–0(n)	28' 31'	FIFA World Cup	Seville
1982-06-18	Scotland	W4–1(n)	33'	FIFA World Cup	Seville
1981-03-29	Venezuela	W5–0(h)	72' (pen)	FIFA World Cup qualification	Goiânia
1981-03-22	Bolivia	W3–1(h)	26' (pen) 62' 85'hat-trick	FIFA World Cup qualification	Rio de Janeiro
1981-02-08	Venezuela	W1–0(a)	82' (pen)	FIFA World Cup qualification	Caracas
1979-08-16	Bolivia	W2–0(h)	90'	Copa América	São Paulo
1979-08-02	Argentina	W2–1(h)	2'	Copa América	Rio de Janeiro
1978-06-14	Peru	W3–0(n)	72' (pen)	FIFA World Cup	Mendoza
1977-07-14	Bolivia	W8–0(n)	5' 10' 27' (pen) 60'hat-trick	FIFA World Cup qualification	Cali
1977-03-09	Colombia	W6–0(h)	25'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Rio de Janeiro