BrazilCounted 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
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-28
In the line-ups
7 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1978–1982The archive holds 7 team sheets naming Zico in Brazil's starting line-up, from 1978-06-07 to 1982-07-05.
7 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Angola (1 goal, 1999) — ZICO · Angola
A different player of the same name scored for Brazil (0 goals, 1977) — Gilberto Alves-GIL (Arthur Antunes Coimbra-ZICO HT) · Brazil
International goals in our archive
19 goals across 13 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1977–1985| 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 |
| 1977-06-23 | Scotland | W2–0(h) | 71' | Friendly | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1977-03-09 |  Colombia | W6–0(h) | 25' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rio de Janeiro |
Honours
30 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours30 | ||||
| Campeonato Carioca | ×7 | 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986 | Flamengo | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ×3 | 1980, 1982, 1983 | Flamengo | |
| Asian Cup | ×1 | 2004 | Japan | |
| Bicentennial Cup | ×1 | 1976 | Brazil | |
| CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic | ×1 | 1971 | Brazil U23 | |
| Copa Libertadores | ×1 | 1981 | Flamengo | |
| Copa Río Branco | ×1 | 1976 | Brazil | |
| Copa União | ×1 | 1987 | Flamengo | |
| Flamengo record holder – Top scorer in a single season – 81 goals (1979) | ×1 | |||
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 1981 | Flamengo | |
| J.League Suntory Series | ×1 | 1993 | Kashima Antlers | |
| Japan Soccer League record for goals scored in straight matches – 11 goals in 10 matches (1992) | ×1 | |||
| Russian Cup | ×1 | 2008–09 | CSKA Moscow | |
| Russian Super Cup | ×1 | 2009 | CSKA Moscow | |
| Süper Lig | ×1 | 2006–07 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Taça do Atlântico | ×1 | 1976 | Brazil | |
| Taça Oswaldo Cruz | ×1 | 1976 | Brazil | |
| Top scorer in Flamengo's history – 508 goals | ×1 | |||
| Top scorer in Maracanã Stadium – 333 goals | ×1 | |||
| Turkish Super Cup | ×1 | 2007 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Uzbek League | ×1 | 2008 | Bunyodkor | |
| Uzbekistani Cup | ×1 | 2008 | Bunyodkor | |
| Individual honours56 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 14 | ||||
| Brazilian season top scorer | ×5 | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 | ||
| Campeonato Carioca top scorer | ×5 | 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982 | ||
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer | ×2 | 1980, 1982 | ||
| Beach Soccer World Championship top scorer | 1995 | |||
| Copa Libertadores top scorer | 1981 | |||
| Player of the year · 15 | ||||
| South American Footballer of the Year | ×3 | 1977, 1981, 1982 | ||
| South American Footballer of the Year Silver Ball | ×2 | 1976, 1980 | ||
| Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player | 1995 | |||
| Copa Libertadores Best Player | 1981 | |||
| El Grafico 2nd Best South American Player of the Year | 1981 | |||
| FIFA 7th Best Player of the 20th century (FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury vote) | ||||
| France Football 9th Best Player of the 20th century | ||||
| Guerin Sportivo Player of the Year | 1981 | |||
| IFFHS 14th Best Player of the 20th century | ||||
| Placar 16th Best Player of the 20th century | ||||
| Serie A Player of the Year | 1984 | |||
| World Soccer Player of the Year | 1983 | |||
| Teams of the season · 7 | ||||
| Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team | ×3 | 1980, 1981, 1983 | ||
| World XI | ×2 | 1979, 1982 | ||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1982 | |||
| Serie A Team of The Year | 1984 | |||
| More honours · 20 | ||||
| Bola de Prata | ×5 | 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1987 | ||
| Bola de Ouro | ×2 | 1974, 1982 | ||
| Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame | 2010 | |||
| Chevron Award | 1984 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FIFA Order of Merit | 1996 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot | 1982 | |||
| Golden Foot Legends Award | 2006 | |||
| IFFHS 3rd Best Brazilian Player of the 20th century | ||||
| IFFHS 7th Best South American Player of the 20th century | ||||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Intercontinental Cup MVP Award | 1981 | |||
| International Football Hall of Fame | 1997 | |||
| Japan Football Hall of Fame | 2016 | |||
| World Soccer Magazine 18th Greatest Player of the 20th century | ||||