# Adílio (footballer, born 1956)

Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves (15 May 1956 – 5 August 2024), usually known simply as Adílio, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made two appearances for the Brazil national team.

## Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was a talented midfielder, who played for Flamengo between 1975 and 1987, during the most glorious years in the history of the Gávea club. During those years, he won virtually every competition he played in: the Rio State Championship in 1978, 1979 (twice), 1981 and 1986; the Brasileiro Série A in 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1987; the 1981 Libertadores Cup (Flamengo's first), and the Intercontinental Cup, when he scored one of the goals of Flamengo's 3–0 victory against England's Liverpool. Adílio played 181 Série A games for Flamengo, scoring 26 goals, and played 11 Série A games for Coritiba, without scoring a goal.
Adílio also played for Coritiba in 1987 and 1988, Barcelona de Guayaquil of Ecuador, in 1989, Alianza Lima of Peru, in 1991 and 1992, and Borussia Fulda of Germany in 1996, besides some smaller clubs in Rio de Janeiro state, like América de Três Rios in 1994, Barreira in 1995 and in 1996, Friburguense in 1996 and Barra Mansa in 1997. He played for Itumbiara in 1991, Santos-ES in 1993, and Bacabal and Serrano in 1995.
Having played 611 matches for Flamengo, Adílio is the player with third most appearances for the club.

## International career

Adílio played two games for the Brazil national team. The first game was played on 5 July 1979, against a Bahia state combined team, while the last game was played on 21 March 1982, against West Germany.

## Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Adílio began to devote himself to coaching. His first experience was the front of Saudi Bahain, soon after, as Brown is affectionately called, took command of the CFZ, his companion of old Zico.
In 2003 the former player accepted an invitation from Flamengo to take command of the basic categories. Back in his crib, Adilio played an enviable job in front of the red and black boys. In four years in junior, he was champion in Rio, OPG Cup double champion, champion of the Rio-São Paulo and Belo Horizonte Cup, and placed third in the World Cup in Malaysia. Also helped form players of the caliber of Renato Augusto, Erick Flores, Thiago Sales, and midfielder Rômulo.
In this work period at Flamengo, Adilio had one that was perhaps its greatest opportunity in the coaching career when he was driven to take the senior team in 2006. The team that had remained wildly in Série A of 2005, thanks to the good offices of Joel Santana, had lost its commander and is now coached by Adílio. Experience, however, failed. The team played two matches Adílio and lost to both New Delhi and Cabofriense respectively. After this, the former player came back to coach the team base.
In 2008, after spending a season in white, Adilio was passed over the post and gave way to Rogério Lourenço.

## Illness and death

On 2 August 2024, it was announced that Adílio had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died in Rio de Janeiro three days later, on 5 August, at the age of 68.

## Honours

Flamengo
* Campeonato Carioca: 1978, 1979, 1979 (extra), 1981, 1986
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1980, 1982, 1983
* Copa União: 1987
* Copa Libertadores: 1981
* Intercontinental Cup: 1981
Individual
* Bola de Prata: 1977, 1978