Ozires de Paiva

Ozires
Personal information
Full name Ozires de Paiva
Date of birth (1952-01-29) 29 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Botafogo
1971 → Fortaleza (loan)
1972 → Ponta Grossa (loan)
1973 → Ríver
1973–1975 Fortaleza
1975–1979 Cruzeiro 140 (2)
1978 → São Cristóvão (loan)
1980 Bahia
1981–1982 Grêmio Maringá
1982–1983 Cruzeiro 64 (1)
1983–1984 Operário-MS
1984 Bahia
1985–1986 Figueirense
1986 Próspera
1986–1987 Operário-MS
1987 Saltense
Managerial career
1994 Náutico
1995 Barra Mansa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024

Ozires de Paiva (born 29 January 1952), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Revealed at Botafogo, Ozires was notable for his great performances at Fortaleza in 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was appointed by Zezé Moreira at Cruzeiro as Roberto Perfumo replacement for the defense, and at the club he was part of the winning squad of the 1976 Copa Libertadores. In 1982, again for Cruzeiro, he scored the title goal, from a penalty, in the Minas Gerais Cup final.[1][2]

Honours

Cruzeiro
Ríver
Fortaleza
Operário

References

  1. ^ "Ozires foi um dos grandes zagueiros com a camisa azul". O Tempo (in Portuguese). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Ozires de Paiva". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2024.