Transfers that did not happen, Part Twenty-One

1- In the summer of 1997, Brazilian defender Cafu was linked with a transfer to French Club Olympique Lyonnais. The deal went nowhere and in the end he joined AS Roma.

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 107, December1997

(Cafu)

2-Ajax and Dutch forward Johnny Bosman had agreed to join French club Toulon in the summer of 1988. However, he changed his mind and decided to join Belgian side Mechelen. In April 1988, Toulon planned to open a lawsuit against him for reneging on his contract but in the end he joined Mechelen.

Photo From:  Mondial, new series, issue 104, October-November 1988

(Johnny Bosman at Mechelen, 1988/89)

3- In the summer of 1984, Croatian (then Yugoslav) Manager Tomislav Ivic was about to sign for Benfica after Sven-Goran Eriksson’s departure. However, the deal fell through as Ivic wanted his salary to be paid in US Dollars, while Benfica would pay only in Escudos. Ivic eventually did join Benfica as Manager in 1992.

 

Photo From:  World Soccer, November 1992

(Tomislav Ivic)

4- In the summer of 1983, French club Nantes wanted to sign Belgian midfielder Frankie Vercauteren and play him in Henri Michel’s old position (after he had retired the year before). Vercauteren said that Anderlecht did not reveal to him the offer and approach. He did join Nantes in 1987.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984

(Frankie Vercauteren)

5- In the summer of 1972, Anderlecht’s Dutch forward Jan Mulder had the chance to join either Feyenoord or Ajax. Feyenoord were offering more money and in fact on June 8^th, 1972, Anderlecht had accepted Feyenoord’s offer. However, Mulder chose to join Ajax.

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975

(Jan Mulder)

Compendium to Paulo Roberto Falcão Era-Part 3 (The Players)

Players Selected during the Paulo Roberto Falcão (1990/1991):

Player	Player Name	Club	Position	date of Birth/death	Notes
1	Wagner Fernando ‘Velloso’	Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo	Goalkeeper	September 22, 1968, Araras, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
2	José Gildasio Pereira de Matos  ‘Gil Baiano’	Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo	Defender	November 3, 1966, Tucano, Bahia	First capped by Falcao
3	Paulo César Batista Dos Santos ‘Paulão’	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte	Defender	March 24, 1968, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais	First capped by Falcao
4	Marcio Roberto dos Santos	Grêmio Esportivo Novorizontino	Defender	September 15, 1969, São Paulo, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
5	Nelson Luis Kerchner ‘Nelsinho’	Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro	Defender	December 31, 1962, São Paulo, São Paulo	capped in 1987
6	Marcos Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’	São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo	Defender	June 7, 1970 , Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
7	Donizete Francisco de Oliveira	Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Midfielder	February 21, 1968, Bauru, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
8	Moacir Rodrigues Santos	Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte	Midfielder	March 21, 1970, São Paulo, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
9	José Ferreira Neto	Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo	Midfielder	September 9, 1966 , Santo Antônio de Posse, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
10	’Charles’ Fabian Figueiredo Santos	Clube do Esporte Clube Bahia	Striker	April 12, 1968, Itapetinga, Bahia	Capped in 1989
11	’Nílson’ Esidio Mora	Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Striker	November 19, 1965, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
12	Paulo Egídio’ Bertollazzi	Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Striker	February 10, 1964, Pradópolis, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
13	Jorge Luis da Silva, Jorginho III	Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo	Midfielder	March 22, 1965, São Paulo, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
14	Ivanilton Sérgio Guedes	Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo	Goalkeeper	November 7, 1962, Rio Claro, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
15	Adilson Dias Batista	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte	Defender	March 16, 1968, Curitiba, Paraná	First capped by Falcao
16	Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo	São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo	Defender	September 5, 1969, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro	First capped by Falcao
17	‘Valdeir’ Celso Moreira	Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro	Striker	December 31, 1967, Goiânia, Goiás	First capped by Falcao
18	’Bismarck’ Barreto Faria	Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro	Midfielder	September 17, 1969, São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro	Capped in 1989
19	Tulio Humberto Pereira da Costa	Goiás Esporte Clube- Goiânia	Striker	June 2, 1969, Goiânia, Goiás	First capped by Falcao
20	Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli *	Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo	Goalkeeper	November 20, 1967 , São Paulo, São Paulo	*Note: Ronaldo would receive his first Official Cap in 1993
21	Carlos César Sampaio Campos	Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo	Midfielder	March 31, 1968, São Paulo, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
22	Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves	Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro	Striker	October 31, 1966, Campina Grande, Paraíba	First capped by Falcao
23	Cléber Americo da Conceição	Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte	Defender	July 26, 1969, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais	First capped by Falcao
24	‘Cássio’ Alves de Barros	Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro	Defender	January 17, 1970, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	First capped by Falcao
25	Luís Henrique Pereira dos Santos	Clube do Esporte Clube Bahia	Midfielder	August 20, 1968 ,Jequitaí, Minas Gerais	First capped by Falcao
26	Carlos Alberto Bianchesi ‘Careca III’	Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo	Striker	August 25, 1964, São Paulo, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
27	Carlos Augusto José Lira	Goiás Esporte Clube- Goiânia	Defender	April 2, 1966, Brasilia	First capped by Falcao
28	Carlos Eduardo Marangon  ‘Edu Marangon’	Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo	Midfielder	February 2, 1963, São Paulo, São Paulo	Capped in 1987
29	Marco Antonio da Silva, Marquinhos	Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte	Midfielder	May 9, 1966, Belo Horizonte	First capped by Falcao
30	Waldemar Aurelio de Oliveira Filho ‘Mazinho II’	Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo	Striker	December 26, 1965 , Rio de Janeiro	First capped by Falcao
31	João dos Santos Ferreira	Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo	Midfielder	January 23, 1966, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro / Died in 2013, Rio de Janeiro	First capped by Falcao. Passed away in 2013.
32	‘Odair’ Patriarca	Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo	Defender	April 18, 1963, Itaporanga, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
33	Gerson da Silva, Gérson II	Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte	Striker	(September 23, 1965, Santos, São Paulo / May 17, 1994 Guarujá, São Paulo)	First capped by Falcao. Passed away in 1994.
34	Almir de Souza Fraga	Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo	Striker	March 26, 1969, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul	First capped by Falcao
35	Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel	Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy	Goalkeeper	May 8, 1966,  Santa Rosa,Rio Grande do Sul	Capped in 1988
36	Alexis Stival  ‘Cuca’	Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre	Striker	June 7, 1963, Curitiba, Paraná	First capped by Falcao
37	Sergio Donizeti Luiz ‘João Paulo’	Assocoazione Sportiva Bari / Italy	Striker	September 7, 1964, Campinas, São Paulo	Capped in 1987
38	Mauricio de Oliveira Anastacio	Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Striker	September 20, 1962, Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro	First capped by Falcao
39	Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha	São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo	Defender	September 11, 1962, Recife, Pernambuco	Capped in 1987
40	Wilson Roberto Gottardo	Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro	Defender	May 23, 1963, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
41	Mauro Silva Gomes	Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo	Midfielder	January 12, 1968, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
42	Renato Portaluppi  ‘Renato Gaúcho’	Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro	Striker	September 9, 1962, Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul	Capped in 1983
43	José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira ‘Bebeto’	Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro	Striker	February 16, 1964, Salvador, Bahia	First capped in 1985
44	Dener Augusto de Souza	Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo	Striker	April 2, 1971, São Paulo, São Paulo / April 18, 1994, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	First capped by Falcao. Died in a car accident in 1994.
45	Luís Carlos Reis Balu	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte	Defender	December 28, 1961, Castro Alves, Bahia	First capped by Falcao
46	Iomar do Nascimento ‘Mazinho’	Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy	Defender	April 8, 1966, Santa Rita, Paraíba	First capped in 1989
47	Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’	Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy	Defender	April 4, 1964, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul	First capped in 1985
48	Henrymarcio Bitencourt ‘Márcio’	Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo	Midfielder	October 19, 1964, São José dos Campos, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
49	Valdir Benedito	Clube Atletico Paranaense-Curitiba	Midfielder	October 25, 1965, Araraquara, São Paulo	First capped by Falcao
50	’Júlio César’ da Silva	Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy	Defender	March 8, 1963, Bauru, São Paulo	First capped in 1986
51	‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira	São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo	Midfielder	May 15, 1965, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo	First capped in 1987
Special Mention	Edson Arantès do Nascimento ‘Pelé’	retired / free agent	Striker	October 23, 1940, Três Corações, Minas Gerais	Guest of Honor on his 50th Birthday
Note: In Bold, all the player capped for the fisrt time under Falcao

Coach: Paulo Roberto Falcão (October 16, 1953, Abelardo Luz, Santa Catarina)

36 players earned their first caps under Falcao

One player, the goalkeeper Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli played in the unofficial Pele Birthday match on October 31, 1991, but would make his full Official Brazil debut in 1993.

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Year 1990	4	0	3	1	0	3	-3
Year 1991	12	6	4	2	21	13	+8
Sum:	16	6	7	3	21	16	+5

Plus : Unofficial Match (October 30, 1990, World XI 2-Brazil 1)

Falcão Era Goalscorers:

Jose Neto 5 goals (3 penalty kicks)

Joao Paulo 3 goals

Luis Henrique 3 goals

Branco 3 goals (1 penalty kick)

Renato Gaucho 2 goals

Mazinho II 2 goals

Careca III 1 goal

Moacir 1 goal

Marcio Santos 1 goal

Goals in Unofficial Matches:

Jose Neto 1 goal

                             Photo Credits:

All from (90 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini) except:

Marcio Santos, Cafu, Donziete, Moacir, Odair, Edu Marangon, Cuca, Bebeto, Valdir (91 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini)

Taffarel, Joao Paulo, Mazinho, Julio Cesar, Branco (1990-91 Calciatori Panini)

Pele (France Football, Issue 2326, November 6, 1990)

                                       Photo From: Triunfo Nº264 01-07-1991

(Brazil Manager Paulo Roberto Falcao)