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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (1952-1995)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dirceu
| image = US Avellino 1986-87 - Walter Schachner e Dirceu.jpg
| caption = Dirceu (right) and [[Walter Schachner]] with Avellino in the 1986–87 season
| fullname = Dirceu José Guimarães
| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|06|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Curitiba]], Brazil
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|09|15|1952|06|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| height = 1.72 m
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1970–1972
| clubs1 = [[Coritiba Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]]
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1973–1976
| clubs2 = [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 1976
| clubs3 = [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1977–1978
| clubs4 = [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 1978–1979
| clubs5 = [[Club América|América]]
| caps5 = 45
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1979–1982
| clubs6 = [[Atlético Madrid]]
| caps6 = 84
| goals6 = 18
| years7 = 1982–1983
| clubs7 = [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
| caps7 = 29
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 1983–1984
| clubs8 = [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]
| caps8 = 30
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 1984–1985
| clubs9 = [[Ascoli Calcio 1898|Ascoli]]
| caps9 = 27
| goals9 = 5
| years10 = 1985–1986
| clubs10 = [[Como Calcio 1907|Como]]
| caps10 = 25
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 1986–1987
| clubs11 = [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]]
| caps11 = 23
| goals11 = 6
| years12 = 1988
| clubs12 = [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps12 = -
| goals12 = -
| years13 = 1988
| clubs13 = [[Miami Freedom|Miami Sharks]]
| caps13 = 17
| goals13 = 5
| years14 = 1989–1991
| clubs14 = [[Ebolitana 1925|Ebolitana]]
| caps14 = 39
| goals14 = 14
| years15 = 1992
| clubs15 = [[Sporting Benevento|Benevento]]
| caps15 = 11
| goals15 = 4
| years16 = 1995
| clubs16 = [[Venados de Yucatán|Atlético Yucatán]]
| caps16 = 
| goals16 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1973–1986
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 44
| nationalgoals1 = 7
}}
'''Dirceu José Guimarães''', known as '''Dirceu''' ({{IPA|pt|dʒiʁˈsew}}; 15 June 1952 – 15 September 1995), was a Brazilian [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]], notably for [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] and the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980s–early 1990s.

==Biography==
Dirceu was born at [[Curitiba]], in southern Brazil, on 15 June 1952.

==Club career==
In his early career, Dirceu played for [[Coritiba]], Botagofo (1971–1975), [[Fluminense]] (1975–1977) and [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] in his country, before spending one year in [[Mexico]] at [[Club de Fútbol América|América]]. In 1979, he signed for Spanish side [[Atlético Madrid]], where he remained until 1982, playing 84 games and scoring 18 goals. In 1982, he signed for Italian team [[Hellas Verona]], the first of five Italian [[Serie A]] teams which he changed yearly (the last being [[Unione Sportiva Avellino|Avellino]] in 1986–1987), before returning to Vasco da Gama. In 1988 Dirceu played in the USA for [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]], and in 1989–1991 he played again in southern Italy, this time for [[S.S. Ebolitana 1925|Ebolitana]] (1989–1992) and [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] (1991–1992). His last teams was [[Club Deportivo Atlético Yucatán|Atlético Yucatán]] in Mexico, where he ended his career in 1995.

==International career==
Dirceu won 44 caps (14 non-official), between June 1973 and May 1986, with the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], scoring seven goals.

He played for Brazil at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], and [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s. He was due to go to the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] edition of the tournament, but was ruled out by injury. He played 11 games and scored three goals in his World Cup appearances. Brazil finished fourth in 1974, while in 1978, he won the Bronze Ball and was named to the team of the tournament after helping Brazil to a third-place finish. He also took part at the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympic Games]] with Brazil.

==Death==
Dirceu died on the night of 15 September 1995, at the age of 43, when an [[Opel Ascona#Chevrolet Monza|Opel Ascona]] driven by a [[Street racing|street racer]] ran a red light and hit his [[Puma (car manufacturer)|Puma]] at high speed in [[Barra da Tijuca]], not too far from his apartment. Dirceu and a passenger, who was thrown out of the vehicle following the crash, died immediately. There were two couples in the Ascona; all four of them survived and nobody was prosecuted for Dirceu's death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bruno|first1=Freitas|last2=Vanderlei|first2=Lima|title=A tragédia de Dirceu|url=https://www.uol/esporte/especiais/a-tragedia-de-dirceu.htm#a-tragedia-de-dirceu|website=[[Universo Online|UOL Esportes]]|publisher=[[Grupo Folha]]|access-date=16 December 2017|location=[[Rio de Janeiro]] and [[São Paulo]]|language=pt|date=15 December 2017}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The Ebolitana named its arena at [[Eboli]] the Stadio José Guimarães Dirceu in his honor.

==Honours==
'''Coritiba'''
*[[Campeonato Paranaense]]: 1971, 1972

'''Fluminense'''
*[[Campeonato Carioca]]: 1976

'''Vasco da Gama'''
*[[Campeonato Carioca]]: 1977, 1988

'''Hellas Verona'''
*[[Coppa Italia]] runner-up: [[1983 Coppa Italia final|1983]]

'''Brazil'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: third place [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], fourth place [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]

'''Individual'''
*[[1978 FIFA World Cup]]: [[FIFA World Cup All-Star Team|All-Star Team]]
*[[1978 FIFA World Cup]]: [[Golden Ball (FIFA)|Bronze Ball]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html|title=FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Awards|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
*[[South American Player of the Year]]: Bronze award 1978
*[[Guerin Sportivo|Serie A Team of The Year]]: 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/serie-a-guerin-sportivo-1980-1991-every-game-with-player-ratings.2085771/ |website=BigSoccer |title=Guerin Sportivo Serie A Team of the Year|access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=19097}}

{{1978 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament}}
{{Brazil football squad 1972 Summer Olympics}}
{{Brazil Squad 1974 World Cup}}
{{Brazil Squad 1978 World Cup}}
{{Brazil Squad 1982 World Cup}}

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