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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1961)}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Elzo
| image =
| fullname = Elzo Aloísio Coelho
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|1|22}}
| birth_place = [[Machado, Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]]
| height = {{height|m=1.77}}
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =  
| youthclubs1 =  
|  years1 =   1978–1981 
| years2 =  1981–1982 
| years3 =  1982 
| years4 =  1982–1984 
| years5 =  1984–1987 
| years6 =  1987–1989 
| years7 =  1989–1991 
| years8 =  1991–1993 
| years9 =  1993
|  clubs1 =  Ginásio Pinhalense
| clubs2 =  [[Inter de Limeira]] 
| clubs3 =  [[Amparo Athlético Club|Amparo]]
| clubs4 =  [[Internacional de Porto-Alegre|Internacional]] 
| clubs5 =  [[Atlético Mineiro]] 
| clubs6 =  [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] 
| clubs7 =  [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] 
| clubs8 =  [[Catuense Futebol|Catuense]] 
| clubs9 =  [[Associação Atlética Caldense|Caldense]]
| caps1 =     ?  
| caps2 =   ?  
| caps3 =   ?  
| caps4 =  28 
| caps5 =  114 
| caps6 =  51  
| caps7 =  44  
| caps8 =   ?  
| caps9 =   ?  
| goals1 =  ?  
| goals2 =  ?  
| goals3 =  ?  
| goals4 =  3  
| goals5 =  6 
| goals6 =  1  
| goals7 =  2  
| goals8 =  ?  
| goals9 =  ? 
| totalcaps= 125
| totalgoals= 7
| nationalyears1 =   1986
| nationalteam1 =   [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 =    11  
| nationalgoals1 =   0 
}}
'''Elzo Aloísio Coelho''' (born 22 January 1961), better known as '''Elzo''', is a retired [[Football in Brazil|Brazilian footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] for the [[Brazil national football team|national team]], a number of Brazilian clubs, and Portuguese [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Elzo Aloísio Coelho|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=196101220001|work=Foradejogo.net}}</ref>

==Playing career==
At the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] in Mexico, Elzo played an active role as a main starter for Brazil's squad in all five of the team's matches, playing alongside stars such as [[Careca|Carecca]], [[Sócrates]] and [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]. In the group stage, the team won against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] (1–0), [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] (1–0), and [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] (3–0), and defeated the [[Poland national football team|Poland national team]] 4–0 in the last 16. In the quarter-finals, they played against the [[France national football team|France national team]] led by [[Michel Platini]]; however, after a 1–1 draw, the match went to a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]], and Brazil were eliminated from the competition in the last eight. He made 11 appearances for Brazil in total, all of which came in 1986.

In 1987 Elzo moved from Brazilian side [[Atlético Mineiro]] (after three seasons with the club, winning the [[Campeonato Mineiro]] in 1985 and 1986) to [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in Portugal, where he remained until 1989. At that time, the side was coached by Portugal's legendary former forward [[Eusébio]], known as the ''black panther'', who highly rated Euzo's defensive ability, leading him to join the team. From his first season with the team, he became a regular squad member, winning the [[1988–89 Primeira Divisão|1988–89 Portuguese league title]], and advancing to the [[1988 European Cup final|final]] of the [[1987–88 European Cup|1987–88 European Champions Cup]] (the predecessor to the current [[UEFA Champions League]]); although Elzo played the entire match in Stuttgart, Germany, before 75,000 spectators, he unfortunately ended up on the losing side, with Benfica finishing as runners-up to [[PSV Eindhoven]], led by [[Guus Hiddink]], in a penalty shoot-out defeat, following a 0–0 draw. He returned to Brazil in 1989, joining [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] for two seasons.

==Honours==
;Ginásio Pinhalense
*[[Campeonato Paulista de Futebol|Campeonato Paulista]]: 1979

;Internacional
*[[Campeonato Gaúcho]]: 1982, 1983 and 1984

;Atlético Mineiro
*[[Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol|Campeonato Mineiro]]: 1985 and 1986

;Benfica
*[[Portuguese Liga]]: [[1988–89 Primeira Divisão|1988–89]]
*[[UEFA European Cup]]: Runner-up [[1987–88 European Cup|1987–88]]

===Individual===
*[[Bola de Ouro|Bola de Prata]]: 1989 (Palmeiras)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1989 Bola de Prata}}
{{Brazil Squad 1986 World Cup}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Minas Gerais]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:São Paulo state football team players]]
[[Category:Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players]]
[[Category:SC Internacional players]]
[[Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players]]
[[Category:S.L. Benfica footballers]]
[[Category:SE Palmeiras players]]
[[Category:Associação Atlética Caldense players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]]
[[Category:Primeira Liga players]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal]]
[[Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Brazil men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen]]


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