Djalminha

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Djalminha
Full name	Djalma Feitosa Dias
Date of birth	December 9, 1970 (1970-12-09) (age 37)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Youth clubs
1984-1989	Vasco da Gama
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1993 1993-1994 1995 1996 1997-2004 2002-2003 2004	Flamengo Guarani Shimizu S-Pulse Palmeiras Deportivo de La Coruña FK Austria Wien (loan) Club América	133 (28) 11 (2) 23 (15) 29 (2) 148 (40) 12 (3) 4 (1)
National team
1996-2002	Brazil	14 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Djalminha, full name Djalma Feitosa Dias, (born December 9, 1970 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian football player. He was a talented attacking midfielder who played with, among others, CR Flamengo and Deportivo de La Coruña. He was also a Brazil international, and also received the Bola de Ouro (Brazilian Golden Ball award) in 1996.

Blessed with outrageous natural ability, Djalminha had a full catalogue of independently created tricks which excited crowds of each club he played for. However, this reliance on tricks and inventiveness often wreaked havoc in his professional dealings with his managers. He classed the game of football as a "gladiatorial bout; my role is to entertain". This selfish and individualistic approach to the game blunted his career and limited the Brazilian to just 14 full international caps.