Career
He played in an "old fashioned" left sided forward position (even though he is best with right foot, which is uncommon for left sided positions) with São Paulo, the Brazilian national team and Cruzeiro. His position was that of making passes, serving and assisting, but he would also work as a striker in almost every game, mostly in counter-attacks, or moving from the left side. He was in 56 games with the Brazilian national team, from 1986 against Germany to 1998 against Yugoslavia.
He is one of São Paulo"s all-time leading scorers with 158 goals.
He retired as a football player to become a television commentator in 2004. He is the brother of another football player, Cocada.