Golden Generation 1980s
1978–1983: three state titles in a row, three national titles, and the 1981 Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.
Flamengo won their 18th Campeonato Carioca in 1978, and the five years that followed are the most glorious in the club's history. Led by Zico, a side with Júnior, Carpegiani, Adílio, Cláudio Adão and Tita won three state championships in a row, then the club's first Brazilian Championship in 1980.
Quick Facts
- Key players
- Zico
- Júnior
- Carpegiani
- Adílio
- Cláudio Adão
- Tita
- Nunes
- Continental and world
- 1981 Copa Libertadores, 1981 Intercontinental Cup
Lore & Background
In 1981 Flamengo won the Copa Libertadores at their first attempt, beating Cobreloa in a playoff in Montevideo with two Zico goals, and on 13 December beat Liverpool 3–0 in Tokyo, with two goals from Nunes and one from Adílio, to become the first Brazilian world champions since Pelé's Santos.
Another state title followed in 1981, and Flamengo won back-to-back Brazilian Championships in 1982 and 1983. The 1983 final against Santos at the Maracanã drew an official crowd of 155,523. Later that year Flamengo sold Zico to Udinese.
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