Hamilton (footballer, born 1960)

Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	Hamilton Lima e Silva
Date of birth	22 January 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980	Sport Recife
1981–1982	Penedense
1983–1984	CSE
1984–1985	São Bento
1985–1986	Portuguesa
1986–1990	Cruzeiro
1990–1991	Internacional
1991	XV de Jaú
1992	CRB
1992	América Mineiro
1993	Pachuca
1993–1995	América Mineiro
Managerial career
2022–2023	Cruzeiro (U17)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Hamilton Lima e Silva (born 22 January 1960), simply known as Hamilton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career[edit]

Opportunistic and skilled, Hamilton started his career at Sport, but was unable to find a place. While still young, he played for Penedense and CSE in Alagoas, until he tried his luck in football in São Paulo with EC São Bento. A highlight of the team in the 1985 Campeonato Paulista, he was signed by Portuguesa the following season, making 35 appearances.^[1] In 1987 he was state champion with Cruzeiro, a team that made 202 appearances and scored 67 goals,^[2] forming an attacking partnership with another Hamilton (de Souza, better known as Careca). He was top scorer in the Minas Gerais championship in 1988, and later in 1993, playing for América Mineiro.^[3] He also had an impressive spell at SC Internacional and Pachuca.

Hamilton ended his career in 1995 after suffering a stroke. The player had no consequences, but at the request of his family he abandoned football. In 2022 and 2023, he managed the Cruzeiro EC U17 team.^[4]

Honours[edit]

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1987

CRB

Campeonato Alagoano: 1992

América

Campeonato Mineiro: 1993

Individual

1988 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 16 goals
1993 Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 10 goals

References[edit]

^ Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.
^ "Hamilton Lima e Silva". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Hamilton (Ex-centroavante do São Bento, Portuguesa, Cruzeiro e Internacional)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Hamilton at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[Almanaque_Lusa-1] Érico Faria Loreto; Márcio Monteiro Alencar; Rafael Ribeiro Emiliano; Thiago Teixeira de Azevedo (2007). Almanaque da Lusa. Fundação Cásper Líbero.

[2] "Hamilton Lima e Silva". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[3] "Minas Gerais State Championship - List of Topscorers". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-4] "Que fim levou? Hamilton (Ex-centroavante do São Bento, Portuguesa, Cruzeiro e Internacional)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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