Zico International career
How did his international career start?
How did Zico's international career start?
An episode related to Brazil national football team almost made Zico give up on his career. He made his international debut in the South American Qualifier to the 1972 Summer Olympics playing 5 matches and scoring the qualifying goal against Argentina. Despite this fact, he wasn't called up to the Munich games. He felt extremely frustrated and told his father in dismay he wanted to stop playing football. He even got absent from training at Flamengo for 10 days, being later convinced otherwise by his brothers.  In the opening group match of the 1978 World Cup against Sweden, Zico headed a corner kick into the goal in the final minute of the match, apparently breaking a 1-1 tie. However, in a call that became infamous, the Welsh referee Clive Thomas disallowed the goal, saying that he had blown the whistle to end the match while the ball was still in the air from a corner. In the secound round, he scored from a penalty in a 3-0 win over Peru. Zico eventually won a bronze medal with Brazil at the tournament, defeating Italy in the 3rd place final. Zico also won another bronze medal with Brazil in the 1979 Copa America.  The 1982 World Cup would see Zico as part of a fantastic squad, side by side with Falcao, Socrates, Eder, Cerezo and Junior. In spite of his 4 goals and the great amount of skill in that squad, the team was defeated 3-2 by Paolo Rossi and Italy in the final match of the second round group stage.  He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup while still injured, and missed a penalty during regular time in the quarter-final match against France. The match ended in a tie which led to a shootout. Zico then scored his goal, but penalties missed by Socrates and Julio Cesar saw Brazil knocked out of the tournament.  Having been cleared of all the tax evasion charges by Italian officials in 1988, Zico decided to pay a tribute to Udine, the city that had madly welcomed him six years before, and played his farewell match for the Selecao in March 1989 losing 1-2 to a World All-Stars team at Stadio Friuli. CANNOTANSWER
He made his international debut in the South American Qualifier to the 1972 Summer Olympics playing 5 matches and scoring the qualifying goal against Argentina.
Zico may refer to:
 Zico (footballer) (born 1953), born Arthur Antunes Coimbra, Brazilian footballer and coach 
 Zico Soccer, a video game
 Zico Football Center, a sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 Zico (footballer, born 1966), born Milton Antonio Nunes Niemet, Brazilian footballer and coach
 Zico (rapper) or Woo Ji-ho (born 1992), South Korean rapper
 ZICO (beverage), a brand of coconut water

People with the given name
 Zico Bailey (born 2000), American soccer player
 Zico Doe (fl. from 1990), Liberian footballer
 Zico Luzinho Ingles Casimiro or Luzinho (born 1985), East Timorese footballer
 Zico Otieno (Zedekiah Otieno, born 1968), Kenyan footballer
 Zico Phillips (born 1991), Barbadian footballer  
 Zico Rumkabu (born 1989), Indonesian footballer
 Zico Senamuang or Kiatisuk Senamuang (born 1973), Thai footballer and coach
 Zico Waeytens (born 1991), Belgian cyclist

See also
 Zito (disambiguation)
 Zico Chain, a British rock band
 Zeiko Lewis (born 1994), Bermudian footballer
Miguel Start (born 30 November 1987) is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a .

Background
Start was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Playing career
Start was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School, and played for the Pakuranga Jaguars in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

In 2005 Start represented the Junior Kiwis in 2005. He played for both the New Zealand Residents and Samoa in 2006.

Start was signed with the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition for 2007. Start did not make his NRL debut but did appear in the NSWRL Premier League for the Auckland Lions.

References

New Zealand rugby league players
1987 births
Living people
Pakuranga Jaguars players
Auckland rugby league team players
New Zealand people of Samoan descent
Samoa national rugby league team players
Junior Kiwis players
Rugby league centres Steinar Pedersen (born 6 June 1975) is a former Norwegian football defender. He is the son of Erik Ruthford Pedersen and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the UEFA Champions League.

His career began with Start. After their relegation in 1996, he played for Borussia Dortmund, IFK Göteborg and Lillestrøm before returning to Start in 2002. With Borussia Dortmund he won the 1997 Champions League, although he did not play in the final. He did however make two appearances en route to the final. He was capped once for the Norway national team, in a 5–0 friendly loss to the USA.

References

1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kristiansand
Norwegian footballers
Association football defenders
Norway international footballers
Norway youth international footballers
Norway under-21 international footballers
UEFA Champions League winning players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Bundesliga players
Allsvenskan players
IK Start players
Lillestrøm SK players
Borussia Dortmund players
IFK Göteborg players
Norwegian football managers
Eliteserien managers
FK Jerv managers
IK Start managers
Arendal Fotball managers
Norwegian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden