Botafogo 1980s squad
Every player who appeared for Botafogo in the 1980s — 50 in all, with their career-at-club league totals.
Mendonça racked up the most apps of anyone here — 101 in all. He also leads the scoring, with 47 goals. The squad breaks down as 4 goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 18 midfielders and 15 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendonça | MF | 101 | 47 | 81 |
| Celso Moreira Valdeir | FW | 74 | 18 | 75 |
| Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Lima | GK | 72 | — | 73 |
| Josimar | DF | 94 | 3 | 73 |
| Luís Carlos Quintanilha | MF | 78 | 7 | 72 |
| Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva | FW | 33 | 13 | 72 |
| Perivaldo | DF | 89 | 13 | 72 |
| Gilberto Alves | FW | 31 | 12 | 71 |
| Alemão | MF | 62 | 7 | 70 |
| Wilson Gottardo | DF | 64 | 2 | 68 |
| Paulo Roberto Curtis Costa | DF | 50 | 1 | 65 |
| Marcelo de Oliveira Santos | MF/FW | 36 | 6 | 64 |
| Mauro Galvão | DF | 34 | 0 | 62 |
| Cláudio Adão | FW | 12 | 6 | 62 |
| Leiz | DF | 29 | 2 | 61 |
| Milton Cruz | FW | 12 | 4 | 60 |
| Francisco Chagas Eloia | MF | 17 | 9 | 59 |
| Fernando Álvez | GK | 6 | — | 58 |
| Abel Braga | DF | 21 | 4 | 58 |
| Geraldo Pereira | FW | 23 | 2 | 58 |
| Nunes | FW | 7 | 3 | 57 |
| Renato | MF | 17 | 2 | 57 |
| Osmar Donizete Cândido | MF | 15 | 1 | 56 |
| Baltazar | FW | 18 | 1 | 55 |
| Gilmar Popoca | MF | 10 | 1 | 54 |
| José Carlos Bernardo | MF | 15 | 0 | 54 |
| Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes | DF | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Amarildo Souza do Amaral | FW | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| Éder Aleixo | FW | 6 | 1 | 53 |
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo | DF | 7 | 0 | 53 |
| Delei | MF | 6 | 0 | 51 |
| Chiquinho Carlos | FW | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Jairzinho | MF | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Mário José dos Reis Emiliano | MF | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Fabiano Soares Pessoa | MF | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Ricardo da Cruz Cerqueira | GK | — | — | 45 |
| Paulo César Gusmão | GK | — | — | 45 |
| Adonis Hilario | FW | — | — | 44 |
| Robertinho | FW | — | — | 44 |
| Maurício de Oliveira Anastácio | FW | — | — | 44 |
| Paulinho Criciúma | FW | — | — | 44 |
| Marco Antônio | DF | — | — | 44 |
| Wanderley Gomes Bernardino | DF | — | — | 44 |
| Miguel Ferreira Pereira | DF | — | — | 44 |
| William Amaral de Andrade | DF | — | — | 44 |
| Carlos Alberto Santos | MF | — | — | 44 |
| Luís Gustavo Carvalho Soares | MF | — | — | 44 |
| Antônio Carlos Santos | MF | — | — | 44 |
| Windsor del Llano | MF | — | — | 44 |
| Arturzinho | MF | — | — | 44 |
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