Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born 3 March 1953), better known as Zico), is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pelé", he was a creative playmaker, with excellent technical skills, vision and an eye for goal, who is considered one of the most clinical finishers and best passers ever, as well as one of the greatest players of all time. He is also widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian to never win the World Cup. One of the world's best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, he is regarded as one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists in history, able to bend the ball in all directions. As stated on goal.com, Zico is the player that scored the most goals from direct free kicks, with 101 goals.

Filmography

• 2026Aldair - Cuore Giallorosso — Sé stesso
• Platini
• 2025Itaperuna Esporte Clube - A Águia do Noroeste
• 2024Mallandro: O Errado que Deu Certo — Zico
• 2023A Vampire in the Family — Zico
• 2021100 anos de Zizinho, o mestre do rei Pelé
• The Fault is Cabral's
• 2013Didier Roustan : Sur les traces du football Romantique
• 2007Jorge Ben Jor - Energia
• 2002Zico
• 1998Uma Aventura do Zico — Zico / Zicópia
• Tudo ou Nada — Ele mesmo
• 1984L'allenatore nel pallone — Sé stesso
• 1982Os Três Palhaços e o Menino
• 1980Flamengo Paixão

Appearances as themselves (28)

• 2026Zico: O Samurai de Quintino — Self
• 2025Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo — Self
• Neguinho da Beija-Flor - Soberano da Avenida — Self
• 2024Placar: A Revista Militante — Self
• 2024Reading Again Graúna — Self
• Resenha do Galinho — Self - Host
• 2022Futebol Arte — Himself
• 2020Paolo Rossi: A Champion is a Dreamer Who Never Gives Up — Self
• 2019A Rodriguiana Epopeia Rubro Negra — Self (archive)
• Que História é Essa, Porchat? — Self
• Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments — Self
• 2018Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football — Himself
• Lady Night — Self
• 2015Geraldinos — himself
• 2014Football's Greatest International Teams: Brazil 1982 — Self
• 2014Looking for Rio — Self
• 2014Sócrates, The Artist — Self
• 2014VM-krönika 2014 — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Fla x Flu - 40 Minutos Antes do Nada — Himself
• 2007Heróis de Uma Nação — Himself
• 2006El Mundial México 86 — Self (archive footage)
• Celebrity — Self
• 2000The History of the World Cups: Mexico '86 — Self (archive footage)
• 1995Flamengo: A Century of Passion — Self
• 1982VM-krönika 1982 — Self (archive footage)
• 1979'78 Cup - The Power of Football — Self
• Feijão Maravilha — Self
• 1978VM-krönika 1978 — Self (archive footage)