He was a member of brazil s under 17 south american championship team in 1991 before joining the. ʁoˈnawdu ˈlwis nɐˈzaɾju dʒi ˈɫĩmɐ. He began playing football as a junior for the neighbourhood social ramos club at age 12 and two years later joined são cristóvão in the carioca league.
