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Ricardo Rogério de Brito, better known by his nickname Alemão (born November 22, 1961), is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. His nickname means German in the Portuguese language. A tenacious and physical yet technically gifted player, Alemão was a strong, consistent, hard-working, and versatile midfielder, who excelled in a holding role as either a defensive midfielder or deep-lying playmaker, due to his tactical intelligence, energy, tackling, and his ability to read the game, as well as his capacity to start attacking plays after winning back possession.

Honours

Club

Napoli

• UEFA Cup: 1988–89

• Serie A: 1989–90

• Supercoppa Italiana: 1990

São Paulo

• Recopa Sudamericana: 1994

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1994

International

Brazil

• Copa América: 1989

Individual

• Placar Magazine Bola de Prata Award: 1985

• EFE Trophy for Best South American Player of the Year: 1988

• La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: in 1988