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Flawed And Adored: The Wild Genius Of Djalminha (Video)

By Chris Wright

Read any Djalminha retrospective and the same words seem to crop up; brilliant, mercurial, elusive, tumultuous, profligate, turbulent and it's no wonder why.

Having intermittently illuminated Spanish football with his extrovert brand of grace and skill after arriving at Deportivo La Coruna in 1997 (including a starring role in their title-winning side of 1999/2000), Djalminha looked a shoe-in for a spot in Brazil's 2002 World Cup squad right up until he pressed the self-destruct button two days before Phil Scolari was due to announce his final draft headbutting Deportivo coach Javier Irureta during a training ground scuffle.

Read the full article at Who Ate All the Pies.

Who Ate All the Pies @ Aug 26, 2011 9:12 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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