Dida, the Brazilian-born goalkeeper in Bahia, was the first Brazilian goalkeeper to be shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or and the first foreign player to win the Serie A goalkeeper of the year. Despite his many regrettable mistakes later in his career, that doesn't stop him from being in our memory as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. James Kelly, author of thesefootballtimes, tells The Story of Dida.
Ibrahimovic held his head in both hands, while van der Mede knelt on the ground in a look of disbelief. It was Milan's 94th minute of the group stage against Ajax. Ajax attacked frantically at 1-0, looking for a chance to equalize. Ajax found Ibrahimovic in the penalty area with a low cross, but Ibrahimov did not scramble to land under Cavo's watchful eye. However, Ajax captain Van der Vaart at the back post still grabbed the drop spot and headed the ball into the Milan goal.
As far as the situation was concerned, everyone felt that this was a must-score opportunity, and if the goal was successful, it would undoubtedly enhance the prestige of the Dutch attacking midfielder. However, the ball, which seemed to be after all, did not break through the Milan goal. Milan goalkeeper Dida was unbelievable, adjusting his position in an instant and pushing the ball out with all his left hand. "I assure you that there is no more complicated action than this." He told The Milano Sport after the match. Sure, it sounds a little incredible, but when you have the great performance in front of goal like Deida, you will find that he is not wrong at all.
Born in October 1973 in Bahia, Dida is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Originally, Deida was a handball and volleyball player, and this experience has benefited him a lot after becoming a goalkeeper. At the same time, he also had excellent organizational skills, so much so that he began his football career at the age of 13.
Four years later, Dida made his career debut at Cruzeiro de Alagoas, before moving to Bahia's best team, Vitória, where he played a key role in the Brazilian national youth team at the 1993 World Youth Championship. In addition, he became Brazil's young goalkeeper of the year. In 1994, Dida transferred to Brazilian giants Cruzeiro with his best form, and during his five years with the team, he won the Copa Dopa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores – he also won two goalkeeper honors.
In 1995, Dida made his national team debut in Brazil's Copa America against Ecuador – he was able to start because Brazil's top goalkeeper at the time, Ta farrell, was banned. In addition, Dida competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. However, at this Olympic Games, Deida's mistakes caused the team to lose 1-0 to Japan. At the 1998 World Cup, Dida was reduced to the third goalkeeper of the national team. In January of the following year, Dida publicly announced that she hoped to continue her career in Europe.
The only European team that was interested in Dida at the time was Milan. In order to be able to transfer to Milan, Dida sued Cruzeiro in court, hoping to terminate his remaining 6-month contract early. But Cruzeiro was clearly reluctant to lose the star player, so Dida's termination lawsuit with Cruzeiro lasted for 5 months. Fortunately, during this time, FIFA agreed to let Dida join Swiss side Lugano on loan to maintain its good competitive form. Finally, in May 1999, Dida finally got her wish and became a member of Milan, while the Rossoneri spent £3 million in a transfer fee to get the 26-year-old goalkeeper.
Debuting in Europe, Dida was not able to secure a starting spot in Milan. Although Deida was again selected for the national team at the 1999 Copa America, he found himself still the third choice for the team. In his first year back at Corinthians on loan, Dida became a point-saving expert: he twice rejected penalties in the semi-finals of the 1999 Copa do Brasil. In the first Club World Cup, Dida showed her good form in front of the goal - saved Gilberto's penalty and made a great contribution to the team's victory.
Although after several twists and turns, Dida finally made his debut in Milan's 4-1 Win over Besiktas (early September 2000), less than a week later he made a costly mistake against Leeds United – he failed to save Lee Bowyer's long-range shot, resulting in a 1-0 loss to his opponents. On top of that, the 2001 fake passport scandal in Italian football left Dida in trouble.
It was discovered that Dida's Portuguese passport was forged and he was banned from playing for a European team for one season by UEFA. So Dida was once again loaned back to Corinthians. Dida returned to Milan in 2002. His first game after returning to Milan was to play in the Champions League qualification match for the injured Abiati. This time, Dida seized his chance, and he was brave in this 1-0 win for Milan. It was this game that allowed Ancelotti to put Deida in the position of the team's preferred goalkeeper. In her first full season with the Rossoneri, Dida conceded only 30 goals and helped Milan win the Coppa Italia and Champions League titles.
In that season's Champions League final, Dida played a decisive role. Although Milan dominated the match against Juventus, the score was still 0-0, so the two sides were forced into a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Dida fully showed his brave side, saving penalties from Trezeguet, Sarajeta and Montello to help Milan win the Champions League for the sixth time. After the game, Lippi, then head coach of Juventus, also admitted that Deida's performance made his team uneasy, and all four players missed penalties.
Dida's first full season with Milan came to a successful end, and he himself was nominated for a Ballon d'Or – ultimately in 13th place. Before the awards ceremony began, he said in a humble tone: "I didn't get a chance to win the Ballon d'Or because there were a lot of good players on the list. But being nominated for a Golden Globe is also an honor. ”
Dida was the first Brazilian goalkeeper to be nominated for a Ballon d'Or, which also means that samba finally has a shining star in the goalkeeper position.
In the 2003/2004 season, Milan achieved better results in the league – this season Dida won her only league title in Milan. At the same time, Dida also became the first foreign player to win the best goalkeeper in Serie A. He conceded only 20 goals that season. It is worth mentioning that Deida won the best goalkeeper in Serie A, which also broke Buffon's monopoly on the award of best goalkeeper in Serie A for three consecutive seasons and became one of the best players recognized.
Although Dida was sent off in his first match against Livorno in the 2004/2005 season, Dida was still in fantastic shape when she returned to the game. In the 18 games in which Dida appeared, Milan lost only one game and conceded only 10 goals. In the match against Chievo, Dida made a stunning save, blocking Barronho's free-kick: Baronho's free-kick hit the frame of the goal, and although Dida initially misjudged the direction, he immediately corrected his mistake and blocked the ball with his right hand.
Unfortunately, this season Milan went high and low, and they ended up seven points behind Juventus and failed to defend the league title - Juventus finally won the title. In the Champions League, although Milan reached the final, the Miracle Night in Istanbul became an eternal pain in the hearts of Milan fans. Dida failed to save Reese's penalty in the penalty shootout and he eventually lost to Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek.
That season's match against Inter milan in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final was arguably the most impressive game of Dee Da's career. Cambiasso's goal was blown out by the referee for violating Cavo's lead, and angry Inter fans threw a lot of fireworks into the stadium. While cleaning up the debris in the forbidden area, Dida was hit in the shoulder by fireworks and fell to the ground, and was immediately taken to safety by medical staff.
The match was interrupted for almost 10 minutes, and then the match was cancelled outright due to continued interference from Inter milan fans. The injured Dida couldn't actually make it to the match because the fireworks hit him close to his head and he had to be treated for bruises and first-degree burns. As for Inter, they not only lost the match 0-3 directly because of the violence of the fans, but also fined 200,000 euros.
Although Dida finished second (and his career best) in the 2005 IFFHS World Goalkeeper awards, he was again shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or in that year. With Brazil winning the 2005 Confederations Cup, Dida also had even greater success – becoming the player with the most appearances in the tournament (he made 22 appearances in five Confederations Cups).
Unfortunately, the following season, Dida recreated the tension of her early days at Milan. Paul Cannavaro broke through the goal guarded by Dida with a corner kick, and the goal also opened parma's offensive prologue. Despite Milan's 4-3 victory in the end, Dida's performance was really unsatisfactory. A month later, in Milan's 1-1 draw with Sampdoria, Dida faced Gasballoni's long-range shot and made a completely wrong judgment, resulting in the team not being able to score all three points. It was in such a situation that Pereira, then head coach of the Brazilian national team, said that if Dida's form still did not improve, then he would lose the opportunity to start at the World Cup.
Still, Dida found her form and reassured people – despite Milan's defeat to Barca in the Champions League semi-finals, Dida's performance was definitely impressive.
In the first two matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage in Germany, Dida appeared as a substitute. Admittedly, Brazil lost to France in the quarter-finals, a defeat known as a bitter defeat for defending champions Brazil, but Dida was one of the few players who could not be criticised. He conceded just two goals in five games and became the first Brazilian goalkeeper to captain the national team in 28 years.
In October, Dida expanded his national team appearances to 91, becoming the third most numerous goalkeeper in The history of the Brazilian national team. His exploits paved the way for a new generation, and people like Cesar, Alisson and Ederson followed in his footsteps and achieved outstanding results in Europe.
In November 2006, Dida suffered a knee injury in Milan's 1-0 defeat to AEK Athens, missing out for almost two months, and after his return from injury, Milan suffered the tragedy of conceding a goal near the post in the quarter-first leg of the Champions League against Bayern. Then milan played the first leg of the semi-final against Manchester United, and Dida conceded two more goals that were not supposed to be conceded. It is precisely because of his sluggish performance that even Milan fans angrily hung the Deida shirt to the online shopping platform after the game.
However, in the second leg of Milan against Manchester United, Dida made up for her shortcomings. In the Champions League final in Athens, Dida had a good performance, and finally helped the team to avenge Liverpool. There is no doubt that Dida's third trip to the Champions League final was wonderful, and Milan also lifted the Champions League Big Ears trophy in a pleasing way.
Of course, the Champions League has also witnessed a decline in Dida's state. On a Wednesday night in October 2007, McDonald helped the Celtics kill Milan in the final moments, after a fan rushed onto the field and patted Deida on the head. The angry Brazilian goalkeeper chased after the fan before falling to the ground himself and then being carried away on a stretcher. However, UEFA believed that Dida was pretending to be injured and violating sportsmanship, so he was banned twice.
After returning to the field, Dida's performance seemed to be a bit of a slump. The worst experience was in January 2008, when Dida lost the Milan derby due to a bad mistake. At that time, people began to discover that the former Golden Globe nominee Dida was no longer brave and began to become milan's "Didastro", which means "disaster".
Due to the instability of the form and the recurring injury problems, it was only a matter of time before Dida faded out of the main lineup. Abiati's return from atletico Madrid on loan allowed Dida to be reduced to a substitute in 2008/2009 – Abbitti became the team's regular starter in the league, while Dida only played in the disappointing Europa League matches. In March 2009, Abiati suffered a knee injury, which allowed Dida to reappear on the Serie A stage more than a year later.
However, just as Dida was preparing to regain his place, the injury knocked him down again, and he missed the pre-season of the 2009/2010 season, which also made him a substitute for Storari again. It is true that Dida still has a chance to regain his position this season, but some of his low-level mistakes have caused people to lose confidence in him again. Against Real Madrid, Deida made a low-level mistake and handed the ball directly to Raúl, who seized the opportunity to score directly. So after Abbiati's recovery, Dida once again lost the opportunity to play (whether it was the starter or the substitute, he did not have a chance). Fortunately, Milan's new coach Leonardo still had expectations of Dida and decided to make Dida appear again in the team's regular rotation lineup. And Dida is also trying to find a way to get back to his form, and he is eager to be the team's first choice again.
After the season, Dida also ended her performance in the San Siro. In the summer of 2010, after Deida's contract with Milan expired, he insisted on finding another European team to continue his career, but he did not get what he wanted, and thus remained a free agent for two years. Finally, in May 2012, Dida returned to Brazil and became a member of Grimio. He then moved to Brazil International, where he played the role of Alisson spare tire.
Dida last played in April 2015, when he was 41 years old, the oldest player in Brazil's international history. He is also the first black goalkeeper in 43 years for The International of Brazil. Race has always been an important part of Dida's career, and before Dida, Brazil's only black goalkeeper to win the World Cup was Barbosa, but he later became the team's back burner because of the team's defeat to Uruguay in Maracana. As Brazil's first black goalkeeper to play in the World Cup in 56 years, he has also publicly called for Brazilian fans to forgive Barbosa, arguing that "this will be the moment to break the taboo".
Speaking about the issue, Scolari praised Dida with enthusiasm, saying: "Dida went to Europe to play for one of the biggest teams in the world, he opened a door, after that? "As a trailblazer who challenges tradition, Dida really deserves to be remembered by us. What we should remember is his greatness, not the bad image of his frequent mistakes later in his career.
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