Legendary footballer Zico to visit

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolian Ambassador to Brazil Ch.Sosormaa has met Arthur Antunes Coimbra known as Zico, a Brazilian legendary footballer to hand over him an invitation of the Football Association of Mongolia (FAM) to visit Mongolia, the Foreign Ministry reported Thursday. Zico accepted the invitation, saying that he is able to visit Mongolia in September of this year. He leads a football center in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to children from low-income families, so the Ambassador and the footballer exchanged views on founding a children’s and professional football club named after him in Mongolia or naming any football club in Mongolia after Zico. Regarding this issue, the sides agreed to establish a cooperation memorandum during Zico’s visit to Mongolia as the Zico Foundation and the FAM are performing relevant negotiations. Initiated by the Mongolian Embassy in Brazil, this work aims to introduce Brazilian football team's techniques and culture in Mongolia and to prepare competitive footballers for Mongolia. The Zico’s football club in Mongolia will have Brazilian coaches, and trainees will exercise by international standards as well. Often called the "White Pele", Zico was a creative player, gifted with excellent technical ability and vision, and he is considered one of the most skilled finishers and best passers ever. He played in the Brazilian squads at the FIFA World Cups for 1978, 1982 and 1986, and also coached the Japanese national team in the 2004 Asian Championships and 2006 FIFA World Cup.