Random Great Goals: Cruzeiro’s Geraldão Clangs An Elastic Freekick Into The Top Corner, 1986 (Video)

Chris Wright

9th, April 2015

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By Chris Wright

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We could forgive you for not being immediately familiar with the man you see above you, seeing as though he retired in 1993 having spent the majority of his career in Qatar, Mexico and his homeland of Brazil.

His name is Geraldo Pereira Dutra – known to his friends as Geraldão – and we’re sure he is very pleased to make your acquaintance.

As you can probably tell from the azul e branco stripes, Geraldão did enjoy a brief stint in Europe, playing over 100 games for Porto between 1987 and 1991 (winning nine international caps therein) before spending the 1991/92 season on PSG’s books.

However, the centre-back’s career zenith almost undoubtedly came the very season before he departed for Portugal.

We’re talking about a moment of magic which came while Geraldão was playing for Cruzeiro in 1986 and scored this absolute monster of a free-kick in a game against Piaui.

Just check out the flight-path on this little humdinger..

Outstanding use of The Nelinho Trajectory there.

A long-standing knee injury forced Geraldão into retirement at the age of 30 in 1993, after which he spent the next three years tending to his beef farm (not a euphemism) in Belo Horizonte before eventually returning to the game as a coach.

A selection of other Random Great Goals on Pies…

Patrick M’Boma (Gamba Osaka) Destroys Defence With Interpretive Dance
Roberto Cabanas (New York Cosmos) Scores With Aerial Acrobatics
Thierry Henry (Arsenal) Is Grace Personified
Keisuke Honda (Japan) Manipulates The Laws Of Physics
Robin van Persie (Arsenal) Cracks One In Off The Post
Ray Wilkins (England) Gets His Lob On
David Beckham (Man Utd) Finishes With Aplomb
Rory Delap (Southampton) Scores An Overhead Kick!
Eduardo (Arsenal) Is One Deft Son Of A Gun

Ian Rush (Liverpool) Hooks One Home
Mark Hughes (Man Utd) Lobs The Grob
Davie Cooper (Rangers) Paints His Old Firm Masterpiece
Taison (Metalist) Strays Into Van Basten Territory
Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico) Finishes With Devastating Finesse
Ronaldo Obliterates His Peers During Unicef Charity Match

Giuseppe Mascara Belts One In From Downtown