Dicá

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dicá

| fullname = Oscar Sales Bueno Filho

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|7|13|df=yes}}

| image =

| birth_place = Campinas, Brazil

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = –1966 | youthclubs1 = Ponte Preta

| years1 = 1966–1971 | clubs1 = Ponte Preta | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1971 | clubs2 = Santos | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1972 | clubs3 = Ponte Preta | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1973–1976 | clubs4 = Portuguesa | caps4 = 164 | goals4 = 37

| years5 = 1976–1985 | clubs5 = Ponte Preta | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1985–1986 | clubs6 = Araçatuba | caps6 = | goals6 =

| pcupdate = 24 September 2023

}}

Oscar Sales Bueno Filho (born 13 July 1947), mostly known as Dicá, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web|url=https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/dica-468|title=Que fim levou? Dicá|website=Terceiro Tempo |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=pt}} He is the player who has made the most appearances for the AA Ponte Preta (581),{{cite web|url=https://www.tudoep.com/tudo-esporte/derbi-campineiro/NOT,0,0,1805345,selecionamos-jogadores-que-mais-vezes-jogaram-por-ponte-e-guarani.aspx |title=Selecionamos jogadores que mais vezes jogaram por Ponte e Guarani |website=Derbi Campineiro |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=pt}} and also scored the most goals for the club (155).{{cite web|url=https://correio.rac.com.br/esportesja/dica-e-mestre-das-faltas-e-dos-aproveitamentos-em-derbis-1.1303755 |title=Dicá é mestre das faltas e dos aproveitamentos em dérbis |website=Correio Popular |date=24 October 2022 |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=pt}}

Career

Dicá started playing at the Santa Odília football school, an amateur team from Campinas. When embarking on his professional career, he chose Ponte Preta, a club for which his father was a supporter. He gained prominence from the 1970s onwards, being hired by Santos in 1971 where Dicá had the opportunity to play alongside Pelé.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/noticia/2022/12/31/dica-lembra-periodo-que-jogou-com-pele-e-guarda-como-reliquia-camisa-do-rei-o-melhor-presente-da-minha-vida.ghtml |title=Dicá lembra período que jogou com Pelé e guarda como relíquia camisa do Rei: "O melhor presente da minha vida" |website=GloboEsporte |date=31 December 2022 |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ocuriosodofutebol.com.br/2021/07/a-curta-passagem-pela-dica-pelo-santos.html |title=A curta passagem de Dicá no Santos |website=O Curioso do Futebol |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=pt}} Dicá returned after 8 months back to Ponte, and was later traded to Portuguesa, the club that won the 1973 Campeonato Paulista.{{cite web|url=https://museudofutebol.org.br/crfb/personalidades/614869/ |title=Dicá |website=Museu do Futebol |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=pt}} Dicá returned for his third spell at Ponte Preta at the end of 1976, where he established himself as a great player in the club's history. He remained until 1985 when he left for AE Araçatuba, his last club.{{Page needed|date=September 2023}}

Personal life

Dicá lives in the city of Campinas, and has worked on several occasions as a sports commentator on radio and TV in the region.

Honours

;Ponte Preta

;Portuguesa

References

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