Hailing from a poor family, Vini Jr saw football very much as a hobby rather than acareer opportunity. But there was no denying that the young boy from São Gonçalohad bags of talent. Moving quickly through the ranks at Flamengo, he immediatelycaught the eye of the most successful European football club ever and soon joinedReal Madrid. Discover how this winger honed his superior close control dribblingability, added trickery, flair and flamboyance to his playing style and scored thewinning goal in a UEFA Champions League final at only 21 years of age!

Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of thebiggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys fromchildhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packedstyle these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.