Ka cika wannan magana: An haifi Vinício a Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A lokacin da yake da shekaru 23 ya zo Italiya, ya shiga kungiyar Napoli ta Napoli a lokacin gasar zakarun Turai.
Lokacin 1955 zuwa 56. An yi la'akari da salon sa mai karimci da ƙarfi a filin wasa, wanda ba da daɗewa ba ya sami laƙabi "'O lione" (zaki) daga masu aminci na Napoli. Gabaɗaya don ƙungiyar ya buga wasanni 152 kuma ya zira kwallaye 69 a cikin shekaru 5.