César Sampaio
Carlos César Sampaio Campos (born 31 March 1968) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos César Sampaio Campos | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras (Football Director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Santos | 82 | (2) |
| 1991–1994 | Palmeiras | 60 | (5) |
| 1995–1998 | Yokohama Flügels | 116 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | Palmeiras | 22 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Deportivo La Coruña | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Corinthians | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 55 | (5) |
| 2004 | São Paulo | 25 | (1) |
| 2006 | Persma Manado | 1 | (1) |
| Total | 406 | (32) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–2000 | Brazil | 47 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
A former defensive midfielder, César Sampaio is one of the few players who played for the four major clubs from São Paulo (Santos, Palmeiras, Corinthians and São Paulo). A Palmeiras legend, he is considered one of the greatest players in the club's history, having played with the team from 1991 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2000. He won the Bola de Ouro (Brazilian Golden Ball award) twice, in 1990 and 1993.
International career
César Sampaio joined the Brazil national football team during the Copa América in 1993, but was not part of the team during the FIFA World Cup finals in neither 1990 nor 1994.
He was later also part of the Brazilian squad that won both the Copa América and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997, and played for Brazil at the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, where he made six appearances in the team's run to the final, which they lost to the hosts of the tournament, France.[1] At the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, he became remembered for scoring the first goal of the entire tournament in the 4th minute of Brazil's opening match against Scotland, a header from a corner by Bebeto on the left.[2] He also scored a brace in Brazil's 4–1 victory against Chile in the round of 16 during the same tournament.[3]
Sampaio is also remembered for helping Ronaldo when he suffered a convulsive fit in the night before the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.[4]
After retirement
César Sampaio retired from professional football in 2004. He has recently said that he wants to become a manager and he is starting his coaching badges.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1986 | Santos | Série A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 1991 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| 1992 | Palmeiras | Série A | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 1993 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| 1994 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1995 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 7 | ||
| 1997 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 1998 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1999 | Palmeiras | Série A | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Deportivo La Coruña | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2001 | Corinthians | Série A | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2002 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2003 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J2 League | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | 45 | 5 | |
| 2004 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2004 | São Paulo | Série A | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Country | Brazil | 198 | 10 | 198 | 10 | |||||
| Japan | 197 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 243 | 25 | ||
| Spain | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 405 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 451 | 35 | ||
International
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 6 |
Honours
Club
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian championship): 1993, 1994
- Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship): 1993, 1994
- Tournament Rio – São Paulo: 1993, 2000
- Copa do Brasil: 1998
- Mercosul Cup: 1998
- Copa Libertadores de América: 1999
Yokohama Flügels
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1995
- Asian Super Cup: 1995
- Emperor's Cup: 1998
Deportivo
Corinthians
- Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship): 2001
International
Brazil
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1998
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
- Copa América: 1997
Individual
- Brazilian Golden Ball: 1990, 1993
- Brazilian Silver Ball: 1990, 1993
References
- César Sampaio Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- Goff, Steven (11 June 1998). "Own Goal Gets Brazil Off Scot-Free". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- Gildea, William (28 June 1998). "And the Brazilian Beat Goes On and On". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- Steinberg, Jacob (1 July 2018). "World Cup moments: Mystery surrounds Ronaldo in 1998". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "César Sampaio". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- César Sampaio at National-Football-Teams.com
- César Sampaio at J.League (in Japanese)
