César Sampaio

César Sampaio

Personal information
Full name	Carlos César Sampaio Campos
Date of birth	31 March 1968 (1968-03-31) (age 43)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
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)
National team
1990–2000	Brazil	47	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Carlos César Sampaio Campos, (born 31 March 1968 in São Paulo is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player, who retired in 2004

César Sampaio is one of the few players who played for the 4 major clubs from São Paulo (Santos, Palmeiras, Corinthians and São Paulo) and one of the greatest idols from Palmeiras' history.

He won the Bola de Ouro (Brazilian Golden Ball award) twice, in 1990 and 1993, and 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 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. He also scored a brace in Brazil's 4–1 victory against Chile in the round of 16 during the same tournament.

Sampaio is also remembered for helping Ronaldo when he suffered a convulsive fit in the night before the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.

César Sampaio has recently said that he wants to become a manager and he is starting his coaching badges.

Statistics

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	J. League 1	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	J. League 1	26	3	0	0	6	0	32	3
2003	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J. League 2	41	5	4	0	-		45	5
2004		J. League 1	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

^[2]

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

Honors

• Finalist World Cup 1998 with the Brazilian national team
• Confederation Cup in 1997 with the Brazilian national team
• Copa America in 1997 with the Brazilian national team
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian championship) in 1993 and 1994 with Palmeiras
• Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship) in 1993 and 1994 with Palmeiras, in 2001 with Corinthians
• Tournament Rio – São Paulo in 1993 and 2000 with Palmeiras
• Asian Cup Winners Cup in 1995 with Yokohama Flugels
• Asian Super Cup in 1995 with Yokohama Flugels
• Copa do Brasil in 1998 with Palmeiras
• Mercosul Cup in 1998 with Palmeiras
• Copa Libertadores de América in 1999 with Palmeiras
• Spanish SuperCup in 2000 with Deportivo de A Coruña

References

1. ^ César Sampaio Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
2. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=14249

Persondata
Name	Sampaio, Cesar
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Date of birth	1968-03-31
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
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