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Brazilian footballer (born 1968)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sampaio and the second or paternal family name is Campos.
César Sampaio
Sampaio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Carlos César Sampaio Campos
Date of birth (1968-03-31) 31 March 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Santos (assistant)
Youth career
1983–1986 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Santos 229 (6)
1991–1994 Palmeiras 161 (17)
1995–1998 Yokohama Flügels 116 (13)
1999–2000 Palmeiras 34 (4)
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)
Total 665 (49)
International career
1987 Brazil U20 5 (0)
1990–2000 Brazil 47 (6)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Brazil (assistant)
2023–2024 Flamengo (assistant)
2025– Santos (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos César Sampaio Campos (born 31 March 1968), known as César Sampaio, is a Brazilian football pundit, coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos.

Club career

Born and raised in Jabaquara, a district of São Paulo, César Sampaio was spotted by Lima and invited to join the youth sides of Santos in 1983. He made his first team debut in 1986, and subsequently established himself as a regular starter.

In July 1991, César Sampaio moved to Palmeiras for a fee of US$ 450,000, with Ranielli and Serginho Fraldinha moving in the opposite direction. An undisputed starter, he won several titles at the club.

In 1995, César Sampaio moved abroad and joined J1 League side Yokohama Flügels. In January 1999, after being close to a move to Vasco da Gama, he returned to Palmeiras, being team captain during the club's 1999 Copa Libertadores title.

In July 2000, César Sampaio joined La Liga side Deportivo de La Coruña. Rarely used and struggling with injuries, he returned to Brazil in October 2001, after being presented at Corinthians.

César Sampaio departed Timão on 7 December 2001, and returned to Japan six days later after signing for Kashiwa Reysol. He later represented Sanfrecce Hiroshima and São Paulo FC, retiring with the latter in December 2004, aged 36.

International career

César Sampaio joined the Brazil national football team during the Copa América in 1993, also took part at the 1995 edition of the tournament (where they finished as runners-up), 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. 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. 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.

Style of play

Sampaio has been described by FIFA.com as a "modern defensive midfielder who combined being an enforcer with playmaking from deep," and as a player who filled the void left by Dunga as the anchor in Brazil's midfield following his retirement after the 1998 World Cup, by dominating "the engine room." He is considered to be one of Palmeiras's greatest players ever.

Post-playing career

After retiring, César Sampaio worked as a director of football of Pelotas, Rio Claro and Mogi Mirim. On 4 November 2011, he returned to Palmeiras under the same role, departing on 21 January 2013, after the club's relegation.

César Sampaio was named the director of football of Fortaleza on 23 November 2016, but left his role on 3 March of the following year. In January 2015, he became the president of Comercial do Tietê.

On 22 December 2019, César Sampaio left Comercial to join Tite's staff at the Brazil national team, as his assistant. He was a part of the coaching staff during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, leaving with Tite in late 2022.

In October 2023, César Sampaio moved to Flamengo, again as Tite's assistant; the duo left nearly one month later. On 4 January 2025, he returned to his first club Santos, as permanent assistant coach.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 1986 Série A 10 0 22 0 — — — 4 0
1987 7 0 34 2 — — — 41 2
1988 15 0 22 1 — 2 0 — 39 1
1989 16 0 22 0 — 2 0 — 40 0
1990 18 1 34 1 — 1 0 — 53 2
1991 17 1 — — — — 17 1
Total 95 2 134 4 — 5 0 — 234 6
Palmeiras 1991 Série A — 20 1 — — — 20 1
1992 18 2 21 5 6 0 — — 45 7
1993 20 2 34 4 6 0 — 3 0 63 6
1994 22 1 26 2 3 0 7 0 — 58 3
Total 60 5 101 12 15 0 7 0 3 0 186 17
Yokohama Flügels 1995 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
Total 116 13 — 11 1 — 23 3 150 17
Palmeiras 1999 Série A 15 2 9 1 7 0 18 0 4 0 53 3
2000 0 0 10 1 1 0 12 1 9 2 32 4
Total 15 2 19 2 8 0 30 1 13 2 85 7
Deportivo La Coruña 2000–01 La Liga 10 0 — 1 0 5 0 — 16 0
Corinthians 2001 Série A 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Kashiwa Reysol 2002 J1 League 26 3 — 0 0 — 6 0 32 3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2003 J2 League 41 5 — 4 0 — — 45 5
2004 14 0 — 0 0 — 2 0 16 0
Total 55 5 — 4 0 — 2 0 61 5
São Paulo 2004 Série A 25 1 — — 2 0 — 27 1
Career Total 411 31 254 18 39 1 49 1 47 5 800 56
  1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Emperor's Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Torneio Rio–São Paulo
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
  7. 11 appearances in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances in Copa Mercosur
  8. Three appearances in Torneio Rio–São Paulo, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  9. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  10. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

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
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sampaio goal.
List of international goals scored by César Sampaio
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 August 1995 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Japan 4–1 5–1 Friendly
2 12 December 1997 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–0 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
3 25 March 1998 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany  Germany 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4 10 June 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Scotland 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
5 27 June 1998 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Chile 1–0 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
6 2–0

Honours

Club

Palmeiras

Yokohama Flügels

Deportivo

Corinthians

International

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. "Relembre a passagem de César Sampaio pelo Santos" [Remember the stint of César Sampaio at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Revista Santista. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. "César Sampaio troca Santos pelo Palmeiras" [César Sampaio exchanges Santos for Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo Santista. 11 July 1991. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. "Família e bagunça no RJ levam Sampaio de volta ao Palmeiras" [Family and mess in the RJ bring Sampaio back to Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 14 January 1999. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. "César Sampaio é apresentado no La Coruña" [César Sampaio is presented at La Coruña] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. "Parado há 6 meses, César Sampaio chega e será titular do Corinthians" [Sidelined for 6 months, César Sampaio arrives and will be a starter of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 16 October 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. "César Sampaio é o 1º a deixar o Corinthians" [César Sampaio is the 1st to leave Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 7 December 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. "César Sampaio retorna ao futebol japonês" [César Sampaio returns to Japanese football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. "São Paulo dispensa cinco e anuncia aposentadoria de Sampaio" [São Paulo release five and announce the retirement of Sampaio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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  12. Steinberg, Jacob (1 July 2018). "World Cup moments: Mystery surrounds Ronaldo in 1998". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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  14. "Football: Scolari applies the bruises to the beautiful game". The Independent. 28 November 1999. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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  16. "César Sampaio tem experiência em gestão esportiva" [César Sampaio has experience in football management] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  17. "Rivaldo dispensa César Sampaio do Mogi Mirim" [Rivaldo release César Sampaio from Mogi Mirim] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  18. "César Sampaio é o novo gerente de futebol do Palmeiras" [César Sampaio is the new football manager of Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  19. "César Sampaio deixa o cargo de gerente de futebol do Palmeiras" [César Sampaio leaves the role of football manager of Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  20. "Ex-Seleção, César Sampaio acerta como Diretor de Futebol do Fortaleza" [Formerly of the national team, César Sampaio signs as director of football of Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  21. "Descontentes, Ênio Mourão e César Sampaio deixam gestão do Fortaleza" [Unhappy, Ênio Mourão and César Sampaio leave Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  22. "César Sampaio deixa presidência de clube para assumir cargo na seleção brasileira" [César Sampaio leaves presidency of a club to take over role in the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  23. "Cesar Sampaio wants the world to say a prayer for Pele". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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  28. "1992" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  29. "1993" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  30. "1994" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  31. "1999" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  32. "2000" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol 80. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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  37. "Brazil vs. Scotland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  38. "Brazil vs. Chile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

External links

Brazil squad
Brazil squad – 1993 Copa América
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Brazil squad – 1995 Copa América runners-up
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Brazil squad – 1997 Copa América winners (5th title)
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Brazil squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title)
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Brazil squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up
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Awards
Bola de Ouro
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Women's
As Hors concours
Placar started to give this prize to the best grade holder at Bola de Prata since 1973. In its 2013 ceremonies, a Bola de Ouro was given to Dirceu Lopes, holder of the best 1971 grade. Francisco Reyes and Elías Figueroa, holders of 1970 and 1972 ones respectively, have not been announced as these years' winners yet.
Copa Libertadores winning captains
1990 Bola de Prata
1993 Bola de Prata
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