Sebastião Lazaroni

Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni,^[1] (born 25 September 1950^[1]) is a Brazilian football manager who last coached Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.^[2] He was born in Muriaé, Minas Gerais state.^[1]

Full name Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni

Date of birth (1950-09-25) 25 September 1950 (age 75)

Place of birth Muriaé, Brazil

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Sebastião Lazaroni

Lazaroni as manager of the Qatar national team in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni
Date of birth	(1950-09-25) 25 September 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth	Muriaé, Brazil
Managerial career
Years	Team
1984–1986	Flamengo
1987–1988	Vasco da Gama
1988	Al-Ahli
1988	Grêmio
1989	Paraná
1989–1990	Brazil
1990–1992	Fiorentina
1992	Al-Hilal
1992–1993	Bari
1993–1994	León
1994	Vasco da Gama
1996	Paraná
1996–1997	Fenerbahçe
1999	Shanghai Shenhua
2000	Jamaica
2000–2001	Botafogo
2001–2002	Yokohama F. Marinos
2003–2004	Al Arabi
2004–2005	Jamaica
2005	Juventude
2006	Trabzonspor
2007–2008	Marítimo
2008–2011	Qatar SC
2011–2012	Qatar
2012–2014	Qatar SC
2015–2016	Qatar SC

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He is well known in Brazil as the manager who tried to introduce the libero position in Brazilian football.^[3] He used the 3–5–2 scheme during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but it was a failure, and Brazil was eliminated in the second round by Argentina.^[3]

When he was the Brazil national team head coach, in 35 matches, he won 21, drew seven and lost seven.^[3]

He helped Brazil win the South American Championship in 1989, the team's first Copa América title in 39 years.

He is also known for his being the head coach of Turkish club Fenerbahçe that ended the 40-year undefeated European home record of Manchester United in the UEFA Champions' League match in 1996.^[4]

He took over the Qatar national team on 1 August 2011 as a replacement for Milovan Rajevac, but was ultimately fired four months later as a result of the team's unimpressive performances. The QFA highlighted his failure to advance past the group stage of the 2011 Pan Arab Games, which Qatar had hosted, as a main cause of his sacking. His record with the team ended with two wins, five draws and two losses.^[5] He was officially sacked on 3 January 2012 after his contract was released by QFA.^{[citation needed]}

Lazaroni was last in charge of Qatar SC for the third time in his career following spells with the Doha based club between 2008 and 2011 and 2012 and 2014.^[2] His third spell ended in disappointment and he was dismissed in May 2016 after the club's relegation from Qatar Stars League.^{[citation needed]}