Sebastião Leônidas
Brazilian footballer (born 1936)
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Sebastião Leônidas (born 6 April 1936) is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerônimo Monteiro, Brazil | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | América-MG | ||
| 1960–1965 | America-RJ | ||
| 1966–1971 | Botafogo | 247 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Botafogo | ||
| 1973–1976 | América-RN | ||
| 1977 | Botafogo | ||
| 1977 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 1978 | Ceará | ||
| 1983 | Botafogo | ||
| 1985 | ABC | ||
| 1986 | Botafogo | ||
| 1990 | Friburguense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 | |||
Club career
International career
Managerial career
As a coach, he managed Botafogo for the most part, with his greatest achievements being the title of the last edition of the Torneio Início Carioca, and the 6–0 victory over Flamengo in the 1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He also managed América de Natal, Ceará, Volta Redonda, ABC and Friburguense. Sebastião Leônidas worked for several years in the youth sectors of Botafogo, before retiring completely in 2012.[5][6]
Honours
Player
- América-MG
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1957
- America-RJ
- Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca: 1967, 1968
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966
- Taça Guanabara: 1967, 1968
- Taça Brasil: 1968
- Troféu Triangular de Caracas: 1967
Manager
- América-RN
- Taça Almir de Albuquerque: 1973
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1974, 1975
- Botafogo
- Torneio Início Carioca: 1977