Paulo Leão

Paulo Leão
Personal information
Full name Paulo Gracindo Leão
Date of birth (1938-11-18)18 November 1938
Place of birth Lins, Brazil
Date of death 8 April 2015(2015-04-08) (aged 76)
Place of death Campinas, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1956–1959 Guarani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955 Araçatuba EC
1956–1963 Guarani
1963–1964 Palmeiras 30 (8)
1964 America-RJ
1964–1969 Botafogo-SP
1968 → Ponte Preta (loan)
1969 Francana
Managerial career
1972 Botafogo-SP
1978 Ponte Preta
1979 Operário Ferroviário
1982 Avaí
1983–1984 Grêmio Maringá
1986 Guarani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Paulo Leão (18 November 1938 – 8 April 2015) was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

Player career

Born in Lins, São Paulo, Paulo Leão began his career at Araçatuba EC, playing for the second tier of São Paulo football. He was hired by Guarani and alternated between the reserve team and the main team. In 1961, he made history by scoring 5 goals in less than 15 minutes, in a Guarani match against EC Taubaté.[1] He later played for Palmeiras where he was state champion in 1963.[2] In 1964 he played for America-RJ but did not adapt, returning to São Paulo and playing for Botafogo, Ponte Preta and Francana, where he retired in 1969.[3][4]

Managerial career

Paulo Leão worked as a coach after retiring and graduating in physical education.[4][5]

Death

Paulo Leão died on 8 April 2015 after spending days in the ICU of the Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp, Campinas. The cause of death was multiple organ failure.[1][5]

Honours

Palmeiras

References

  1. ^ a b "Guarani fica de luto com a morte de Paulo Leão". Correio Popular (in Portuguese). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Paulo Leão". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Paulo Leão… na história do Bugre". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Paulo Leão (Ex-centroavante do Guarani e Palmeiras)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Luto! Morre Paulo Leão, ex-treinador de base de Guarani e Ponte Preta". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2024.