Toninho Cecílio

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cecílio and the second or paternal family name is Sobrinho.

Toninho Cecílio

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho
Date of birth	(1967-05-27) 27 May 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Avaré, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Portuguesa (director of football)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Palmeiras
1993	Botafogo
1993	Cruzeiro
1994–1995	Cerezo Osaka
1996	Coritiba
1997	São José
1997	União São João
1998	Portuguesa Santista
1999–2000	Etti Jundiaí
2001	Santo André
International career
1990	Brazil	5	(?)
Managerial career
2007	Guaratinguetá
2010	Grêmio Prudente
2010	Vitória
2010–2011	São Caetano
2011	Americana
2011	Avaí
2012–2013	Paraná
2013	Guaratinguetá
2014	Comercial
2014	Criciúma
2015	XV de Piracicaba
2015	ABC[1]
2015–2016	Mogi Mirim
2016–2017	Santo André
2016	→ Bragantino (loan)
2018	Água Santa
2019	Anapolina
2019	Anápolis
2020	Água Santa
2021	Taubaté
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho, better known as Toninho Cecílio (born 27 May 1967), is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current director of football of Portuguesa.

Toninho Cecílio is one of the best known former players and current coaches in Brazil, having played for the Brazil national team in 1990 and captaining Palmeiras for many years. Toninho Cecilio was head of the Brazilian players union and played and won awards and titles in the Japanese A-League. Between 2007 and 2010 Toninho Cecilio returned to Palmeiras as the general manager.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1994	Cerezo Osaka	Football League	25	7	5	1	1	0	31	8
1995		J1 League	34	2	0	0	-		34	2
Total			59	9	5	1	1	0	65	10

Honours

Player

Cerezo Osaka

• Japan Football League: 1994

Manager

Santo André

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2016

References

1. "Toninho Cecílio é o novo técnico do ABC" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

External links

• Toninho Cecílio at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Vitória's website (Portuguese)
• Toninho moves to Vitória from Prduente (Portuguese)
• Toninho is introduced as manager of Vitória (Portuguese)
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