Cilinho

Otacílio Pires de Camargo, commonly known as Cilinho (February 9, 1939 – November 28, 2019)[1] was a Brazilian football coach, responsible for the discovery of many talents.[2] He was born in Campinas.[2]

Cilinho

Personal information
Full name	Otacílio Pires de Camargo
Date of birth	February 9, 1939
Place of birth	Campinas (SP), Brazil
Date of death	November 28, 2019 (aged 80)
Place of death	Campinas (SP), Brazil
Teams managed
Years	Team
1966	Ferroviária
1969–1970	Ponte Preta
1970	Mazembe
1973	Portuguesa
1973–1974	Sport
1974	Ponte Preta
1974	XV de Jaú
1975	Paulista
1976	Comercial-SP
1982	Santos
1984–1985	São Paulo
1987	Ponte Preta
1987–1989	São Paulo
1989	Guarani
1991	Corinthians
1994	Bragantino
1999	América-SP
2011–2012	Rio Branco

Career

It was he who directed the Sao Paulo team which in the 1980s was named "Menudos do Morumbi", named after the young age of the group and the success of the Puerto Rican music group Menudo.[2]

He won the Campeonato Paulista with São Paulo in 1985 and in 1987, the Campeonato Paulista Second Division with Ponte Preta in 1969, and the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1999 with América-SP.[2] Cilinho has also managed clubs such as Portuguesa, Sport, XV de Jaú, Guarani and Bragantino.[3]

References

1. https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/noticias/morre-cilinho-ex-tecnico-de-sao-paulo
2. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 423. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
3. "Cilinho" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved June 17, 2009.