Émerson Leão

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Émerson Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛmeʁsõ leˈɐ̃w]; born 11 July 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. He is considered by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defensive player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.

Leão

Leão in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Émerson Leão
Date of birth	(1949-07-11) 11 July 1949
Place of birth	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	Comercial
1971–1978	Palmeiras	163	(0)
1978–1980	Vasco da Gama	24	(0)
1981–1982	Grêmio	46	(0)
1983	Corinthians	13	(0)
1984–1985	Palmeiras	31	(0)
1986	Sport Recife	0	(0)
Total		277	(0)
National team
1969–1986	Brazil	80	(0)
Teams managed
1987–1988	Sport Recife
1988–1989	Coritiba
1989–1990	Palmeiras
1990–1992	Portuguesa
1990–1991	São José
1991–1992	XV de Piracicaba
1992–1994	Shimizu S-Pulse
1995–1996	Juventude
1996	Atlético Paranaense
1996	Verdy Kawasaki
1997–1998	Atlético Mineiro
1998–1999	Santos
1999	Internacional
2000	Grêmio
2000	Sport Recife
2000–2001	Brazil
2002–2004	Santos
2004	Cruzeiro
2004–2005	São Paulo
2005	Vissel Kobe
2005–2006	Palmeiras
2006	São Caetano
2006–2007	Corinthians
2007	Atlético Mineiro
2008	Santos
2008–2009	Al-Sadd
2009	Atlético Mineiro
2009	Sport Recife
2010	Goiás
2011–2012	São Paulo
2012	São Caetano
Honours Men's Football Representing Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1970 Mexico 1978 Argentina Copa América Runner-up 1983 1979
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1971	Palmeiras	Série A	24	0
1972			26	0
1973			36	0
1974			0	0
1975			26	0
1976			21	0
1977			18	0
1978			12	0
1979	Vasco da Gama	Série A	14	0
1980			10	0
1981	Grêmio	Série A	23	0
1982			23	0
1983	Corinthians	Série A	13	0
1984	Palmeiras	Série A	14	0
1985			17	0
1986	Sport Recife	Série A	0	0
Country	Brazil		277	0
Total			277	0

International

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1969	0	0
1970	2	0
1971	0	0
1972	4	0
1973	5	0
1974	15	0
1975	0	0
1976	5	0
1977	13	0
1978	12	0
1979	8	0
1980	0	0
1981	0	0
1982	0	0
1983	14	0
1984	0	0
1985	0	0
1986	2	0
Total	80	0

Managerial

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Shimizu S-Pulse	1993	1994	58	40	0	18	068.97
Verdy Kawasaki	1996	1996	18	13	0	5	072.22
Vissel Kobe	2005	2005	4	1	1	2	025.00
Total			80	54	1	25	067.50

Honours

Player

Club

Palmeiras

• 1969 – Campeonato Brasileiro and Ramón de Carranza Trophy (Palmeiras)
• 1972 – Campeonato Paulista and Campeonato Brasileiro (Palmeiras)
• 1973 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Palmeiras)
• 1974 – Campeonato Paulista and Ramón de Carranza Trophy (Palmeiras)
• 1976 – Campeonato Paulista (Palmeiras)
• 1978 – Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up (Palmeiras)

Vasco

• 1979 – Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up (Vasco do Gama)

Grêmio

• 1980 – Campeonato Gaúcho (Grêmio)
• 1981 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Grêmio)
• 1982 – Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up (Grêmio)

Corinthians

• 1983 – Campeonato Paulista (Corinthians)

Sport

• 1987 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Sport Recife)

Internacional

• 1970 – 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (Brazil national football team)

Manager

Sport

• 1987 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Sport Recife)
• 2000 – Campeonato Pernambucano (Sport Recife)

Shimizu S Pulse

• 1992 – Kanagawa Cup (Shimizu S Pulse)

Verdy Kawasaki

• 1996 – Emperor's Cup (Verdy Kawasaki)

Atlético Mineiro

• 1997 – Copa Conmebol (Atlético Mineiro)

Santos FC

• 1998 – Copa Conmebol (Santos)
• 2002 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Santos)

São Paulo

• 2005 – Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo)

Individual

• 1972 – Bola de Prata - Best Goalkeeper
• 1979 – FIFA XI

References

• Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
• Seleção Brasileira – 90 Anos – Rio de Janeiro: MAUAD, 2004.

Other websites

• Émerson Leão at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sambafoot – Leão's career as a manager
• Émerson Leão at J.League (in Japanese)