Sebastião Lazaroni

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Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni (born September 25, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state) is a Brazilian football (soccer) manager.

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He is well known in Brazil as the manager who tried to introduce the libero position in Brazilian football. He used the 3-5-2 scheme during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but it was a failure, and Brazil was eliminated in the second round by Argentina.

When he was the Brazil national team manager, in 35 matches, he won 21, drew 7 and lost 7.

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Preceded by:
Carlos Alberto Silva
Brazilian national football team manager
1989-1990
Succeeded by:
Paulo Roberto Falcão
Preceded by:
Roberto Fleitas
South American Coach of the Year
1989
Succeeded by:
Luis Alberto Cubilla
Preceded by:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Fenerbahçe S.K. managers
1996-1997
Succeeded by:
Todor Veselinović

[edit] References

  • Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
Brazil Brazil squad - 1990 World Cup Brazil

1 Taffarel | 2 Jorginho | 3 Ricardo Gomes | 4 Dunga | 5 Alemão | 6 Branco | 7 Bismarck | 8 Valdo | 9 Careca | 10 Silas | 11 Romário | 12 Acácio | 13 Mozer | 14 Aldair | 15 Müller | 16 Bebeto | 17 Renato Gaúcho | 18 Mazinho | 19 Ricardo Rocha | 20 Tita | 21 Mauro Galvão | 22 Zé Carlos | Coach: Lazaroni