Basílio (footballer, born 1949)

For Winger who played for SE Palmeiras and Ituano FC, see Basílio (footballer).

João Roberto Basílio (born 4 February 1949), simply known as Basílio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as an attacking midfielder.

Basílio

Personal information
Full name	João Roberto Basílio
Date of birth	(1949-02-04) 4 February 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1975	Portuguesa	318	(75)
1975–1981	Corinthians	253	(29)
1981	Taubaté
1982	Juventus-SP
Managerial career
1986	Corinthians
1987	Corinthians
1989–1990	Corinthians
1991	São José-SP
1991	Olímpia
1992	Corinthians
1993	Juventus-SP
1993	Bragantino
1995	Nacional-SP
1995–1996	Juventus-SP
1997	União São João
1997	Juventus-SP
2000	Inter de Limeira
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brasílio, pictured in 2007

Career

Revealed in the Portuguesa youth categories, he became an idol of the club, making more than 300 appearances and participating in winning the 1973 state title. In 1975 he was sold to Corinthians, a club that arrived with the mission of replacing Roberto Rivellino.^[1]

He entered the club's history on 13 October 1977 by scoring the goal in the third game of the Campeonato Paulista final, against Ponte Preta, which ended a 22-year title drought.^[2][3]

He also had a quick career as a manager during the 90s, coaching Corinthians, Juventus-SP, São José, Nacional, Bragantino, União São João and Inter de Limeira.^[4] In 2013 he became a sports commentator, participating in the traditional Mesa Redonda program on TV Gazeta.^[5]

Honours

Portuguesa

• Campeonato Paulista: 1973 (shared)
• Taça Estado de São Paulo: 1973

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 1977, 1979