José Macia

José Macia 2008

José Macia called Pepe ( born February 25, 1935 in Santos ) is a former Brazilian football player and later coach. He was 1958 and 1962 football World Cup.

Playing career

Club career

José Macia, who was under the stage name Pepe better known, played his entire career for his hometown club FC Santos. In Santos, where he was born on February 25, 1935, he began in 1954 with the football. When Santos was Pepe part of the successful team of the club in the early sixties, when the team led by Pele, Zito, Coutinho, goalkeeper Gilmar and give Pepe the Copa Libertadores won twice. In the third edition of the most important tournament for club teams in South America, the Copa Campeones de América in 1962, Santos won the final against Peñarol of Montevideo, which had previously won both the Copa Libertadores title. The first leg at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo Santos won 2-1, but in the second leg at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira you lost with 2:3, so a playoff was needed. This Santos won by an own goal from Omar Caetano and two goals from Pelé 3-0. José Macia was only used in the decider. The following year, Santos once again reached the final of the Copa Libertadores. Against the Boca Juniors from Argentina's capital Buenos Aires it was 3-2 and 2-1 again victorious. Pepe was employed in two finals, a goal he did not succeed. In addition to victories in the Copa Libertadores with Santos Pepe won eleven times during his career, the state of São Paulo championship, four times the Torneio Rio - São Paulo and twice the World Cup. In addition, he was with Santos 1961-1965 five times in series of Brazilian football champions, in the same years also succeeded in winning the National Cup. José Macia ended his active career in 1969 after 750 games and 405 goals for Santos. He is regarded as the best player in the club's history of FC Santos behind Pele.

National

In the Brazilian national football team José Macia 1956-1963 34 times was used. In these 34 games he scored 16 goals. With the Brazilian national team, he participated in two World Cups. At the World Tournament 1958, he was, however, not used as well as in that of 1962. Nevertheless, he is two-time winner of the FIFA World Cup since the Brazilian team won both world championships. 1958 in Sweden, you won the final 5-2 against the hosts, in 1962 with a 3-1 win against Czechoslovakia.

Coaching career

After his playing career was José Macia football coach. First, he coached the 1973 Santos, with whom he won the state championship in São Paulo again. After less than a year ended his time at Santos, but again, since he was only interim coach. After he had then looked after no team twelve years in 1985 he was coach at Fortaleza EC. With the club he won the State Championship of Ceará. In 1986, he coached FC São Paulo and in turn won the state championship in São Paulo. From 1986 to 1988 he was first a long time head coach of a team, he coached AA Internacional from Limeira. From 1987 to 1988 he pursued a second activity as a trainer when he was in charge of the Portuguese first division club Boavista Porto, whom he led in the season 1987/88 on the fifth place in the Primeira Divisão, while FC Porto champion. In 1989, he coached also the Peruvian national football team for a short time. There followed various thereafter coach stations in Brazil and Japan, most recently he served as instructor at Guarani FC. With the Japanese club Tokyo Verdy he won in 1991/92, the Japanese football championship.