Otacílio Pires de Camargo, commonly known as Cilinho (February 9, 1939 – November 28, 2019) was a Brazilian

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coach, responsible for the discovery of many talents. He was born in

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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. He won the

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with São Paulo in 1985 and in 1987, the Campeonato Paulista Second Division with Ponte Preta in 1969, and the

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in 1999 with América-SP. Cilinho has also managed clubs such as Portuguesa,

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, XV de Jaú, Guarani and Bragantino.

References

1939 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from Campinas Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Associação Ferroviária de Esportes managers Esporte Clube Noroeste managers Associação Atlética Ponte Preta managers TP Mazembe managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers Sport Club do Recife managers Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) managers Paulista Futebol Clube managers Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) managers Santos FC managers São Paulo FC managers Guarani FC managers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers Clube Atlético Bragantino managers América Futebol Clube (SP) managers Rio Branco Esporte Clube managers São Paulo FC non-playing staff {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub