Pepe (footballer, born 1935)


José Macia, better known as Pepe is a former association footballer and manager. He was a left winger for Santos and the Brazilian national team. His nickname was "Canhão da Vila", because of his potent kick with his left leg and the fact that Santos plays in the Estádio Urbano Caldera, nicknamed Vila Belmiro.
He claims to be "the greatest human striker in the history of Santos – because Pelé is from Saturn".

Club career

Pepe spent his entire club playing career with Brazilian side Santos Futebol Clube, scoring 405 goals in 750 league appearances for the club.

International career

Pepe received 41 caps with the Brazil national football team, and won both the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. However, he did not appear in any matches in both tournaments.

Managerial career

He started his manager career in 1973, coaching Santos. In the same year, he won the Campeonato Paulista. He went on to manage several other Brazilian clubs, including São Paulo and Guarani and the great Portuguese club Boavista. His coaching career brought him to Asia, where he coached in Japan and Qatar. He coached Al Sadd from 1983 till 1984, and succeeded in winning the Emir of Qatar Cup. He also coached Al Ahli from 2004 till 2005, where Spanish legend Pep Guardiola was under his supervision.

Honours

Player

Club

;Santos
;Brazil