Toninho Cecílio

Toninho Cecílio

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho
Date of birth	(1967-05-27) May 27, 1967
Place of birth	Avaré, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1992	Palmeiras
1993	Botafogo
1993	Cruzeiro
1994–1995	Cerezo Osaka
1996	Coritiba
1997	São José
1997	União São João
1998	Portuguesa Santista
1999–2000	Paulista
2001	Santo André
International career
1990	Brazil	5	(?)
Managerial career
2007	Guaratinguetá
2010	Grêmio Prudente
2010	Vitória
2010–2011	São Caetano
2011	Americana
2011	Avaí
2012–2013	Paraná
2013	Guaratinguetá
2014	Comercial
2014	Criciúma
2015	XV de Piracicaba
2015	ABC
2015–2016	Mogi Mirim
2016	Santo André
2016–	Bragantino
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho known as Toninho Cecílio (born May 27, 1967 in Avaré), is a Brazilian football manager and former defender.

Toninho Cecílio is one of the best known former players and current head-coaches/managers in Brazil, having played for the Brazilian National Team in 1990 and captaining Palmeiras for many years. Toninho Cecilio was head of the Brazilian players union and played and won awards and titles in the Japanese A-League. Between 2007 and 2010 Toninho Cecilio returned to Palmeiras as the general manager.

He is the current head coach of the top flight 1st division (Serie A1) Campeonato Paulista club XV de Piracicaba.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
1994	Cerezo Osaka	Football League	25	7	5	1	1	0	31	8
1995		J. League 1	34	2	0	0	-		34	2
Country	Japan		59	9	5	1	1	0	65	10
Total			59	9	5	1	1	0	65	10

Honours

Player

Cerezo Osaka

• J. League:1994

Manager

Santo André

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2016

External links

• Profile at Vitória's website (Portuguese)
• Toninho moves to Vitória from Prduente (Portuguese)
• Toninho is introduced as manager of Vitória (Portuguese)
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