João Sabino

Sabino
Personal information
Full name João Sabino
Date of birth (1938-10-02)October 2, 1938
Place of birth Bebedouro, Brazil
Date of death 5 September 1978(1978-09-05) (aged 39)
Place of death Barretos, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Inter de Bebedouro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 São Paulo 88 (22)
1965–1966 XV de Piracicaba
1967 Uberlândia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

João Sabino (2 October 1938 – 5 September 1978), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]

Career

Revealed at Internacional de Bebedouro, he arrived at São Paulo FC along with another athlete on the team, the right back Deleu. At São Paulo, he made 88 appearances and scored 22 goals. Sabino had the nickname "Pelé de Bebedouro" due to his enormous physical resemblance with Pelé.[3]

Personal life

Sabino owned a butcher shop in the city of Bebedouro after retiring from football.[2]

Honours

São Paulo

Death

He died of hepatitis, on 5 September 1978.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Que fim levou? Sabino". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sabino… o Pelé de Bebedouro". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.