Émerson Leão

**Émerson Leão** (; born 11 July 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. He is considered by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, _FIFA Fever_, called him the third-most impressive defensive player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1971|Palmeiras|Série A|24|0|
|1972|26|0|||
|1973|36|0|||
|1974|0|0|||
|1975|26|0|||
|1976|21|0|||
|1977|18|0|||
|1978|12|0|||
|1979|Vasco da Gama|Série A|14|0|
|1980|10|0|||
|1981|Grêmio|Série A|23|0|
|1982|23|0|||
|1983|Corinthians|Série A|13|0|
|1984|Palmeiras|Série A|14|0|
|1985|17|0|||
|1986|Sport Recife|Série A|0|0|

### International

|colspan=3|Brazil national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1969|0|0|
|1970|2|0|
|1971|0|0|
|1972|4|0|
|1973|5|0|
|1974|15|0|
|1975|0|0|
|1976|5|0|
|1977|13|0|
|1978|12|0|
|1979|8|0|
|1980|0|0|
|1981|0|0|
|1982|0|0|
|1983|14|0|
|1984|0|0|
|1985|0|0|
|1986|2|0|

### Managerial

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Shimizu S-Pulse|align="left"|1993|align="left"|1994|||
|align="left"|Verdy Kawasaki|align="left"|1996|align="left"|1996|||
|align="left"|Vissel Kobe|align="left"|2005|align="left"|2005|||

### Player

- Club
- Palmeiras
- 1969 – Campeonato Brasileiro and Ramón de Carranza Trophy (Palmeiras)
- 1972 – Campeonato Paulista and Campeonato Brasileiro (Palmeiras)
- 1973 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Palmeiras)
- 1974 – Campeonato Paulista and Ramón de Carranza Trophy (Palmeiras)
- 1976 – Campeonato Paulista (Palmeiras)
- 1978 – Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up (Palmeiras)

- Vasco
- 1979 – Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up (Vasco do Gama)

- Grêmio
- 1980 – Campeonato Gaúcho (Grêmio)
- 1981 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Grêmio)
- 1982 – Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up (Grêmio)

- Corinthians
- 1983 – Campeonato Paulista (Corinthians)

- Sport
- 1987 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Sport Recife)

- Internacional

- 1970 – 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (Brazil national football team)

### Manager

- Sport
- 1987 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Sport Recife)
- 2000 – Campeonato Pernambucano (Sport Recife)

- Shimizu S Pulse
- 1992 – Kanagawa Cup (Shimizu S Pulse)

- Verdy Kawasaki
- 1996 – Emperor's Cup (Verdy Kawasaki)

- Atlético Mineiro
- 1997 – Copa Conmebol (Atlético Mineiro)

- Santos FC
- 1998 – Copa Conmebol (Santos)
- 2002 – Campeonato Brasileiro (Santos)

- São Paulo
- 2005 – Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo)

### Individual

- 1972 – Bola de Prata - Best Goalkeeper
- 1979 – FIFA XI

## References

- _Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro_, Volume 2 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- _Seleção Brasileira – 90 Anos_ – Rio de Janeiro: MAUAD, 2004.

## Other websites

- Sambafoot – Leão's career as a manager

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Leão
- **image**: Emerson_Leao.jpg
- **image size**: 250
- **caption**: Leão in 2008
- **fullname**: Émerson Leão
- **birth place**: Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **years1**: 1968–1970
- **clubs1**: Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto), Comercial
- **years2**: 1971–1978
- **clubs2**: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras
- **caps2**: 163
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1978–1980
- **clubs3**: CR Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama
- **caps3**: 24
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 1981–1982
- **clubs4**: Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Grêmio
- **caps4**: 46
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1983
- **clubs5**: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians
- **caps5**: 13
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 1984–1985
- **clubs6**: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras
- **caps6**: 31
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 1986
- **clubs7**: Sport Club do Recife, Sport Recife
- **caps7**: 0
- **goals7**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 277
- **totalgoals**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 1969–1986
- **nationalteam1**: Brazil national football team, Brazil
- **nationalcaps1**: 80
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1987–1988
- **managerclubs1**: Sport Club do Recife, Sport Recife
- **manageryears2**: 1988–1989
- **managerclubs2**: Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Coritiba
- **manageryears3**: 1989–1990
- **managerclubs3**: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras
- **manageryears4**: 1990–1992
- **managerclubs4**: Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, Portuguesa
- **manageryears5**: 1990–1991
- **managerclubs5**: São José Esporte Clube, São José
- **manageryears6**: 1991–1992
- **managerclubs6**: Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba), XV de Piracicaba
- **manageryears7**: 1992–1994
- **managerclubs7**: Shimizu S-Pulse
- **manageryears8**: 1995–1996
- **managerclubs8**: Esporte Clube Juventude, Juventude
- **manageryears9**: 1996
- **managerclubs9**: Clube Atlético Paranaense, Atlético Paranaense
- **manageryears10**: 1996
- **managerclubs10**: Tokyo Verdy 1969, Verdy Kawasaki
- **manageryears11**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs11**: Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro
- **manageryears12**: 1998–1999
- **managerclubs12**: Santos FC, Santos
- **manageryears13**: 1999
- **managerclubs13**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **manageryears14**: 2000
- **managerclubs14**: Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Grêmio
- **manageryears15**: 2000
- **managerclubs15**: Sport Club do Recife, Sport Recife
- **manageryears16**: 2000–2001
- **managerclubs16**: Brazil national football team, Brazil
- **manageryears17**: 2002–2004
- **managerclubs17**: Santos FC, Santos
- **manageryears18**: 2004
- **managerclubs18**: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro
- **manageryears19**: 2004–2005
- **managerclubs19**: São Paulo FC, São Paulo
- **manageryears20**: 2005
- **managerclubs20**: Vissel Kobe
- **manageryears21**: 2005–2006
- **managerclubs21**: Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras
- **manageryears22**: 2006
- **managerclubs22**: Associação Desportiva São Caetano, São Caetano
- **manageryears23**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs23**: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians
- **manageryears24**: 2007
- **managerclubs24**: Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro
- **manageryears25**: 2008
- **managerclubs25**: Santos FC, Santos
- **manageryears26**: 2008–2009
- **managerclubs26**: Al-Sadd Sports Club, Al-Sadd
- **manageryears27**: 2009
- **managerclubs27**: Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro
- **manageryears28**: 2009
- **managerclubs28**: Sport Club do Recife, Sport Recife
- **manageryears29**: 2010
- **managerclubs29**: Goiás Esporte Clube, Goiás
- **manageryears30**: 2011–2012
- **managerclubs30**: São Paulo FC, São Paulo
- **manageryears31**: 2012
- **managerclubs31**: Associação Desportiva São Caetano, São Caetano