João Sabino

Sabino
Personal information
Full name	João Sabino
Date of birth	October 2, 1938
Place of birth	Bebedouro, Brazil
Date of death	5 September 1978 (aged 39)
Place of death	Barretos, Brazil
Position	Forward
Youth career
	Inter de Bebedouro
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1964	São Paulo
1965–1966	XV de Piracicaba
1967	Uberlândia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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

Small Club World Cup: 1963

Death

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

References

↑ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
1 2 3 "Que fim levou? Sabino". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
↑ "Sabino… o Pelé de Bebedouro". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

External links

Sabino at ogol.com.br

[1] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[Terceiro_Tempo-2] 1 2 3 "Que fim levou? Sabino". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[3] "Sabino… o Pelé de Bebedouro". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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