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Brazilian footballer and manager (1939–2005)
Paulistinha
Personal information
Full name Oswaldo Carlos Sampaio Júnior
Date of birth (1939-08-20)20 August 1939
Place of birth Mairinque, Brazil
Date of death 9 February 2005(2005-02-09) (aged 65)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1969 Botafogo 309 (6)
International career
1958 Brazil U20
Managerial career
1972 Tiradentes
1974 Botafogo
1977 Botafogo
1977–1978 Ghana
1978 CSA
1985–1987 Saudi Arabia U20
1987 Saudi Arabia
1995–???? Goldfields Obuasi
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oswaldo Carlos Sampaio Júnior (20 August 1939 – 9 February 2005), nicknamed Paulistinha, was a Brazilian footballer and manager.

Playing career

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Club career

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Paulistinha made his debut for Botafogo on 5 June 1958, in a 6–0 win against Portuguesa-RJ.[1] That same year, he was called up for mandatory military service in Brazil, where he shared a dorm with Flamengo striker Amarildo, who he convinced Botafogo's management to sign.[2]

During the first leg of the 1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tiebreaker playoff, Paulistinha was sent off by referee Albino Zanferrari for stalling after receiving a foul.[3] His final match came on 19 July 1969, in a 2–0 win against Campo Grande in the Taça Guanabara.[1] In 1970, he briefly returned to playing football with Botafogo's reserve team.[1] Overall, he played 309 matches for Botafogo, scoring six goals.[1]

International career

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In 1958, Paulistinha was called up by Newton Cardoso [it] to the Brazil under-20 national team for that year's South American U-20 Championship in Chile, where they finished third.[4]

Managerial career

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Following his retirement, Paulistinha moved to coaching. In 1972, he helped Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes win the Campeonato Piauiense title.[5] He was briefly the manager of Botafogo in 1974, and again in 1977, but the 1977 stint saw him only managed two matches, lasting 18 days as manager before being replaced by Danilo Alves.[6] Later that year, he was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national team, although he left the position in 1978.[7]

He was the manager of Saudi Arabia under-20 national team at the 1985 and 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship,[8] before being appointed to the Saudi Arabia national team in 1987.[9]

In 1995, he returned to Ghana as the manager of Goldfields Obuasi.[5][10]

Playing style

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Despite being a full-back, Paulistinha was considered versatile, playing in various positions like center-back, defensive midfielder and even as a forward.[1][5] He is considered one of the best utility players in the history of Botafogo.[1]

Personal life and death

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Paulistinha's wife was from Mexico.[5] Prior to his death, he had been battling cancer, and had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Barretos for a considerable time.[5]

Paulistinha died in Rio de Janeiro on 9 February 2005, at the age of 65.[5]

Honours

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Player

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Botafogo[1]

Manager

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Tiradentes[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 de Almeida, Auriel; Varanda, Pedro (20 March 2013). "Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas". rsssfbrasil.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Vella, Cristiano (29 July 2022). "Amarildo, il mancino imprendibile che collezionava dribbling e giornate di squalifica" [Do you remember… Amarildo, the unstoppable and irascible left-footer who even drove Pelé crazy?]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Santana, Gabriel (24 April 2014). "Torneio Rio-São Paulo – 1964 – Acervo Histórico do Santos FC". Acervo Histórico do Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. ↑ do Nascimento Pereira, André; Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (10 November 2025). "SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rozenberg, Marcelo. "Paulistinha - Que fim levou?" [Paulistinha - What happened to him?]. Terceiro Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Pimentel, Wilson (27 November 2020). "Ramón Díaz não é o único! Relembre 10 treinadores com passagem relâmpago pelo Botafogo" [Ramón Díaz isn't the only one! Remember 10 coaches with brief stints at Botafogo.]. Torcedores.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Chronology of Ghana Black Stars Coaches". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Oswaldo Sampaio » Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Mubarak, Hassanin (21 August 2019). "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Goldfields Win". GhanaWeb. 19 May 1995. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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