Pepe (footballer, born 1935)

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Pepe

Pepe receiving an award from the Brazilian government in honor of the two world championships of 1958 and 1962.
Personal information
Full name	José Macia
Date of birth	(1935-02-25) 25 February 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left winger / Striker, Second Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1969	Santos	750	(405[1])
International career
1955–1965	Brazil	41	(22)
Managerial career
1972–1974	Santos
1975	Santos
1978	Paulista
1979–1980	Santos
1981	Atlético Mineiro
1981	São José-SP
1982	Náutico
1982–1983	Inter de Limeira
1983	Inter de Limeira
1983–1985	Al Sadd
1985	Fortaleza
1986	Inter de Limeira
1986–1987	São Paulo
1987–1989	Boavista
1989	Peru
1989	Inter de Limeira
1989–1990	Santos
1992	Verdy Kawasaki
1993	Portuguesa
1993–1994	Santos
1995	Remo
1995	Guarani
1995	Atlético Paranaense
1996	Inter de Limeira
1996	Coritiba
1996–1997	Inter de Limeira
1997	Ituano
1997	Criciúma
1997	Ponte Preta
1998	Inter de Limeira
1998	Atlético Paranaense
2002–2003	Portuguesa Santista
2003	Guarani
2003	Portuguesa Santista
2004–2005	Al Ahli
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1958 Sweden Winner 1962 Chile South American Championship Runner-up 1957 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Macia, better known as Pepe (born 25 February 1935), is a Brazilian former football player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Santos FC and one of the greatest left wingers of all time, being two-time World Champion in 1958 and 1962 and two-time World-Club Champion in 1962 and 1963 helping Santos FC defeat the iconic SL Benfica of Eusébio and the Milan of Cesare Maldini, Trapattoni, Rivera, Amarildo and Altafini in a best-of-three final.

Pepe spent his entire club playing career with Brazilian side Santos Futebol Clube (1954–1969), scoring 405 goals in 750 league appearances for the club^[2] making him the second best top scorer in the history of Santos FC only behind Pelé, who scored 1,091 goals.

His nickname was "Canhão da Vila" (The Vila Cannon), because of his potent kick with his left leg and the fact that Santos plays in the Urbano Caldera Stadium, nicknamed Vila Belmiro. He joked that he was "the greatest Santos striker on the planet – because Pelé is from Saturn".