Botafogo F.R. All Stars

[ManiacButcher]

BOTAFOGO ALL STARS

Goalkeepers:
MANGA - Haílton Corrêa de Arruda
Sebastião WÁGNER
PAULO SÉRGIO de Oliveira Lima

Defenders:
Oscar BASSO
SEBASTIÃO LEÔNIDAS
Nilton SANTOS
CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES
Hercules BRITO
MAURO Geraldo GALVÃO
JOSIMAR Higino Pereira
MARINHO CHAGAS - Francisco das Chagas Marinho
WILSON Roberto GOTTARDO
RILDO

Midfielders:
DIDI - Waldyr Pereira
GÉRSON de Oliveira Nunes
AMARILDO Tavares da Silveira
CARLOS ROBERTO de Carvalho
ALEMÃO - Ricardo Rogério de Brito
DIRCEU José Guimarães
Mílton da Cunha MENDONÇA
MARTIM Mércio da SILVEIRA
Clarence SEEDORF

Attackers:
GARRINCHA - Manuel Francisco dos Santos
PAULO CESAR Caju
JAIRZINHO - Jair Ventura Filho
HELENO de Freitas
QUARENTINHA - Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo
Roberto MIRANDA
Carlos Antônio Dobbert de CARVALHO LEITE
Mário Jorge Lobo ZAGALLO
PAULO Angelo VALENTIM
TÚLIO "Maravilha" Humberto Pereira Costa


Best ever XI

-------------------------- MANGA -----------------------------

----------------- BASSO -------- S. LEÔNIDAS --------------
C.A. TORRES------------------------------- NÍLTON SANTOS

-------------------- DIDI ------- GÉRSON --------------------

---- GARRINCHA ------------------------- P.C. CAJU --------
------------------ JAIRZINHO ---- HELENO ------------------

[kevanos]

hi scotty. you just forgot sebastiao leonidas a wonderful "quarto-zagueiro" who played the offside to the perfection in the 60's.He appears in all dream teams that i've read about botafogo.The names of mauro galvao and tulio maravilha often return for "time de todos os tempos" of botafogo.Otherwise PERFECT.(Heleno de freitas !!!!!!!!!!!)

[ManiacButcher]

Oscar Basso( ) should be in the team. Nilton Santos once said that Basso was the best CB that he played with and Basso is remembered many times to all time Botafogo done by journalists in Brazil.

Carlos Roberto is Carlos Roberto de Carvalho?? If yes, he was a DH or CH for Botafogo, not a defender.

Also, who are Geninho e Juvenal? I don't know who they are.


Some teams done by Brazilian magazines.

Placar Magazine (1982)
Manga
Carlos Alberto - Basso - Sebastião Leônidas - Nílton Santos
Didi - Gérson
Zagalo
Garrincha - Heleno de Freitas - Jairzinho

Placar Magazine (1994)
Manga
Carlos Alberto - Basso - Sebastião Leônidas - Nílton Santos
Didi - Gérson
Amarildo
Garrincha - Heleno de Freitas - Jairzinho

Lance! Newspaper's special magazine (1999)
Manga
Carlos Alberto - Sebastião Leônidas - Nílton Santos - Marinho Chagas
Gérson - Didi
Paulo César Caju - Amarildo
Garrincha - Jairzinho

[Kempie]

Some of these players have already been created:

Nilton Santos
Hercules Brito
Gerson
Didi
Mario Zagallo
Garrincha
Amarildo

[beiderbecke]

Remaining players coming up soon.

[ManiacButcher]

P.C. Caju as a CM with Didi is a little bit weird. Totally out of position.
I would try something like this to a better fit for the players characteristics.

--------------------------MANGA----------------------------------- GK

-----------------BASSO--------LEÔNIDAS-------------------------- CBs
C. A. TORRES------------------------------NÍLTON SANTOS---- SBs

----------------------------DIDI------------------------------------- CH

-------------------------AMARILDO-------------------------------- OH
---GARRINCHA----------------------------------P. CÉSAR-------- WGs or SMs
-----------------JAIRZINHO---------HELENO---------------------- CFs

[beiderbecke]

Maybe Mauro Galvão could be in the starting line-up, I have been thinking... Despite his short stay at the club, he was definitely one of the best centerbacks of the Brazilian football. Anyway, I am going to make him soon and I will see then.

[M Ace]

Just wondering why Carlos Alberto Torres is in this squad?

He has never played in Botafogo. He played 445 matches in Santos with Pélé.

[AlexDantas2009]

What is Seedorf doing in this classical team of Botafogo? Clarence is a great player with many titles and a big history in every club he played, however at Botafogo he did nothing yet for be remembered in an All Stars team.

[ManiacButcher]

Well, Seedorf already is the biggest Idol (besides the big Idol status, he was the best player from the team last year - I took a bold choice) from Botafogo since Tulio Maravilha, Wagner, Gonçalves era.
Give me plausible names that could take Seedorf's name out, with arguments. And I will take him out.
Maybe Loco Abreu?

[AlexDantas2009]

Well, Seedorf already is the biggest Idol (besides the big Idol status, he was the best player from the team last year - I took a bold choice) from Botafogo since Tulio Maravilha, Wagner, Gonçalves era.
Give me plausible names that could take Seedorf's name out, with arguments. And I will take him out.
Maybe Loco Abreu?

I'll think in another player to substitute Seedorf, he is an idol of Botafogo it's fact, but I guess that there is a lack of something for him to become a legend of Botafogo. I'd say that he lacks of history in the club. His status of a great Football Legend and Idol around the world comes from other clubs like Ajax and mainly Milan, not for playing for a long time at Botafogo or for winning many titles with Rio de Janeiro's club.

About Loco Abreu... He have a good trajectory at Botafogo, over 100 games and over 50 goals for the club, however look at Botafogo's attackers. Do you really think that he would have a chance "against" Garrincha, Heleno, Jairzinho, Quarentinha, Zagallo and others? Until Túlio Maravilha is better than him, I'd say that technically he is very weak if we were compare him with any forward in this All Star Team.

And I have some doubts about CA Torres at the starting eleven and his remaining at Botafogo all stars, because he played just one at General Severiano club...