Sebastião Rocha (football manager)

Brazilian football manager For Atlético Mineiro player with same name, see Tião (footballer, born 1941).

Sebastião Rocha
Personal information
Full name	Sebastião Carlos da Silva Rocha
Date of birth	(1954-12-29) 29 December 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Managerial career
Years	Team
1979–1981	Fluminense (assistant)
1982–1984	Al Khaleej
1984	America-RJ
1985–1988	Flamengo (youth)
1989	Fluminense (youth)
1990	Al Khaleej
1990–1991	FAR Rabat
1995	Flamengo (assistant)
1995–1996	Al Sadd
1997	Botafogo
1997	Flamengo
1998	Mogi Mirim
2000	America-RJ
2001	Rio Branco-ES
2004	Serra
2005	Cachoeiro-ES
2005–2006	Al Dhafra
2007–2009	Al Shamal
2010	São Raimundo-PA
2010	Bahia (assistant)
2014	São Raimundo-PA
2019	Angra dos Reis
2020	Luziânia
2021	Ceilandense
2023	Luziânia

Sebastião Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 29 December 1954), simply known as Sebastião Rocha, is a Brazilian professional football manager.

Career

Graduated in physical education, Sebastião Rocha began his career as a trainer at Fluminense FC in 1979. Invited by Al-Khaleej FC in Saudi Arabia, which aimed to develop football, he accepted the position as manager. He later coached America in 1984 and Fluminense U20, champion of the Copa SP in 1989. In 1997 he coached the main teams of Botafogo, and later Flamengo, becoming champion of the Copa dos Campeões Mundiais. Rocha coached other major teams in the Arab world such as FAR Rabat, Al Sadd and Al Dhafra over the years, returning to Brazil in 2010 to coach São Raimundo in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He currently works in football in the Federal District, at AA Luziânia.

In 1995 he was an assistant to Apolinho, a radio presenter who managed Flamengo for 21 matches.