Remember Serginho, Viola’s controversial replacement at Corinthians?

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·26 décembre 2025

Remember Serginho, Viola’s controversial replacement at Corinthians?

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

In 1995, after winning the Copa do Brasil for the first time, Corinthians went to the market to look for a replacement for idol Viola, one of the most iconic players in the history of Brazilian football, who had been sold to Valencia in Spain after standing out in the black and white shirt.

To fill his spot, Timão brought in Serginho, formerly of Fluminense de Feira de Santana/BA at the time. Serginho’s contract with Corinthians was a one-year loan, and at the end of that period, Timão would pay US$700,000 if they wanted to keep the striker permanently.

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“I don’t want all my privacy to be cut off, like what happened with Viola. There’s no point in becoming very famous and then not being able to leave the house,” declared Serginho upon his arrival at Alvinegro Paulista.

Despite his reasonable performance on the field for Corinthians, the striker ended up losing his place in the black and white squad due to disciplinary issues and the arrival of Clóvis, who had come from Vasco da Gama. In 20 matches for Timão, Serginho scored 11 goals.

The player left Timão in 1996 and went to Vasco. He also played for Vitória and Botafogo before leaving Brazil to play abroad. He wore the shirts of Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia, Fenerbahçe and Sakaryaspor in Turkey, Al Sadd in Qatar, and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

Serginho returned to Brazil in 2000 to play for Internacional, but once again left the country, this time to play for Al-Nasr in the United Arab Emirates. He also played for Al-Ittihad and Al-Wehda in Saudi Arabia, Al-Gharafa in Qatar, Al-Samiya in Kuwait, Al-Khaleej in the United Arab Emirates, Tigres do Brasil, and Al-Raed in Saudi Arabia, where he ended his playing career in 2010.

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