Antônio Lopes facts for kids
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| Full name | Antônio Lopes dos Santos | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 12, 1941 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Olaria | |||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Bonsucesso | |||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Olaria | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | América | |||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Kuwait | |||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Fluminense | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Flamengo | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Sport Recife | |||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Al Wasl | |||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Portuguesa | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Belenenses | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Internacional | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Santos | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Portuguesa | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Internacional | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Al-Hilal | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Cruzeiro | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Cerro Porteño | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Paraná | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Grêmio | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Coritiba | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Corinthians | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Goiás | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Fluminense | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Avaí | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Vitória | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | América Mineiro | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||
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Antônio Lopes dos Santos, known as Antônio Lopes, was born on June 12, 1941. He is a famous Brazilian football coach and a former player.
Before becoming a football coach, he worked as a police chief in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This background helped him bring discipline to his teams.
Antônio Lopes also helped the Brazil national football team. In 2000, he was an assistant coach. He was also a key assistant coach when Brazil won the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This was a huge success for the country!
In 2005, he became the main coach for Corinthians. Under his leadership, the team won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which is a major football league in Brazil.
Playing Career
Antônio Lopes started his football journey as a player. He played for a team called Olaria from 1958 to 1961. After that, he played for Bonsucesso in 1962.
Coaching Career
Antônio Lopes has coached many different football clubs throughout his career. He has worked with teams both in Brazil and in other countries.
Some of the foreign clubs he managed include Al Wasl in the United Arab Emirates, Belenenses in Portugal, and Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.
In Brazil, he coached many well-known teams. These include Fluminense, Flamengo, Sport Recife, Portuguesa, Internacional, Santos, Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio, Vasco da Gama, Coritiba, Paraná, Corinthians, and Goiás.
He is known for his long and successful career in coaching.
Personal Life
Antônio Lopes has a son named Júnior Lopes. Just like his father, Júnior Lopes is also a football manager.
Honours
Antônio Lopes has won many important titles as a coach:
- Club
- Copa Libertadores de América: 1998 (with Vasco da Gama)
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997 (with Vasco da Gama), 2005 (with Corinthians)
- Campeonato Carioca: 1982, 1998, 2003 (with Vasco da Gama)
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1996 (with Paraná), 2004 (with Coritiba)
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1988 (with Sport Recife)
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992, 1994 (with Internacional)
- Copa do Brasil: 1992 (with Internacional)
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999 (with Vasco da Gama)
- Individual
- Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005
See also
In Spanish: Antônio Lopes para niños
