Alfredo Moreira Júnior (16 October 1907 – 10 April 1998), usually known as Zezé Moreira, was a Brazilian football player and manager who coached Brazil at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He has the most coaching appearances in Fluminense's history, with 467 managed matches for the Tricolor. His brothers also had a singular taste for football: Aymoré Moreira, winner of the 1962 FIFA World Cup and Ayrton Moreira, both of them successful coaches in the Brazilian football. In 1976, as Cruzeiro's manager, he won the Copa Libertadores.
Career Zezé Moreira was born in Miracema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
As a footballer, he played for Sport Club Brasil, Palestra Itália (nowadays Palmeiras), Flamengo and Botafogo.
Zezé Moreira managed several clubs, like Fluminense, Botafogo, Cruzeiro, Sport Recife and Nacional of Uruguay. He was also the Brazil national team manager in 1952, 1954 and 1955.
Managerial statistics TeamNationFromToRecordGWDLFAGDWin %Botafogo19481949 50 32 10 8 129 67 +63 Fluminense19511954 103 64 16 23 230 129 +101 Brazil19521952 5 4 1 0 14 2 +2 Botafogo19541956 89 42 16 31 162 127 +35 Brazil19541955 11 7 3 1 25 11 +14 Fluminense19571962 166 103 33 29 331 158 +175 Nacional19631963 39 30 4 5 83 22 +61 Palestino19641964 34 10 5 19 44 68 -24 Vasco da Gama19651966 42 21 6 15 67 52 +15 Corinthians19661967 50 30 9 11 99 61 +38 Sport19671967 16 10 2 4 25 18 +7 Nacional19681969 59 35 17 7 107 30 +77 São Paulo19701970 34 15 8 11 43 35 +8 Belenenses19711972 34 14 7 13 41 37 +4 Fluminense19731973 52 21 17 14 60 41 +19 Bahia19751975 21 11 10 0 29 10 +19 Cruzeiro19751977 126 73 31 22 225 98 +127 Bahia19781981 174 86 49 39 242 133 +109 Total 1,104 609 243 252 1,956 1,099 +847
Honours Player Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 1925, 1927
Palmeiras Campeonato Paulista: 1934
Manager Botafogo Campeonato Carioca: 1948
Fluminense Campeonato Carioca: 1951, 1959 Copa Rio: 1952
Brazil Panamerican Championship: 1952
Vasco da Gama Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1966
São Paulo Campeonato Paulista: 1970
Cruzeiro Campeonato Mineiro: 1975 Copa Libertadores: 1976
Bahia Campeonato Baiano: 1978, 1979
Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 1963, 1969
See also List of football managers with the most matches
References Zezé Moreira, ex-técnico da Seleção, morre no Rio - Jornal do Commercio Online (11 April 1998)
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