Antônio Lopes dos Santos (born 12 June 1941) is a Brazilian football head coach and former footballer.
Antônio Lopes was the assistant manager of the Brazil national football team, managed by Émerson Leão, in 2000. He was also the assistant manager of the Brazil national team, managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari, during the successful 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign.
He is the coach with the most major trophies won for Vasco da Gama.
Playing career He played for Olaria from 1958 to 1961, and played for Bonsucesso in 1962.
Coaching career During his career, he managed several clubs, including foreign clubs like Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates, Belenenses of Portugal, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, and Brazilian clubs like Fluminense, Flamengo, Sport Recife, Portuguesa, Internacional, Santos, Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio, Vasco da Gama, Coritiba, Paraná, Corinthians and Goiás.Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
In 2005, he was the manager of Corinthians, replacing Márcio Bittencourt, during most of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season. The club, with Antônio Lopes as its head coach, won the competition.
On March 9, 2010, Atlético Paranaense executive board had decided to suddenly dismiss the coach for undisclosed reasons and despite the fact that the team's results were satisfactory, so far (six wins, four draws and only one loss). Leandro Niehues has been named interim coach until a full-time replacement is found.Antônio Lopes não é mais técnico do CAP
On July 12, 2011, Antônio Lopes was hired as América-MG's head coach.
Personal life Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city.
His son, Júnior Lopes, is also a football manager.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From ToRecord OlariaJanuary 1980December 1980America-RJ7 January 19813 February 1981Vasco da Gama4 February 198110 May 1983Kuwait1 March 19831 April 1985Vasco da Gama3 April 19852 January 1986Fluminense9 January 198614 April 1987Flamengo19 April 198714 September 1987Ivory Coast1 March 198821 March 1988Sport Recife25 March 198830 June 1988Al Wasl30 June 19881 June 1989Portuguesa6 June 198929 October 1990Belenenses1 November 19906 January 1991Vasco da Gama10 January 199110 December 1991Internacional24 January 199228 December 1992Santos FC24 June 199314 October 1993Portuguesa15 October 199316 November 1993Internacional10 January 199429 June 1994Al-Hilal30 June 199429 December 1994Cruzeiro1 February 199526 February 1995Cerro Porteño1 July 199531 May 1996Paraná6 August 19968 September 1996Vasco da Gama1 January 199712 January 2000Grêmio1 April 20007 August 2000Athletico Paranaense1 October 200026 November 2000Vasco da Gama1 July 200217 July 2003Coritiba20 December 20035 May 2005Athletico Paranaense24 May 200525 September 2005Corinthians26 September 200513 March 2006Goiás12 May 200614 August 2006Fluminense23 August 200629 September 2006Athletico Paranaense12 June 200720 August 2007Vasco da Gama31 March 20087 August 2008Athletico Paranaense8 August 200830 November 2009Avaí6 July 201020 September 2010Vitória7 October 201016 May 2011América Mineiro12 July 20111 August 2011Athletico Paranaense2 September 20114 March 2012 Career total
Honours
As manager Vasco da Gama Campeonato Carioca: 1982, 1998, 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997 Copa Libertadores: 1998 Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1999
Sport Recife Campeonato Pernambucano: 1988
Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992 Copa do Brasil: 1992
Paraná Campeonato Paranaense: 1996
Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense: 2004
Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005
Individual Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005
See also List of football managers with the most matches
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