Argélico Fuchs (born Argélico Fucks; 4 September 1974) is a Brazilian professional

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and former player. His professional career as a

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spanned 15 years, during which he was mainly associated with Benfica and

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. He also played in Japan, Spain and China, and appeared in one international match for

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. Fuchs started working as a coach in 2008, going on to be in charge of more than 20 clubs.

Playing career

Club

Known simply as Argel as a player, he was born in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul. He began his career with

, Santos and

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, with a brief stint in Japan in between and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal's

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, which finished after a serious run-in with the board of directors and prompted his Brazil return. In early June 2001, Argel returned to Portugal with Benfica, which he helped win the

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in his fourth season and the domestic supercup, the former after an 11-year drought. The player contributed to this feat with ten matches and one goal. After falling down the pecking order at Benfica, Argel had a six-month stay at

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, going on to retire in 2007 after representing Cruzeiro,

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and Chinese club Zhejiang Lucheng.

International

Argel represented

at under-20 level, winning both the South American Youth Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 29 March 1995 he earned his only cap for the full side, appearing in a

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against

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Coaching career

Argel's coaching career began when he was hired as

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's head coach on 8 February 2008, being sacked exactly one year later. Three days later, he was hired by Caxias. On 2 June 2009, Argel was hired by Campinense in the same capacity, replacing Fernando Teixeira. On 9 April of the following year, he signed for Criciúma. Argel was announced as coach of former club Internacional on 13 August 2015, after leaving

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which he had already managed on two separate spells. He was fired on 11 July after six games without a win, but hours later he returned to Figueirense. On 13 September 2016, Argel was named head coach of Vitória. The following 1 May, after elimination from the

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against

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and the massive brawl that ensued, he was sacked. This was his tenth dismissal in the decade – three alone in 2011 – while he had also resigned from seven jobs; only at Figueirense did he complete a full year in charge of a team. After rejoining Criciúma, Argel was dismissed in May 2018. In September, he was announced as the new head coach of fellow Série B team Coritiba, being relieved of his duties on 16 February 2019 after being knocked out of the

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. On 2 July 2019, Argel replaced

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at the helm of first division newcomers

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. On 28 November, he took over fellow top-tier side

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in the place of fired

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, but was dismissed the following 9 February. Argel returned to CSA on 31 August 2020, but was fired after only 18 days in charge. In October 2021, following a second spell at Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, he returned to Portugal 17 years after leaving to take charge of third-division club

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Surname

Some of Argel's fame stemmed from his prior surname, which coincided with a form of the English word "

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". This led to some

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headlines, including one from Eurosport.com titled "Fucks off to Benfica"; this headline received press coverage itself with ''

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'' calling it "snappy and eye-catching", and football humour site Laugh FC deeming it "one of the all time greats". In 2020, the spelling was changed to "Fuchs", and Argel explained that the previous spelling was the result of an error by the registry, and that his name was always supposed to have been Fuchs.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Internacional * Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992, 1994 *

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Santos * Copa CONMEBOL:

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Porto * Taça de Portugal: 1999–2000 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

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Palmeiras * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2000 * Copa dos Campeões: 2000 Benfica *

: 2004–05 *Taça de Portugal: 2003–04 *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up:

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International

Brazil U-17 *

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: 1991 Brazil U-20 *

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References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Argel Fuchs 1974 births Living people People from Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of German descent Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sport Club Internacional players Santos FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players J1 League players Tokyo Verdy players Primeira Liga players FC Porto players S.L. Benfica footballers La Liga players Racing de Santander players Chinese Super League players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube managers Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul managers Guaratinguetá Futebol managers Campinense Clube managers Esporte Clube São José managers Criciúma Esporte Clube managers Guarani FC managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) managers Brasiliense Futebol Clube managers Oeste Futebol Clube managers Joinville Esporte Clube managers Figueirense FC managers Avaí FC managers Red Bull Brasil managers América Futebol Clube (RN) managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers Sport Club Internacional managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers Goiás Esporte Clube managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Centro Sportivo Alagoano managers Ceará Sporting Club managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Portugal