Antônio Lopes dos Santos, usually known as Antônio Lopes (born June 12, 1941) is a Brazilian

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head coach and former footballer. Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city. Antônio Lopes was the assistant manager of the

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, managed by

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, in 2000. He was also the assistant manager of the Brazilian national team, managed by

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, during the successful

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campaign. In 2005, he was the manager of

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, replacing

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, during most of the

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season. The club, with Antônio Lopes as its head coach, won the competition.

Playing career

He played for Olaria from 1958 to 1961, and played for

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in 1962.

Coaching career

During his career, he managed several clubs, including foreign clubs like Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates,

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of Portugal,

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of Paraguay, and Brazilian clubs like

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, Portuguesa,

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, Santos,

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, Grêmio,

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, Paraná,

and

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. 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. On July 12, 2011, Antônio Lopes was hired as América-MG's head coach.

Personal life

His son,

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, is also a football manager.

Honours

;Club *

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: 1998 *

: 1997, 2005 *

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: 1982, 1998, 2003 *

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: 1996, 2004 *

Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...

: 1988 *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 1992, 1994 *

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: 1992 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999 ;Individual * Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Antonio 1941 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Brazilian football managers 1984 AFC Asian Cup managers Olaria Atlético Clube players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players Olaria Atlético Clube managers America Football Club (RJ) managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Kuwait national football team managers Fluminense FC managers CR Flamengo managers Sport Club do Recife managers Al-Wasl F.C. managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers C.F. Os Belenenses managers Sport Club Internacional managers Santos FC managers Al Hilal SFC managers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube managers Cerro Porteño managers Paraná Clube managers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense managers Club Athletico Paranaense managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers Goiás Esporte Clube managers Avaí FC managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers América Futebol Clube (MG) managers Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Brazilian expatriates in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait