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Argélico Fuchs (born Argélico Fucks; 4 September 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. His professional career as a
Argel's coaching career began when he was hired as
central defender
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spanned 15 years, during which he was mainly associated with Benfica and Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...
. He also played in Japan, Spain and China, and appeared in one international match for Brazil
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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 inSanta Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Rosa is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km2. Its estimated population is 73,575 (202 ...
. He began his career with Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...
, Santos and Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
, with a brief stint in Japan in between and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal's Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
, 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 Primeira Liga 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 Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syst ...
, going on to retire in 2007 after representing Cruzeiro, Canoas and Chinese club Zhejiang Lucheng.
International
Argel representedBrazil
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at under-20 level, winning both the South American Youth Championship
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and the FIFA U-20 World Cup
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. On 29 March 1995 he earned his only cap
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for the full side, appearing in a friendly against Honduras.
Coaching career
Argel's coaching career began when he was hired as Guaratinguetá
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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
Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials in ...
.
Argel was announced as coach of former club Internacional on 13 August 2015, after leaving Figueirense 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 Copa do Nordeste against Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
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
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, being relieved of his duties on 16 February 2019 after being knocked out of the Copa do Brasil
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.
On 2 July 2019, Argel replaced Marcelo Cabo at the helm of first division newcomers CSA
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. On 28 November, he took over fellow top-tier side Ceará in the place of fired Adílson Batista, 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 Alverca.
Surname
Some of Argel's fame stemmed from his prior surname, which coincided with a form of the English word " fuck". This led to somedouble entendre
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headlines, including one from Eurosport.com titled "Fucks off to Benfica"; this headline received press coverage itself with ''The Register
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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
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
*Copa do Brasil
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: 1992
Santos
*Copa CONMEBOL
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: 1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
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Porto
*Taça de Portugal
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: 1999–2000
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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: 2000
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Palmeiras
* Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2000
*Copa dos Campeões
Copa dos Campeões (Portuguese for Brazilian Champions Cup) was a Brazilian football competition, organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), contested by the best teams from each one of the regional cups.
The Copa dos Campeões wi ...
: 2000
Benfica
* Primeira Liga: 2004–05
*Taça de Portugal: 2003–04
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2004
International
Brazil U-17 *South American Under-17 Football Championship
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: 1991
Brazil U-20
*FIFA World Youth Championship
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: 1993
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*South American Youth Football Championship
The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American f ...
: 1992
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