Antônio Lopes dos Santos Júnior (born 22 November 1973), known as Júnior Lopes, is a Brazilian

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. He is the current head coach of

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Career

Born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Lopes began his career with

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, being an assistant of the club's youth setup, in 1996. In 1998, he moved to cross-town rivals

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

, under the same role. In 2000 Lopes and his father joined the Brazil national team, with him being appointed assistant of the under-17s. He had his first managerial position with Bangu in 2002, after previously being the club's assistant and youth coach. After another spell at Vasco, Lopes was appointed Olaria manager in 2004. Only months later he moved to

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

, becoming his father's assistant. After the latter's dismissal he was named interim manager, but was sacked on 27 October 2005. After another spells as an assistant at

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

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Asteras Tripoli Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...

and

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, Lopes was named Iraty manager in 2008. On 31 May 2008, however, he was appointed at the helm of

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. After another assistant roles at

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 ...

, Atlético Paranaense and

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, Lopes was appointed as

Vanderlei Luxemburgo Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent. A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...

's second at

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

. On 28 January 2013, after a spell at Grêmio, he was named

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manager. Lopes resigned on 22 February, after altercations with the board, and joined Luxemburgo's staff at Fluminense. On 12 February 2014 he was appointed manager of Audax Rio. After failing to avoid relegation he left the club, and was named at the helm of

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on 6 April. On 25 November 2014 Lopes was appointed at Tombense. After taking the club to the semifinals of

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, he was named the new manager of Portuguesa on 21 April 2015.

Personal life

Lopes' father,

Antônio Lopes Antônio Lopes dos Santos, usually known as Antônio Lopes (born June 12, 1941) is a Brazilian Association football, football head coach and former footballer. Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de ...

, is also a football manager.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Junior 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian football managers Bangu Atlético Clube managers Olaria Atlético Clube managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Iraty Sport Club managers Centro Sportivo Alagoano managers Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube managers Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube managers Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube managers Tombense Futebol Clube managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers Tupi Football Club managers Associação Desportiva Cabofriense managers Itumbiara Esporte Clube managers Camboriú Futebol Clube managers