Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football

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and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense. Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notably represented Caxias before moving to a managerial role in 1982. After leading the Brazil national team to a

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win in 2002, he was manager of the Portugal national team from July 2003 to June 2008. He led Portugal to the

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, which they lost 0–1 to

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, and to a fourth-place finish in the

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. Scolari also managed Portugal through

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, but resigned after a 2–3 loss to

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in the second round. After a return to club management at

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in the

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, Scolari was hired again as manager of the Brazil national team in 2012. He led them to victory at the

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, and to the semi-final in the

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. After the Brazil national team finished fourth overall in an upset 1–7 loss to Germany in the semi-finals, and a 0–3 loss to the

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in the third-place playoff, the Brazilian Football Confederation decided not to renew his contract. In 2015, he started work at

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and went on to claim both the

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and

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in his first season with the club. Scolari is a

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of Brazil and Italy, as he is descended from Italian immigrants.

Playing career

Scolari was born in

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, Rio Grande do Sul. A defender regarded as more uncompromising than skillful, he was known among his contemporaries as "Perna-de-Pau" (literally translated as "wooden leg" in

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, a Brazilian slang for a bad player), Scolari followed in the footsteps of his father, Benjamin Scolari, who was also a professional footballer. His playing career encompassed spells with Caxias, Juventude,

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, and

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; he often captained his sides. It was with CSA that he won his only major title as a player – the 1981

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Managerial career

Early career

Upon retiring as a player in 1982, he was appointed manager of

, his former club, and would go on to win the Alagoas state championship in his first season. After spells with Juventude (twice), Brasil de Pelotas and

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and

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n side Al-Shabab, he moved to Grêmio, where he won the 1987 Gaúcho state championship. After managing

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, Scolari had a two-year stint in charge of

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i side Al Qadisiya Kuwait, with whom he won the prestigious

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in 1989. This was followed by a brief period as manager of the Kuwait national team, winning the 10th Gulf Cup in Kuwait. Scolari returned to Brazil to coach

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. He stayed for just three matches, losing all of them. After the last loss, he abandoned the club by boarding the winning team's bus back to his hometown; and did not return even to collect his wages. Scolari coached

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to their first major national title, in the

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. He returned to club management in the Middle East, managing Al-Ahli and a second spell at Al Qadisiya.

Return to Grêmio

In 1993, Scolari returned to Grêmio, where, albeit leading the team to historic victories, he was criticized by the Brazilian media for playing a pragmatic style of football regarded as "un-Brazilian". He claimed six titles in only three years, including the

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, which qualified Grêmio for the Intercontinental Cup, which they lost to

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side

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on penalties. The following year, they won the Brazilian Championship. His team featured no real superstar and depended on workman-like players such as Paraguayan right back

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, tough-tackling

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Dinho,

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, and centre forward

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Júbilo Iwata

In 1997, Scolari became manager of

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side Júbilo Iwata, but left after eleven games and shortly afterwards took charge of

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back in Brazil.

Palmeiras

In three years as manager, Scolari led

to the

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, the Mercosur Cup, and their first Copa Libertadores title with a win on penalties over Deportivo Cali of Colombia. They were also

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to Manchester United in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup. He was named

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for 1999.

Cruzeiro

In 2000, Scolari was appointed to manage

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club Cruzeiro, coaching them for a year.

Brazil

In June 2001, Scolari was appointed manager of his native

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, who, with five qualifying matches ahead, were in jeopardy of not qualifying for the

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, which would be a first in the Brazilian competitive record. Despite losing his first match 1–0 to

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, Scolari eventually guided the team to qualification. In the build-up to the finals, Scolari refused to include veteran striker Romário in his squad, despite public pressure and a tearful appeal from the player himself. Brazil entered the tournament unfancied, but wins over

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, China, Costa Rica,

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and Turkey again took them to the final, where they beat

2–0 with two goals from

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to win their fifth

title.

Portugal

After his World Cup victory, Scolari took over as manager of

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in 2003 and oversaw their preparations as host nation for

. In the finals, Portugal got through the group stages and saw off England in the quarter-finals on penalties before beating the Netherlands in the semi-finals. In the

, however, they were beaten in a 1–0 upset by tournament

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. Scolari managed Portugal through the

in Germany, where they reached the semi-finals, again coming out victorious in the quarterfinals against England. But they did not reach the final due to a

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defeat against eventual

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. Following the tournament, Scolari was very heavily slated for the job of England manager, but ultimately opted to continue coaching Portugal. Scolari took Portugal to

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, where they reached the knock-out stages by placing first in

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before being eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals. During the tournament, he announced that he would be joining English

side

for the 2008–09 season.

Chelsea

Scolari took over as manager of Chelsea on 1 July 2008. This was announced shortly after Portugal's Euro 2008 match against the

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on 11 June. With this appointment, Scolari became the first World Cup-winning manager to manage in the Premier League. In previous press conferences, Scolari had talked about "tantrums" and "triumphs" and had a reputation as a tough and unpredictable person. When asked whether his decision to join Chelsea was financial, he responded, "Yes, that is one of the reasons," but also added, "I'm 59 and I don't want to work as a coach until I'm 70. I want to retire in four or five years, so it was a financial matter but there are other things." He also said, "I could offer my son the opportunity to study elsewhere. You only get this kind of opportunity once so you take it or leave it, but it was not only financial." Scolari later said that he had turned down an offer to manage Manchester City. Scolari's first match in charge of Chelsea was a

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against Chinese side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, a 4–0 victory. He made

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midfielder

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, a player he was familiar with on the Portuguese national team, his first signing for a fee of around £8 million, but was subsequently frustrated in his attempts to sign Brazilian international

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from Real Madrid. Under Scolari, Chelsea had the biggest away win of the club in five years in which Chelsea won 5–0 at the

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in October 2008. It was also the club's biggest win ever at

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. Scolari was sacked as Chelsea manager on 9 February 2009 after a run of poor form culminating in a 2–0 defeat at

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followed by frustrating 0–0 home draw with

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. The club's stated reason for his removal was that "the results and performances of the team appeared to be deteriorating at a key time in the season". Scolari's replacement at Chelsea for the remainder of the 2008–09 season was Dutch manager Guus Hiddink, who simultaneously managed the Russian national team.

Bunyodkor

On 6 June 2009, Scolari was spotted in attendance at

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's World Cup qualifier against Japan; on 8 June 2009, Scolari revealed that he had signed an 18-month contract with the Uzbekistani champions

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. The contract made Scolari the highest paid football manager in the world, earning €13 million a year. He left by mutual consent on 29 May 2010 after failing to guide Bunyodkor past the last 16 in the AFC Champions League, although he cited concern regarding his son's education as the key reason.

Return to Palmeiras

On 13 June 2010, Scolari was announced as Palmeiras' new manager. He signed a -year contract. Palmeiras were 2012

champions under his management. In September 2012, Scolari left by mutual consent after an unsatisfying result in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Return to Brazil

In November 2012, after two months without a club, Scolari returned to managing the Brazil national team, replacing the outgoing

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. He was tasked with securing a win in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil would be hosts. Scolari had previously won the

as manager of Brazil. Under Scolari, Brazil beat Japan 3–0 in the opening game of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, with goals from

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in the third minute,

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in the 48th minute and

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on the 90th minute. Three days later, his team won 2–0 over

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, with Neymar scoring again in the ninth minute. Brazil defeated Uruguay 2–1 in the semi-final match of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in a tough draw, with goals from

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in the 41st minute paired with a late goal from Paulinho in the 86th minute. In the

, Brazil defeated Spain 3–0 with two goals from Fred and one from Neymar. After a successful campaign which earned them a semi-final spot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil were defeated 7–1 in an upset loss against Germany at the semi-final stage, which became their biggest-ever defeat at the World Cup (their largest margin of defeat was previously losing 3-0 to France in the 1998 final), the record for most goals conceded in their World Cup track record and its first home loss in a competitive match since 1975. Scolari described the match as "the worst day of islife", and took responsibility for the loss. On 14 July 2014, following a further 3–0 defeat in the

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match against the Netherlands, Scolari resigned from his position as Brazilian manager.

Third return to Grêmio

On 29 July 2014, Scolari signed with Grêmio. He was officially unveiled by the club the following day at the Arena do Grêmio. On 19 May 2015, Scolari resigned from his position after a poor start to the season.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 4 June 2015, Scolari was appointed head coach of

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champions

, signing a one-and-a-half plus one-year contract. After four months in charge, Scolari led the club to victory in the

and AFC Champions League, defeating

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's Al-Ahli side with a 1–0 aggregate win in the final. He extended his contract for one year on 24 October 2016 after his potential successor Marcello Lippi was appointed as the manager of China national team. Scolari led Guangzhou win three consecutive league titles from 2015 to 2017. He refused to extend his contract again by the end of 2017 season.

Third return to Palmeiras

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On 27 July 2018, Scolari returned to Brazilian side

for a third time. On 2 September 2019, Scolari would be fired by club, that is under a poor performance after

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; in this period, Scolari gained only 23.8% of points played by Palmeiras.

Return to Cruzeiro

On 15 October 2020, Scolari returned to manage the football team of Cruzeiro. On 25 January 2021, Scolari and Cruzeiro parted ways by mutual agreement.

Fourth return to Grêmio

On 7 July 2021, Scolari returned to Grêmio for the fourth time, with the goal of moving the team out of the last place in the Brasileiro Série A and fighting for the Copa Sudamericana. He left on a mutual agreement on 11 October, with the club second bottom of the league.

Athletico Paranaense

On 4 May 2022, Scolari was hired by Athletico Paranaense as a technical director, being also a manager of the first team "until new definitions".

Personal life

Scolari also holds Italian citizenship, since his family emigrated from

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. He is a fan of Grêmio, and was reported to be a fan of

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, having watched their successes under

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in the 1970s. Scolari is a

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. During his career, the media has been fond of pointing out Scolari's facial resemblance to actor Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando's portrayal of Don

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in the film ''

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''. In Brazil, Scolari is also known as "Felipão", and during his stint with

, he was sometimes referred by the English translation, Big Phil.

Managerial statistics

Brazil and Colombia match at the FIFA World Cup 2014-07-04 (21)

Honours as manager

Club

;Al Qadisiya *

: 1989 ;Criciúma *

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;Grêmio * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1996 *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

* Copa Libertadores:

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

* Recopa Sudamericana: 1996 ;Palmeiras * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

Copa Mercosur The Copa Mercosur (, pt, Copa Mercosul , "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. The competition was created by CONMEBOL to generate TV m ...

* Copa Libertadores:

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

* Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2000 ;Cruzeiro *

Copa Sul-Minas Copa Sul-Minas was a Brazilian football competition that ran between 2000 and 2002, with teams from the three Southern states of Brazil, plus the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais. It replaced the 1999 tournament called Copa Sul which only include ...

: 2001 ;Bunyodkor *

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

: 2009 ;Guangzhou Evergrande *

: 2015,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

* AFC Champions League: 2015 *

Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh tit ...

Chinese FA Super Cup The Chinese FA Super Cup (), formerly named Chinese Football Super Cup (), is a pre-season football competition held before the season begins in China. It is a Chinese football championship contested by the winners of top division of Profession ...

International

;Kuwait * Arabian Gulf Cup:

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

;Brazil *

: 2002 * FIFA Confederations Cup:

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

;Portugal *

UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA). The competition is conte ...

runner-up: 2004

Individual

* Brasileirão Coach of the Year:

: 1999, 2002 * IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2002 *

Chinese Football Association The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in People's Republic of China (Mainland China). The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the country ...

Coach of the Year: 2015, 2016

Orders

PRT Order of Prince Henry - Commander BAR

Commander of the Order of Prince Henry * PRT Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa Cavaleiro ribbon

Medal of Merit,

Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa The Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (also known as The Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Vicosa; pt, Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa) is a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Braganza, the f ...

( House of Braganza)

References

External links

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