Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach. He started his professional career at Renascença as a

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. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and

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, Vitória and

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. In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach at Cruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973. As a manager, Cardoso managed Cruzeiro,

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and

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Honours

Player

; Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro (2): 1962, 1963 ;Cruzeiro * Campeonato Mineiro (6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1966 ; Fluminense * Campeonato Carioca (1): 1964 ; Palmeiras * Torneio Rio-São Paulo (1): 1965

Como treinador

; Atlético Mineiro *

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: 1992 * Campeonato Mineiro (3): 1978, 1979, 1980

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardoso, Procopio 1939 births Living people Brazilian footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players São Paulo FC players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Esporte Clube Vitória players Fluminense FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Clube Atlético Mineiro managers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers Qatar national football team managers Fluminense FC managers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense managers Ettifaq FC managers Sport Club Internacional managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Al Nassr FC managers América Futebol Clube (MG) managers Al-Sharjah SCC managers Association football central defenders Brazilian football managers