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Itabirito
Itabirito is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. Its population is estimated to have 52,446 people in 2020. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Ouro Preto. The municipality contains 10% of the Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014. During the 19th century, there was a high influx of immigration to Itabirito, caused both by gold mining and the construction of the railroad. Notable people Telê Santana (1931–2006), soccer coach (sport), coach of the Brazilian professional team during the 1982 World Cup and 1986 World Cup editions. He is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the history of Brazilian soccer. Itabirito on the Map Satellite image of Itabirito (Google Earth) http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Itabirito&sll=-19.147763,-41.726074&sspn=1.849915,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&om=1 Mayors of Itabirito José Theodoro Alves Júnior (1923–193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player (right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais. Telê was the manager responsible for putting together the 1982 and 1986 Brazil national squads. The 1982 squad in particular is remembered as one of the greatest teams in football history not to win the World Cup. It included players such as Zico, Sócrates, Falcão, Júnior and Toninho Cerezo. He was also a highly successful manager of various club teams, including the legendary 1992 and 1993 São Paulo, and was also very influential with Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense. Telê is often mentioned by the Brazilian sports press as being one of the most relevant football managers to ever work in the country. His preferred style of play was very offensive-minded, and he believed in training athletes by using relentless repetition of elementary fundamentals of the game, such as passi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |