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Marcão (footballer, Born 1972)
Marco Aurélio de Oliveira (born 22 July 1972), commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian Association football, football Coach (sport), coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Fluminense FC, Fluminense. Playing career Marcão was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, and finished his formation with Bangu Atlético Clube, Bangu. He made his first team debut on 5 March 1989, starting in a 0–0 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Americano Futebol Clube, Americano. After establishing himself as a starter for the club and subsequently serving loan stints at Criciúma Esporte Clube, Criciúma, Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama and Clube Atlético Bragantino, Bragantino, Marcão joined Fluminense FC, Fluminense in 1999. At the latter club he was an immediate first-choice, appearing in 333 matches and scoring 12 goals during his first spell. In August 2005, Marcão moved abroad and joined A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrópolis
Petrópolis (), also known as the Imperial City, is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 Brazilian census, Petrópolis municipality had a population of 278,881 inhabitants. Besides being the largest and most populous city in the , the city also has the largest GDP and HDI in the region. The town's name ("City of Peter") honors Pedro II, the last Emperor of Brazil, who is entombed there at the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara. The city was the summer residence of the Brazilian Emperors and aristocrats in the 19th century, and was the official capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro during the First Brazilian Republic, between 1894 and 1902. There are projects to annex Petrópolis again to the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, because it is linked to the capital by political and economic ties and contains one of the state's highest HDIs. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the States of Brazil, 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of the Brazilian Gross domestic product, GDP. The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast (assigned by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE). Rio de Janeiro shares borders with all the other states in the same Southeast macroregion: Minas Gerais (North, N and Ordinal directions, NW), Espírito Santo (Ordinal direction, NE) and São Paulo (state), São Paulo (Ordinal directions, SW). It is bounded on the east and south by the South Atlantic Ocean. Rio de Janeiro has an area of . Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, which was the capital of the Portuguese Colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Braga
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga (born 1 September 1952), known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player. He played as a central defender during a professional career that started with Fluminense in 1968. He earned one cap for Brazil, and was on the 1978 FIFA World Cup squad. Since his retirement in 1985, he has managed a number of clubs in Brazil and Portugal, including three spells at Fluminense. In 2006, he won the Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup for Internacional. He has also managed French club Marseille, as well as Emirati club Al Jazira over two spells. Playing career Known as Abel during his playing days, he started his career as a player in Fluminense in 1968, staying at the club until 1976, when he moved to Vasco da Gama. He also played for Paris Saint-Germain, of France, from 1979 to 1981, for Botafogo, from 1982 to 1984, and Goytacaz, in 1984, and 1985, where ended his career. He earned just one cap for the Brazil national footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Machado Marques
Roger Machado Marques (born 4 March 1975) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is the current head coach of Internacional. Machado's playing career was mainly associated with Grêmio, a club he represented for ten years. After retiring with Fluminense in 2008, he later became a coach, being notably in charge of both his former sides. Playing career A Grêmio youth graduate, Porto Alegre-born Machado made his debut for the club in 1994. A regular starter, he was among of the club's most successful era, achieving one Série A and one Copa Libertadores. In 2004 Machado moved abroad, signing for J1 League side Vissel Kobe. Returning to Brazil in 2006, he joined Fluminense and also featured regularly. In 2009, he agreed to a move to D.C. United, but the deal was cancelled after a back injury, and he subsequently retired. Machado's maiden appearance for the Brazil football team occurred on 12 June 2001, in a 1–0 loss against Mexico f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odair Hellmann
Odair Hellmann (born 22 January 1977) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Athletico Paranaense. Playing career Born in Salete, Santa Catarina, Odair was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 8 March 1997, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away draw against Grêmio Santanense. After winning the 1998 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with the under-20 side, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, and featured more during that year. Odair was loaned to Fluminense in the Série C for the 1999 season. Upon returning, he was released by the club, and played for Veranópolis in the 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho. He was also a part of the América de Natal squad in the 2001 Série B, but never featured in a single minute. In 2002, Odair joined Mamoré as the club was playing in the Copa Sul-Minas, and made his debut against former club Internacion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswaldo De Oliveira
Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho (born 5 December 1950), known as Oswaldo de Oliveira, is a Brazilian football manager. Manager career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo de Oliveira became the first team coach for Corinthians in 1999 when Vanderlei Luxemburgo left the club to take the Brazil National Team manager role. Oliveira led the club to win the São Paulo State Championship and the Brazilian Série A that same year. In 2000, he made history by taking the first FIFA Club World Championship. After leaving Corinthians, Oliveira would coach Brazilian teams Vasco, Fluminense, São Paulo, Flamengo, Vitória, Santos, Fluminense and Cruzeiro. The only title at this period would come with São Paulo, the 2002 São Paulo State Super Championship. After tricolor lost in Campeonato Brasileiro de 2002 against Santos, and lost the final of Campeonato Paulista de 2003 for Corinthians, Oliveira was dismissed because of bad results. He also had a short spell at Al-Ahli of Qatar. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Diniz
Fernando Diniz Silva (born 27 March 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head current coach of Vasco da Gama. Diniz is widely recognized in Brazil for his unique style of tactical structure, prioritizing ball control, and having something close to a modern style of '' Jogo Bonito''. Initially compared to Pep Guardiola's tiki-taka, his style of play is described as "Relationism" or colloquially in Brazil as the ''Dinizismo''. Playing career Born in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Diniz started his career with Juventus-SP in 1993. In 1996, he moved to Guarani, but agreed to a contract with Palmeiras shortly after. In 1997, Diniz moved to Palmeiras' fierce rivals Corinthians, featuring regularly during his two-year spell at the club. He subsequently represented Paraná, Fluminense, Flamengo, Juventude, Cruzeiro and Santos, all in the top tier. In 2006, Diniz signed for Paulista, and later played for Santo And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance!
''Lance!'' is a daily sports newspaper in Brazil, and its first edition was published in 1997. Its headquarters are located in Rio de Janeiro, and they print regional versions for some of the other Brazilian states. History Its tabloid format as well as its news design quickly became a success, and ''Lance!'' is also popular among Brazilian TV and radio sports journalists and reporters. Its 3000th edition was published on January 29, 2006. There are ''Lance!'' offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, and they also publish regional versions in Curitiba and Manaus. ''Lance!'' also issues a weekly magazine called ''Lance! A+''; its first edition was published in 2000. On March 21, 2020, the newspaper announced ceased the publication due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levir Culpi
Levir Culpi (born 28 February 1953) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Known as Levir during his playing days, he was born in Curitiba, Paraná, and started his career with hometown club Coritiba, in 1972. After spending a six-month loan deal at Botafogo the following year, he signed for Santa Cruz in 1974. Levir subsequently represented Colorado (two stints), Atlante, Vila Nova, Figueirense and Juventude, retiring with the latter in 1985. Coaching career Immediately after retiring Culpi took up coaching, starting with his last club Juventude. After a stint at Caxias he was named Atlético Paranaense head coach in 1986, but left the club in the following year. After a period in charge of Marcílio Dias, Culpi took Internacional de Limeira to their second national title, a Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1988. He subsequently managed Criciúma, Internacional and Coritiba before returning to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN Brasil
ESPN is the Brazilian division of ESPN Inc. Launched in March 1989 as Canal+, it was the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States, launched in June 1995. The channel has covered major sporting events, like the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics; the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998, 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 1999 Pan American Games, 1999, 2003 Pan American Games, 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games, 2007 Pan-American Games. High ratings and prestige in the segment have been marks of the channel; it also won the Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte, APCA award twice, in 1995 for "Best Sports Programming" and in 1998 for "Best Coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup". Despite having a team that is regarded as one of the best in Brazilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Baptista
Eduardo Alexandre Baptista (born 30 March 1970), is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently in charge of Criciúma. Career Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Baptista started playing for Juventus as a central defender. However, due to his lack of temper on the field, he was advised to leave football by his father, Nelsinho. In 2002, after spells at clubs in his native state, Baptista joined his father's staff at Goiás, as a fitness coach. The duo remained together for the following nine years, only splitting due to the Japanese tsunami in 2011, when both were at Kashiwa Reysol; Eduardo subsequently returned to Sport Recife (club which he already worked from 2007 to 2009) while Nelsinho remained at Kashiwa. On 31 January 2014 Baptista was appointed interim coach, replacing fired Geninho. On 14 February he was definitely appointed as head coach, and led the side to both Campeonato Pernambucano and Copa do Nordeste winning campaigns. On 17 September 2015, Baptista left S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Globo
''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of '' A Noite'', it was originally intended as a morning daily to extend the newspaper interests of the company. In time, it became the flagship paper of the group. When Irineu died weeks after the founding of the newspaper in 1925, it was inherited by his son Roberto. At age 21, he started working as a trainee reporter for the paper and later became managing editor. Roberto Marinho developed Grupo Globo (the conglomerate of media companies consisting of ''O Globo,'' TV Globo, Rádio Globo, Editora Globo and other subsidiaries) as Brazil's largest media group, entering radio in the 1940s and TV in the 1960s, and picking up other interests. An active supporter of the military dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
