Antônio Lopes dos Santos, usually known as Antônio Lopes (born June 12, 1941) is a Brazilian

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head coach and former footballer. Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city. Antônio Lopes was the assistant manager of the

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, managed by

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, in 2000. He was also the assistant manager of the Brazil national team, managed by

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, during the successful

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campaign. In 2005, he was the manager of

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, replacing

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, during most of the

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season. The club, with Antônio Lopes as its head coach, won the competition.

Playing career

He played for Olaria from 1958 to 1961, and played for

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in 1962.

Coaching career

During his career, he managed several clubs, including foreign clubs like Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates,

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of Portugal,

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of Paraguay, and Brazilian clubs like

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, Portuguesa, Internacional, Santos,

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, Grêmio,

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and

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. On March 9, 2010, Atlético Paranaense executive board had decided to suddenly dismiss the coach for undisclosed reasons and despite the fact that the team's results were satisfactory, so far (six wins, four draws and only one loss). Leandro Niehues has been named interim coach until a full-time replacement is found. On July 12, 2011, Antônio Lopes was hired as América-MG's head coach.

Personal life

His son,

Júnior Lopes Antônio Lopes dos Santos Júnior (born 22 November 1973), known as Júnior Lopes, is a Brazilian association football, football coach (sports), coach. Career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Lopes began his career with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, B ...

, is also a football manager.

Managerial statistics

Honours

;Club *

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: 1998 *

: 1997, 2005 *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

: 1982, 1998, 2003 *

Campeonato Paranaense The Campeonato Paranaense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is run by the Paraná Football Federation (FPF). List of champions Notes * In 1924 Internacional and América merged in ...

: 1996, 2004 *

Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is run by the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF). History The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played i ...

: 1988 *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

: 1992, 1994 *

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: 1992 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999 ;Individual * Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Antonio 1941 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brazilian football managers 1984 AFC Asian Cup managers Olaria Atlético Clube players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players Olaria Atlético Clube managers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Kuwait national football team managers Brazil national football team non-playing staff Fluminense FC managers CR Flamengo managers Sport Club do Recife managers Al Wasl F.C. managers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos managers C.F. Os Belenenses managers SC Internacional managers Santos FC managers Al Hilal SFC managers Cruzeiro EC managers Cerro Porteño managers Paraná Clube managers Grêmio FBPA managers Club Athletico Paranaense managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers Goiás Esporte Clube managers Avaí FC managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers América Futebol Clube (MG) managers Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Brazilian expatriates in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Copa Libertadores–winning managers 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen