Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former
football
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player and coach.
He started his professional career at
Renascença as a
center back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
. Cardoso also played for
Belo Horizonte
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rivals,
Cruzeiro and
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
,
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
,
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...
,
Vitória and
Palmeiras
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
.
In a game of
Cruzeiro against
Santos for 1968
Taça Brasil
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Bahia, Cruzeiro and Botafogo were the only champions to have played all phases of the tournament, because until the 1968 edition teams from Rio de ...
Cardoso disputed a ball with
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...
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,
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
,
Atlético Paranaense
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,
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...
,
Bahia
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and
Internacional.
Honours
Player
; Atlético Mineiro
*
Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
(2): 1962, 1963
;Cruzeiro
*
Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
(6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
(1):
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
; Fluminense
*
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 ...
(1): 1964
; Palmeiras
*
Torneio Rio-São Paulo (1): 1965
Manager
; Atlético Mineiro
*
Copa Conmebol
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:
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
*
Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
(3): 1978, 1979, 1980
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardoso, Procopio
1939 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
São Paulo FC players
Clube Atlético Mineiro players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Fluminense FC players
SE Palmeiras players
Clube Atlético Mineiro managers
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers
Qatar national football team managers
Fluminense FC managers
Grêmio FBPA managers
Al-Ettifaq FC managers
SC Internacional managers
Esporte Clube Bahia managers
Al-Nassr FC managers
América Futebol Clube (MG) managers
Sharjah FC managers
Men's association football central defenders
Brazilian football managers
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen