Antônio Lopes

Antônio Lopes dos Santos (born 12 June 1941) is a Brazilian football head coach and former footballer.

Antônio Lopes was the assistant manager of the Brazil national football team, managed by Émerson Leão, in 2000. He was also the assistant manager of the Brazil national team, managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari, during the successful 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign.

He is the coach with the most major trophies won for Vasco da Gama.

Playing career He played for Olaria from 1958 to 1961, and played for Bonsucesso in 1962.

Coaching career During his career, he managed several clubs, including foreign clubs like Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates, Belenenses of Portugal, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, and Brazilian clubs like Fluminense, Flamengo, Sport Recife, Portuguesa, Internacional, Santos, Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio, Vasco da Gama, Coritiba, Paraná, Corinthians and Goiás.

In 2005, he was the manager of Corinthians, replacing Márcio Bittencourt, during most of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season. The club, with Antônio Lopes as its head coach, won the competition.

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 Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city.

His son, Júnior Lopes, is also a football manager.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As manager Vasco da Gama Campeonato Carioca: 1982, 1998, 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997 Copa Libertadores: 1998 Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1999

Sport Recife Campeonato Pernambucano: 1988

Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992 Copa do Brasil: 1992

Paraná Campeonato Paranaense: 1996

Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense: 2004

Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005

Individual Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005