Procópio Cardoso

Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach.

He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Fluminense, Vitória and Palmeiras. In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé 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 Paranaense, Fluminense, Bahia and Internacional.

Honours Player Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro (2): 1962, 1963

Cruzeiro Campeonato Mineiro (6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1966

Fluminense Campeonato Carioca (1): 1964 Palmeiras Torneio Rio-São Paulo (1): 1965

Manager Atlético Mineiro Copa Conmebol: 1992 Campeonato Mineiro (3): 1978, 1979, 1980