Antônio Lopes

Antônio Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Lopes dos Santos
Date of birth	(1941-06-12) June 12, 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1961	Olaria
1961–1962	Bonsucesso
Managerial career
1980	Olaria
1981	América
1981–1983	Vasco da Gama
1983–1985	Kuwait
1985–1986	Vasco da Gama
1986–1987	Fluminense
1987	Flamengo
1988	Ivory Coast
1988	Sport Recife
1988–1989	Al Wasl
1989–1990	Portuguesa
1990	Belenenses
1991	Vasco da Gama
1992	Internacional
1993	Santos
1993	Portuguesa
1994	Internacional
1994	Al-Hilal
1995	Cruzeiro
1995–1996	Cerro Porteño
1996	Paraná
1997–2000	Vasco da Gama
2000	Grêmio
2000	Atlético Paranaense
2002–2003	Vasco da Gama
2004	Coritiba
2005	Atlético Paranaense
2005	Corinthians
2006	Goiás
2006	Fluminense
2007	Atlético Paranaense
2008	Vasco da Gama
2009	Atlético Paranaense
2010	Avaí
2010–2011	Vitória
2011	América Mineiro
2011	Atlético Paranaense
Medal record Men's football Representing  Kuwait (as manager) AFC Asian Cup 1984
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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.

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.

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

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. 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.

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

Club

• Copa Libertadores de América: 1998
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997, 2005
• Campeonato Carioca: 1982, 1998, 2003
• Campeonato Paranaense: 1996, 2004
• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1988
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992, 1994
• Copa do Brasil: 1992
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999

Individual

• Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005