40 Facts About Felipe Scolari

1.

Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH, known as Felipao, is a Brazilian football manager and former player.

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Felipe Scolari led them to victory at the 2013 Confederations Cup, and to the semi-final in the 2014 World Cup.

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Felipe Scolari is a dual citizen of Brazil and Italy, as he is descended from Italian immigrants.

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4.

Felipe Scolari was born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul.

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Felipe Scolari's playing career encompassed spells with Caxias, Juventude, Novo Hamburgo, and CSA; he often captained his sides.

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Felipe Scolari coached Criciuma to their first major national title, in the 1991 Copa do Brasil.

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Felipe Scolari returned to club management in the Middle East, managing Al-Ahli and a second spell at Al Qadisiya.

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8.

In 1993, Felipe Scolari returned to Gremio, where, albeit leading the team to historic victories, he was criticized by the Brazilian media for playing a pragmatic style of football regarded as "un-Brazilian".

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Felipe Scolari claimed six titles in only three years, including the 1995 Copa Libertadores, which qualified Gremio for the Intercontinental Cup, which they lost to Dutch side Ajax on penalties.

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10.

Felipe Scolari's team featured no real superstar and depended on workman-like players such as Paraguayan right back Francisco Arce, tough-tackling midfielder Dinho, Paulo Nunes, and centre forward Mario Jardel.

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11.

In 1997, Scolari became manager of J League side Jubilo Iwata, but left after eleven games and shortly afterwards took charge of Palmeiras back in Brazil.

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12.

In three years as manager, Felipe Scolari led Palmeiras to the Copa do Brasil, the Mercosur Cup, and their first Copa Libertadores title with a win on penalties over Deportivo Cali of Colombia.

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13.

Felipe Scolari was named South American Coach of the Year for 1999.

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14.

In 2000, Felipe Scolari was appointed to manage Minas Gerais club Cruzeiro, coaching them for a year.

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15.

In June 2001, Felipe Scolari was appointed manager of his native Brazil, who, with five qualifying matches ahead, were in jeopardy of not qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which would be a first in the Brazilian competitive record.

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16.

Felipe Scolari managed Portugal through the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where they reached the semi-finals, again coming out victorious in the quarterfinals against England.

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17.

Felipe Scolari took Portugal to Euro 2008, where they reached the knock-out stages by placing first in Group A before being eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals.

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18.

In previous press conferences, Felipe Scolari had talked about "tantrums" and "triumphs" and had a reputation as a tough and unpredictable person.

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19.

Felipe Scolari later said that he had turned down an offer to manage Manchester City.

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20.

Felipe Scolari made Barcelona midfielder Deco, a player he was familiar with on the Portuguese national team, his first signing for a fee of around £8 million, but was frustrated in his attempts to sign Brazilian international Robinho from Real Madrid.

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21.

On 6 June 2009, Felipe Scolari was spotted in attendance at Uzbekistan's World Cup qualifier against Japan; on 8 June 2009, Felipe Scolari revealed that he had signed an 18-month contract with the Uzbekistani champions FC Bunyodkor.

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22.

Felipe Scolari left by mutual consent on 29 May 2010 after failing to guide Bunyodkor past the last 16 in the AFC Champions League, although he cited concern regarding his son's education as the key reason.

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23.

In September 2012, Felipe Scolari left by mutual consent after an unsatisfying result in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

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24.

In November 2012, after two months without a club, Felipe Scolari returned to managing the Brazil national team, replacing the outgoing Mano Menezes.

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25.

Felipe Scolari was tasked with securing a win in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil would be hosts.

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26.

Felipe Scolari had previously won the 2002 FIFA World Cup as manager of Brazil.

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27.

Felipe Scolari described the match as "the worst day of [his] life", and took responsibility for the loss.

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28.

Felipe Scolari was officially unveiled by the club the following day at the Arena do Gremio.

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29.

On 19 May 2015, Felipe Scolari resigned from his position after a poor start to the season.

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30.

On 4 June 2015, Felipe Scolari was appointed head coach of Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande, signing a one-and-a-half plus one-year contract.

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31.

Felipe Scolari extended his contract for one year on 24 October 2016 after his potential successor Marcello Lippi was appointed as the manager of China national team.

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32.

Felipe Scolari led Guangzhou win three consecutive league titles from 2015 to 2017.

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33.

Felipe Scolari refused to extend his contract again by the end of 2017 season.

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34.

On 27 July 2018, Felipe Scolari returned to Brazilian side Palmeiras for a third time.

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35.

On 2 September 2019, Felipe Scolari would be fired by club, that is under a poor performance after 2019 Copa America; in this period, Felipe Scolari gained only 23.

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36.

On 15 October 2020, Felipe Scolari returned to the soccer team of Cruzeiro for the second time.

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37.

On 7 July 2021, Felipe Scolari returned to Gremio for the fourth time, with the goal of moving the team out of the last place in the Brasileiro Serie A and fighting for the Copa Sudamericana.

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38.

On 4 May 2022, Felipe Scolari was hired by Athletico Paranaense as a technical director, being a manager of the first team "until new definitions".

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39.

Felipe Scolari holds Italian citizenship, since his family emigrated from Veneto.

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40.

Felipe Scolari is a fan of Gremio, and was reported to be a fan of Nottingham Forest, having watched their successes under Brian Clough in the 1970s.

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