1. Mano Menezes's nickname comes from his early childhood, when his sister used to call him "Mano", which is a popular slang term meaning "brother" in Portuguese.
35 Facts About Mano Menezes
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Mano Menezes was born in Passo do Sobrado, Rio Grande do Sul, and started playing football at amateur hometown side EC Rosario, a club which his father was president at the time; initially a forward, he was later sent back to the midfield before establishing himself as a centre-back.
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Mano Menezes subsequently played for local sides Fluminense de Mato Leitao and Guarani de Venancio Aires, helping the latter to win the 1988 Campeonato Gaucho de Futebol Amador and playing in the Campeonato Gaucho Segunda Divisao in the following years.
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Mano Menezes was named head coach of the first team ahead of the 1997 season, but was sacked and spent a period of observation with Paulo Autuori at Cruzeiro; he returned to Guarani in 1999, being again dismissed.
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In 2000, Mano Menezes was named coach of Internacional's under-17 team, and returned to Guarani in 2002 after a short period with Inter's under-20 team.
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Mano Menezes led the club to the first position in the second round of the 2002 Campeonato Gaucho and to the subsequent final win over Sao Gabriel; the title was given to Internacional after a final stage was introduced.
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Mano Menezes later had a short spell at Brasil de Pelotas in the second division of the Gauchao.
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Mano Menezes returned to Guarani for a fourth spell as head coach in 2003, but left after having altercations with the squad.
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Ahead of the 2004 season, Mano Menezes was named head coach of 15 de Novembro.
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Mano Menezes led the club to the semifinals of the 2004 Copa do Brasil, defeating Vasco da Gama in the process, and subsequently took over Serie B side Caxias in June of that year.
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On 22 April 2005, Mano Menezes named head coach of Gremio in the second division.
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Mano Menezes led the club to a promotion to the Serie A as champions in a match that became known as Batalha dos Aflitos, and won the 2006 Campeonato Gaucho with the club.
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Mano Menezes won the year's Gauchao before announcing that he would depart the club at the end of the season on 28 November 2007.
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On 4 December 2007, Mano Menezes agreed to become head coach of Corinthians for the upcoming campaign.
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On 24 July 2010, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced that Mano Menezes would replace Dunga as head coach of the Brazil national team.
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Mano Menezes's appointment was generally well received, although some pointed out that his favoured playing style resembled Dunga's defensive style.
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Mano Menezes was the coach of the Olympic team at London 2012, hoping to win the long-awaited gold medal for Brazil, the only accolade Brazil had not won in football.
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However, they were defeated by Mexico in the Olympic final and Mano Menezes was the target of criticism in Brazil.
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On 13 June 2013, Mano Menezes was named as the new head coach of Flamengo.
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On 11 December 2013, Mano Menezes returned to Corinthians in the place of Tite.
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On 1 September 2015, after nine months without a club, Mano Menezes was named Cruzeiro head coach.
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Mano Menezes was presented at Shandong Luneng Taishan of the Chinese Super League on 12 December 2015.
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On 7 June 2016, the club announced that Mano Menezes had resigned for personal reasons and he was no longer the manager of the team.
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Mano Menezes was replaced by former FC Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath.
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On 26 July 2016, Mano Menezes was announced back at Cruzeiro.
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Mano Menezes won the 2017 and 2018 editions of the national cup, and the 2018 and 2019 editions of the Campeonato Mineiro with the club.
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On 8 August 2019, Mano Menezes was sacked from the Raposa; the club ultimately suffered relegation at the end of the season.
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On 3 September 2019, Mano Menezes was announced at Palmeiras on a contract until December 2021; his signature was widely rejected by the club's supporters due to his identification with their rivals Corinthians.
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Mano Menezes debuted fifteen days later, with a win over Goias.
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On 1 December 2019, Mano Menezes was dismissed from Verdao following a loss to Flamengo.
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On 8 September 2020, Mano Menezes was named head coach of Bahia in the top tier, agreeing to a contract until the end of 2021.
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On 9 April 2021, Mano Menezes was appointed as the manager of Saudi club Al Nassr.
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On 19 April 2022, Mano Menezes was appointed head coach of Internacional back in his home country.
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On 28 September 2023, Mano Menezes returned to Corinthians, replacing sacked Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
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On 1 July 2024, Mano Menezes was named head coach of Fluminense until the end of the year.