1. Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva was born on 10 May 1952 and is a retired former Brazilian professional football coach and player.
49 Facts About Vanderlei Luxemburgo
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo subsequently became a coach and led Palmeiras, Corinthians, Cruzeiro and Santos to Serie A titles, winning the tournament five times, a record total.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo left Fla in 1978 to Internacional, where he would become a first-choice for the only time in his entire career, playing 27 matches.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo retired in 1980, aged 28, due to a knee injury.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo was Lopes' assistant at America-RJ and Vasco da Gama.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo's first coaching experience occurred in 1983, with Campo Grande; he only lasted eight matches at the club, being sacked after altercations with the board.
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In 1984, after managing Friburguense, Vanderlei Luxemburgo then moved abroad to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad; initially Joubert's assistant, he was in subsequently charge of the club.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo was at the helm of Democrata-GV in the following year, but only lasted three months.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo subsequently rejoined Lopes' staff at Fluminense in 1986, where he acted as head coach of the under-20 squad.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo returned to Brazil in October 1988, after being invited to coach Bragantino; initially expected to take over the reserve team, he convinced the board to become the head coach of the main squad instead.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo led the club in winning campaigns of the 1989 Serie B and the 1990 Campeonato Paulista, the latter over Novorizontino in a final which was known as the final caipira.
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In December 1990, Vanderlei Luxemburgo agreed to leave Bragantino to take over his former side Flamengo.
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Shortly after leaving Flamengo, Vanderlei Luxemburgo took over Guarani, but resigned in November 1991 after alleging unpaid wages.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo then moved to city rivals Ponte Preta in September 1992, but left in the following April to join Palmeiras.
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In January 1995, Vanderlei Luxemburgo returned to Flamengo after two successful years at Palmeiras.
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At Verdao, Vanderlei Luxemburgo won the 1996 Campeonato Paulista by scoring more than 100 goals during the tournament, winning 27 matches out of 30.
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On 16 December 1997, Vanderlei Luxemburgo agreed to become the head coach of Corinthians.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo led the club to the 1998 Serie A title, but had altercations with Marcelinho Carioca.
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On 10 August 1998, Vanderlei Luxemburgo replaced Zagallo as head coach of the Brazil national team after the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo returned to Timao on 5 February 2001, winning yet another Campeonato Paulista title.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo said that the Cameroon match inspired him to create a device in order to tell his players where and when to attack.
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On 30 December 2001, Vanderlei Luxemburgo agreed to return to Palmeiras for a third spell, but was unable to repeat the same success as his previous periods at the club.
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On 8 May 2004, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was officially announced back at Santos on a contract until the end of 2005.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo led Real Madrid to seven consecutive league wins, putting them back in the title race but ended up losing it four points behind FC Barcelona.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo was sacked on 5 December 2005, with Real Madrid announcing Juan Ramon Lopez Caro as his successor.
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On 13 December 2005, Vanderlei Luxemburgo signed with Santos for the third time.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo continued with Santos in 2007 and won the Paulista again.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo saw Santos through the semi-finals of the 2007 Copa Libertadores, winning all the matches in the group stage and eliminating strong teams, such as Caracas in the round of 16 and America in the quarter-finals, before losing to Gremio in the semis.
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Later Luxemburgo finished second in the Serie A In both years, 2006 and 2007, he led Santos to a Copa Libertadores berth, but still left on 13 December 2007, after failing to agree new terms.
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On 18 December 2007, Vanderlei Luxemburgo returned to Palmeiras for his fourth spell as head coach.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo managed the team to a successful campaign in the Paulista, but lost to Santos in the semi-finals.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo was re-signed as head coach of Santos after a one and a half-year absence on 17 July 2009.
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On 5 October 2010, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Flamengo.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo avoided relegation in his first year, and led the club to a 26-match unbeaten run in 2011, winning the 2011 Campeonato Carioca.
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On 2 February 2012, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was dismissed after having altercations with the club's board.
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On 21 February 2012, it was announced that Vanderlei Luxemburgo was taking charge of Gremio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense until 31 December 2012.
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On 29 April 2013, after getting involved in a fight in the game between Gremio and Huachipato for the Libertadores Cup, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was suspended for six games in this competition.
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On 29 June 2013, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was dismissed by directors of Gremio.
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On 30 July 2013, Vanderlei Luxemburgo signed with carioca side Fluminense FC, that dismissed, one day earlier, Abel Braga.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo defended his predecessor, calling him "winner", and lamented his resignation, a "culture of brazilian football".
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On 23 July 2014, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was appointed head coach of Flamengo, returning to the club for the fourth time in this role.
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On 2 June 2015, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Cruzeiro, but was dismissed after poor results on 31 August.
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On 23 September 2015, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Tianjin Songjiang, for the 2016 season.
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On 29 May 2017, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as the new head coach Sport Recife, and won the year's Campeonato Pernambucano with the club.
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On 8 May 2019, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named head coach of Vasco da Gama, agreeing to a contract until the end of the year.
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On 15 December 2019, Vanderlei Luxemburgo signed a two-year contract with Palmeiras, returning to the club after 11 years.
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Vanderlei Luxemburgo won the 2020 Campeonato Paulista with the club, being this the fifth time winning the competition with the club and ninth overall, and surpassed Lula as the most successful head coach of the tournament.
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On 3 August 2021, Luxemburgo returned to Cruzeiro, with the club now in the Serie B He was dismissed on 28 December, after failing to achieve promotion to the top tier.
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On 1 May 2023, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was announced as head coach of Corinthians in the top tier, signing a contract until the end of the year.