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'''Luiz Felipe Scolari''', [[Order of Infante D. Henrique|ComIH]] (born [[November 9]], [[ |
'''Luiz Felipe Scolari''', [[Order of Infante D. Henrique|ComIH]] (born [[November 9]], [[1940]] in [[Passo Fundo]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]]), also known as ''Felipão'' ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], who led the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]] to victory in the [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup]]. He has been the head coach of the [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese national team]] since 2003. Since 2002 he is also an [[Italy|Italian]] citizen.{{fact|date=June 2008}} |
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As of [[July 1]] [[2008]], Scolari will be the manager of the [[Premier League]] side [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], taking over after [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].<ref name="chelsea">{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/xxchelsea180706/index.html#/page/Homepage/article_1326948|title=Scolari named as Chelsea manager|date=2008-06-11|accessdate=2008-06-11|publisher=''BBC Sport''}}</ref> |
As of [[July 1]] [[2008]], Scolari will be the manager of the [[Premier League]] side [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], taking over after [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].<ref name="chelsea">{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/xxchelsea180706/index.html#/page/Homepage/article_1326948|title=Scolari named as Chelsea manager|date=2008-06-11|accessdate=2008-06-11|publisher=''BBC Sport''}}</ref> |
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Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1940 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football coach, who led the Brazilian national team to victory in the 2002 World Cup. He has been the head coach of the Portuguese national team since 2003. Since 2002 he is also an Italian citizen.[citation needed]
As of July 1 2008, Scolari will be the manager of the Premier League side Chelsea, taking over after Euro 2008.[1]
Playing career
A defender regarded as more uncompromising than skilful (he was known as "wooden leg" among his contemporaries), Scolari followed in the footsteps of his father Benjamin, who was also a professional footballer.[2] His playing career encompassed spells with Caxias, Juventude, Novo Hamburgo and CSA, and often captained his sides. It was with CSA that he won his only major title as a player - the Alagoano state championship.
Managerial career
Club management
Early career
Upon retiring as a player in 1982, he was appointed manager of CSA, winning the Alagoano state championship in his first season. After spells with Juventude (twice), Brasil de Pelotas and Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia, he moved to unfashionable Grêmio, where he won the 1987 Gaúcho state championship.
Kuwait
He then had a two year stint in charge of Kuwaiti side Al Qadisiya Kuwait, with whom he won the prestigious Kuwait Emir Cup in 1989. This was followed by a brief stint as manager of the Kuwait national team, winning the 10th Gulf Cup in Kuwait. He returned to Brazil after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and coached Criciúma to the Copa do Brasil.
Grêmio
In 1993 he returned to Grêmio, where he was criticised by the Brazilian media for playing the ugly side of the beautiful game with his players known for getting into brawls during matches. He won six titles in only three years including the Copa Libertadores in 1995 and the Brazilian Championship the following year. They reached the final of the Intercontinental Cup, losing on penalties to Ajax Amsterdam. His team featured no real superstar and depended on workman-like players such as Paraguayan right back Francisco Arce (who he later took to Palmeiras), the tough-tackling midfielder Dinho known as the Brazilian Vinnie Jones, Paulo Nunes and centre forward Mário Jardel.
Palmeiras
In 1997, Scolari became manager of J. League side Júbilo Iwata, but left after eleven games and shortly afterwards took charge of Palmeiras, one of the biggest clubs in Brazil. In three years, he 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. They were also runners-up to Manchester United in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup. He was named South American Coach of the Year for 1999.
International management
Brazil
Scolari has had two very successful spells in charge of international teams. In June 2001 was appointed manager of his native Brazil, who with five matches remaining were in danger of not qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. Despite losing his first match 1-0 to Uruguay, Scolari guided the team to qualification.
In the build-up to the finals, Scolari famously refused to include veteran striker Romário in his squad, despite public pressure and a tearful appeal from the player himself.[3] Brazil entered the tournament unfancied, but wins over Turkey, China, Costa Rica, Belgium, England and Turkey again took them to the final, where they beat Germany 2-0 to win their fifth title.
Portugal
Scolari took over as Portugal manager in 2003 and oversaw their preparations as host nation for Euro 2004. In the finals, Portugal got through the group stages and saw off England in the quarter finals on penalties before beating the Netherlands in the semi-finals. However in the final they were beaten by Greece.
He managed Portugal in the 2006 World Cup in Germany where they managed to reach the semi-finals, again coming out victorious in the quarter-finals against England. But they did not reach the final due to a semi-final defeat against eventual runners-up France.
Scolari took Portugal to UEFA Euro 2008 and took them into the knockout stages by winning Group A before announcing that he would be joining Chelsea after the tournament.
Return to club management
Chelsea
Scolari is to take over as Chelsea manager on July 1 2008. This was announced shortly after Portugal's Euro 2008 match against the Czech Republic on June 11 2008.[1] Many Premier League fans will relish the confrontations between Scolari and Sir Alex Ferguson and have been warned to expect "tantrums" and more importantly "triumphs". [4]
Personality
Scolari is famous for his temper and for his histrionic "performance" by the field while the match is going on, reacting strongly to both the best and the worst moments of his team. A good example of his fierce temper was a September 12, 2007 qualifying match for Euro 2008 against Serbia when, at the end of the game, and after the referee had blown the whistle for a 1-1 draw, Scolari, after being slapped in the hand by the Serbian player Ivica Dragutinovic, grazed him in the face with a left hook [5][6]. His character, however, is often seen as a good point, instead of a drawback, because he tries to keep the players (and himself) free of external pressures: he usually demands a lot more freedom than most coaches are allowed and is bent on exerting a somewhat discretionary power. Some critics mostly agree that his unique character was very beneficial to the Portuguese national team, which had a tradition of talented players but never won anything because of excessive intervention from the federation, the clubs and the player's agents, as well as a lack of a true "team spirit". However, his reputation as a "father" and big friend to his players is untouchable.
In the 2002 FIFA World Cup he gave each of his players a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC. He also gave the team recordings of Ivete Sangalo Festa videoclip, to enforce the Brazilian spirit and motivate the team engagement. [7] In the recent 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany he used the The Art of War again to plan his team's win against England. [8].
Scolari also holds Italian citizenship, since his family emigrated from Veneto. He is said to be a fan of Grêmio and Palmeiras.
Honours
- Centro Sportivo Alagoano
- Al Qadisiya Kuwait
- Kuwait
- Criciúma
- Grêmio
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- Palmeiras
- Cruzeiro
- Brazil
References
- ^ a b c "Scolari named as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "How Luiz Felipe Scolari, aka 'wooden leg', emerged from his father's shadow". Daily Telegraph. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Defiant Big Phil leaves out Romario". rediff.com. 2002-05-07. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Scolari threatens tantrums and triumph". FourFourTwo. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^ Video of Scolari punch
- ^ Goal.com - Euro 2008 - Slap Happy Scolari Hits Out At Serbian Player
- ^ UOL Esporte - Copa do Mundo 2002 - Últimas Notícias
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/Document.aspx?id=57D9E1B8-59BD-45CA-A8D4-9D07F2C0C0FC
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