Felipão is the new coach of Atlético Mineiro – 06/16/2023 – Sport

Despite the promise of no longer coaching any team in Brazil, Luiz Felipe Scolari, 74, is the new coach of Atlético Mineiro.

The deal took place this Friday morning (16) and the club posted a photo of the World Cup on the team’s shirt on its Twitter account, in reference to the 2002 Cup, which he won with the Brazilian national team.

Felipão will occupy the vacancy that belonged to the Argentine Eduardo Coudet. He left Atlético dissatisfied with the fans’ reaction to his work.

The Gaucho’s contract will run until the end of 2024 and was the alternative found by the board after failing to close with his main option. The Portuguese Bruno Lage, the favorite, decided to stay in European football.

Scolari’s “yes” to Atlético comes weeks after saying he no longer has any intention of managing any team in Brazilian football. He held the position of technical director at Athletico, where as a coach, he led the team to the 2022 Libertadores final, when he was defeated by Flamengo.

In Curitiba, he was the main guarantor of Paulo Turra’s work. On the same day he accepted the job in Belo Horizonte, his protégé was fired at Athletico.

In addition to the 2002 world title, Felipão also won the 2013 Confederations Cup with the Brazilian national team. In clubs, he won two Libertadores (Grêmio-1995 and Palmeiras-1999), two Brasileiros (Grêmio-1996 and Palmeiras-2018) and four Brazilian Cups (Criciúma-1991, Grêmio-1994 and Palmerias-1998 and 2012), among others. titles.

He was the Brazilian coach at the 2014 World Cup, when the team fell 7-1 against Germany at the Mineirão, the stadium used by Atlético.

In charge of Portugal, he was a finalist in Euro 2004 and semi-finalist in the 2006 Cup.