Filipe Luís takes over as under-17 coach

Filipe Luís was announced as the new coach of the U17 team Flamengo. The 38-year-old former left-back, who hung up his boots at the end of last season, had the desire to pursue a coaching career and recently denied an offer from Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), to be the new technical coordinator of the Brazilian team.

“The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that former athlete Filipe Luís is the new coach of the sub-17 rubro-negro. The professional will start work next Monday (22)”, wrote the club, in an official note published on social network X (formerly Twitter).

Last year, Filipe Luís completed the CBF Academy License B, becoming able to coach youth teams. Currently, he has been taking all the courses to obtain the necessary licenses to lead professional teams.

Born in Jaraguá do Sul, in Santa Catarina, Filipe Luís began his career at Figueirense and transferred to Ajax, in the Netherlands, after his first year as a professional in Brazil. In Europe, he also spent time at Real Madrid B, Deportivo La Coruña, Chelsea and Atlético de Madrid, a team of which he is an idol and has won important titles, such as the Spanish Championship, the European Super Cup (2) and the Europa League (2). .

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Good performances for Atlético led Filipe Luís to the Brazilian team. He was called up for the first time by coach Dunga, in 2009, and was part of the squads that won the Confederations Cup (2013) and Copa América (2019). He was also present at the Copa América Centenário (2016) and the World Cup in Russia (2018).

In 2019, Filipe Luís returned to Brazil to end his career at Flamengo, his favorite team. In total, 11 titles were won over 176 matches and four goals were scored. He helped the Rio club win two Copa Libertadores trophies, two from the Brazilian Championship, one from the Copa do Brasil, one from the Recopa Sul-Americana, two from the Supercopa do Brasil and three State Championships.