Luiz Felipe Scolari: biography, career, fun facts

Luiz Felipe Scolari belongs to the category of coaches that are on the green lawn barely left an imprint on the role of a football player. But which few equals as the team's head coach. On this score there is even a football wisdom: "A good player - does not mean a good coach, and vice versa." In general, over 35 years as coach of Brazilian specialist was replaced by 17 clubs and twice led the national team.

Luiz Felipe Scolari: biography, interesting facts

Luis Scolari was born on November 9, 1948 in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande. The boy was born in a family of Italian immigrants Benjamin and Cecilia Scolari, who left Italy, must be drawn into World War II.

Young Luis in their tastes differed little from any Brazilian boy and could mess around all day long with the ball on the streets of the town. Later, the guy decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, and to link their lives to the sport at a professional level, so that the new name has appeared on the football map of the world - Luiz Felipe Scolari. The family in the face of parental support and enthusiasm for his son, and he joined the youth team of FC "Aymore" in 1966.

Player Career

Luis Scolari played as a defender, and had a reputation as a very uncompromising player, irreplaceable in the personal care of the enemy. With this player even earned the nickname "wooden leg". Luiz Felipe Scolari has played only in the championship of Brazil, and all of his career had four of the club: "SER Caxias ',' Esporte Clube Juventude", "Novo Hamburgo" and "PAS". Footballer showed good level of play, but with none of their teams have not managed to win at least one title.

coaching

Total lack of trophies as a player Luiz Felipe Scolari fully compensated for during his tenure as coach. The first season at the head of "PAS" brought the mentor team championship of Alagoas state, and it was only the beginning. From 1982 to 2015, Scolari has worked as a head coach in nine Brazilian clubs, including as part of the leaders of one of the most exciting championships of the continent - "Esporte Clube Juventude", "Palmeiras", "Cruzeiro", "Gremio" and others. Four times he returned to his native Brazil after a voyage to Europe or Asia, and every time a tribune welcomed him with applause.

I managed to train a specialist and the main team of the country. In 2001, in the press information appeared for the first time that the team will be headed by Luiz Felipe Scolari. The coach did not immediately showed the result, which was expected of him. However, he managed to overcome the difficult qualification for the 2002 World Cup, which is known to Brazilians brought the gold medal and the title of the best team on the planet. The protagonist of "play" then was found was in the prime of Ronaldo forces well and the results of the coaching staff to the Brazilian Football Confederation, despite the league title, found to be unsatisfactory.

The second time Scolari led pentakampeonov in 2012 and won the Confederations Cup with the team for two years. Farewell to the Brazilian national team came out quite blurred: in the main event of the planet in 2014 five-time world champions in all respects conceded to the future holder of the trophy - the German national team with a score of 7: 1, and the result of the game was the worst in the history of the national team.

The European career stage

Over 35 years of coaching Luiz Felipe Scolari has worked not only in Brazil. Behind the specialist a few seasons in the championship of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan and even in Uzbekistan, where a part of the local FC "Bunyodkor" Brazilian coach won the championship and the Cup. By the way, under the leadership of the South American coach Uzbek club pretty poblistal another Brazilian veteran - Rivaldo does not fade away. In Uzbekistan loved Scolari Scolari and loved the Central Asian country, but had to leave it at that moment, when there was a need to spend more time with his family.

However, the greatest fame brought the South American specialist working in Europe - first to London "Chelsea", and then - with the Portuguese national team.

When Scolari of Portugal national team played three times at international forums (EURO 2004, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008) and each time passed by at least the quarter-finals. In 2004, the Portuguese star team and all reached the finals, but sensationally lost out there in Greece Otto Rehhagel.

The team of Roman Abramovich Scolari came in 2008, succeeding as a coach is not someone else, but most of Jose Mourinho. Overshadow the successes of the Portuguese, who had raised four years, "Chelsea" to a new level, it has been extremely difficult. Especially that of Scolari at the helm of "aristocrats" left much to be desired. In February 2009, the coach and the club terminated the contract by mutual consent.

"Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club"

At the beginning of the last decade, a new significant vector movement of players and coaches who have made a name for himself in Europe and South America, China has become. In order to count all the stars held, migrated at the end of a career to China, do not have enough fingers and toes. I was no exception and the Brazilian coach.

Scolari headed "Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club" in 2015 and in his first season led the team to the championship. To date, under the leadership of Scolari in the "Tigers" played his countrymen: forwards Alan and Ricardo Goulart, as well as midfield player - Paulinho.

Life

Luis Scolari is married, his wife, the famous Brazilian artist, name is Olga. The couple have two children - Fabrizio and Leonardo. The former football player and current coach of the Brazilian in addition have a second nationality - Italian. Scolari received his in 2002.