Antônio Lopes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Antônio Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Lopes dos Santos
Date of birth	(1941-06-12) June 12, 1941
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1961	Olaria
1961–1962	Bonsucesso
Managerial career
1980	Olaria
1981	América
1981–1983	Vasco da Gama
1983–1985	Kuwait
1985–1986	Vasco da Gama
1986–1987	Fluminense
1987	Flamengo
1988	Ivory Coast
1988	Sport Recife
1988–1989	Al Wasl
1989–1990	Portuguesa
1990	Belenenses
1991	Vasco da Gama
1992	Internacional
1993	Santos
1993	Portuguesa
1994	Internacional
1994	Al-Hilal
1995	Cruzeiro
1995–1996	Cerro Porteño
1996	Paraná
1997–2000	Vasco da Gama
2000	Grêmio
2000	Atlético Paranaense
2002–2003	Vasco da Gama
2004	Coritiba
2005	Atlético Paranaense
2005	Corinthians
2006	Goiás
2006	Fluminense
2007	Atlético Paranaense
2008	Vasco da Gama
2009	Atlético Paranaense
2010	Avaí
2010–2011	Vitória
2011	América Mineiro
2011	Atlético Paranaense
Medal record Men's football Representing Kuwait (as manager) AFC Asian Cup 1984
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antônio Lopes dos Santos (born 12 June 1941) is a Brazilian football head coach and former footballer.

Antônio Lopes was the assistant manager of the Brazil national football team, managed by Émerson Leão, in 2000. He was also the assistant manager of the Brazil national team, managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari, during the successful 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign.

He is the coach with the most major trophies won for Vasco da Gama.

Playing career

He played for Olaria from 1958 to 1961, and played for Bonsucesso in 1962.

Coaching career

During his career, he managed several clubs, including foreign clubs like Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates, Belenenses of Portugal, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, and Brazilian clubs like Fluminense, Flamengo, Sport Recife, Portuguesa, Internacional, Santos, Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio, Vasco da Gama, Coritiba, Paraná, Corinthians and Goiás.

In 2005, he was the manager of Corinthians, replacing Márcio Bittencourt, during most of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season. The club, with Antônio Lopes as its head coach, won the competition.

On March 9, 2010, Atlético Paranaense executive board had decided to suddenly dismiss the coach for undisclosed reasons and despite the fact that the team's results were satisfactory, so far (six wins, four draws and only one loss). Leandro Niehues has been named interim coach until a full-time replacement is found.

On July 12, 2011, Antônio Lopes was hired as América-MG's head coach.

Personal life

Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city.

His son, Júnior Lopes, is also a football manager.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 January 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Olaria		January 1980	December 1980	13	2	4	7	8	18	−10	015.38
America-RJ		7 January 1981	3 February 1981	7	3	1	3	6	7	−1	042.86
Vasco da Gama		4 February 1981	10 May 1983	110	60	31	19	197	97	+100	054.55
Kuwait		1 March 1983	1 April 1985	17	5	6	6	13	15	−2	029.41
Vasco da Gama		3 April 1985	2 January 1986	37	13	14	10	55	37	+18	035.14
Fluminense		9 January 1986	14 April 1987	64	36	14	14	75	40	+35	056.25
Flamengo		19 April 1987	14 September 1987	20	11	6	3	23	13	+10	055.00
Ivory Coast		1 March 1988	21 March 1988	3	0	3	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Sport Recife		25 March 1988	30 June 1988	15	10	4	1	27	7	+20	066.67
Al Wasl		30 June 1988	1 June 1989	22	13	5	4	44	18	+26	059.09
Portuguesa		6 June 1989	29 October 1990	70	18	36	16	78	66	+12	025.71
Belenenses		1 November 1990	6 January 1991	10	3	3	4	9	10	−1	030.00
Vasco da Gama		10 January 1991	10 December 1991	45	18	19	8	72	45	+27	040.00
Internacional		24 January 1992	28 December 1992	58	29	18	11	89	45	+44	050.00
Santos FC		24 June 1993	14 October 1993	16	7	4	5	22	19	+3	043.75
Portuguesa		15 October 1993	16 November 1993	6	3	2	1	8	5	+3	050.00
Internacional		10 January 1994	29 June 1994	25	15	8	2	41	13	+28	060.00
Al-Hilal		30 June 1994	29 December 1994	11	6	3	2	20	8	+12	054.55
Cruzeiro		1 February 1995	26 February 1995	6	2	1	3	7	3	+4	033.33
Cerro Porteño		1 July 1995	31 May 1996	43	23	11	9	77	41	+36	053.49
Paraná		6 August 1996	8 September 1996	9	2	1	6	7	16	−9	022.22
Vasco da Gama		1 January 1997	12 January 2000	196	106	44	46	332	203	+129	054.08
Grêmio		1 April 2000	7 August 2000	20	9	6	5	26	23	+3	045.00
Athletico Paranaense		1 October 2000	26 November 2000	11	5	2	4	14	11	+3	045.45
Vasco da Gama		1 July 2002	17 July 2003	41	19	11	11	69	50	+19	046.34
Coritiba		20 December 2003	5 May 2005	94	43	28	23	130	94	+36	045.74
Athletico Paranaense		24 May 2005	25 September 2005	31	12	9	10	53	48	+5	038.71
Corinthians		26 September 2005	13 March 2006	36	19	7	10	74	42	+32	052.78
Goiás		12 May 2006	14 August 2006	11	3	2	6	11	16	−5	027.27
Fluminense		23 August 2006	29 September 2006	10	1	5	4	10	14	−4	010.00
Athletico Paranaense		12 June 2007	20 August 2007	16	3	7	6	23	24	−1	018.75
Vasco da Gama		31 March 2008	7 August 2008	33	13	8	12	58	42	+16	039.39
Athletico Paranaense		8 August 2008	30 November 2009	90	38	20	32	131	118	+13	042.22
Avaí		6 July 2010	20 September 2010	16	4	5	7	21	25	−4	025.00
Vitória		7 October 2010	16 May 2011	34	16	10	8	54	34	+20	047.06
América Mineiro		12 July 2011	1 August 2011	4	0	2	2	2	8	−6	000.00
Athletico Paranaense		2 September 2011	4 March 2012	31	15	7	9	49	34	+15	048.39
Career total				1,282	585	368	329	1,921	1,271	+650	045.63

Honours

As manager

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Carioca: 1982, 1998, 2003
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1997
• Copa Libertadores: 1998
• Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1999

Sport Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 1988

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992
• Copa do Brasil: 1992

Paraná

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1996

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2004

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005

Individual

• Placar magazine's manager of year: 2005

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)