Brazilian footballer and coach
Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach.
He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Fluminense, Vitória and Palmeiras.[1] In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach at Cruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973.
As a manager, Cardoso managed Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense, Bahia and Internacional.[2]
Honours
Player
- Atlético Mineiro
- Cruzeiro
- Fluminense
- Palmeiras
Como treinador
- Atlético Mineiro
References
- ^ http://br.sambafoot.com/jogadores/659_Procopio_Cardoso.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Técnico Procópio (Procópio Cardoso Neto) - Futpédia". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
External links
Brazil squad – 1963 South American Championship fourth place
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Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) – managers |
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