Dirceu Lopes, full name Dirceu Lopes Mendes (born 3 September 1946), is a retired Brazilian footballer. [1] He was an attacking midfielder or forward who played mainly with Cruzeiro. [2] He had seven caps with the Brazil national team, scoring one goal. [3] He was born in Pedro Leopoldo.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the state of Minas Gerais's premier state league.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He was recently the head coach of Corinthians.
Ipatinga Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club based in Ipatinga, state of Minas Gerais, founded on 21 May 1998. During the 2013 season, the club played in Betim, shortly after returned to Ipatinga in 2015.
Paulo Autuori de Mello, known as Paulo Autuori, is a Brazilian football executive and coach. He is the current technical director of Coritiba.
Frederico Chaves Guedes, also known as Fred, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva, also known as Albertão is a multi-purpose stadium in Teresina, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home operated by River Atlético Clube and Esporte Clube Flamengo. The stadium is owned by the government of Piauí state and is named after Alberto Tavares Silva, who was governor of Piauí between 1971 and 1975.
Gilberto da Silva Melo, more commonly known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played at left-back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nenei and Nélio are also former footballers.
Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel, simply known as Fábio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fluminense. He currently has the second-most official appearances ever for a professional football player, and the most official appearances at club level.
Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes, known as Mano Menezes, is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently the head coach of Fluminense.
Wellington Nogueira Lopes de Avellar, or simply Lopes Tigrão, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder. He won the top scorer of Copa Libertadores in 2001, scoring 9 goals.
Sidnei Rechel da Silva Júnior, known simply as Sidnei, is a Brazilian professional footballer as a centre-back.
Pedro Leopoldo is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city is located in the Greater Belo Horizonte region. According to the most recent census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the population of the city was 62,580 in 2022. The city is birthplace to prominent medium Chico Xavier and 1970 World Champion and Cruzeiro footballer Dirceu Lopes.
Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira, known as Pedro Ken, is a Brazilian former footballer. He is of Japanese descent.
José Eduardo de Araújo, or simply Zé Eduardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He can also play at full-back or on either wing, but sees central midfield as his strongest position.
Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva, commonly known as Gil, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Santos.
The 1976 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in November and December 1976 between Cruzeiro, winners of the 1976 Copa Libertadores, and the winners of the 1975–76 European Cup, Bayern Munich.
Gilbert Álvarez Vargas is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for División Profesional club Oriente Petrolero.
Wallace Fortuna dos Santos, known as simply Wallace, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Breno Henrique Vasconcelos Lopes, known as Breno Lopes or simply Breno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Fortaleza, on loan from Palmeiras.
The Minas Gerais state football team represents Minas Gerais in association football.