Rogério Mücke Ceni is a Brazilian football manager and former player who is the current manager of São Paulo FC. He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the goalkeeper to have scored the most goals in the history of football.
Luís Carlos Nunes da Silva, nicknamed Carlinhos, played for Flamengo between 1958 and 1969. Because of his elegant football and his thin voice, he was known as "The Violin". In Flamengo, he won the 1961 Torneio Rio-São Paulo and twice the Rio State Championship.
Athirson Mazzoli e Oliveira,, better known as Athirson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as left-back and current coach.
Paulo César Lopes de Gusmão, better known as Paulo César Gusmão or PC Gusmão, is a former football goalkeeper and manager.
Alfredo Moreira Júnior, usually known as Zezé Moreira, was a Brazilian footballer and football manager that coached Brazil at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Miracema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a brother of Aymoré Moreira, winner of the 1962 FIFA World Cup and Ayrton Moreira, both of them successful coaches in the Brazilian football. In 1976, as Cruzeiro's manager, he won the Copa Libertadores.
Ney Franco da Silveira Júnior, known as Ney Franco, is a Brazilian football manager.
Uidemar Pessoa de Oliveira, usually known as Uidemar, is a retired professional association footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs Goiás, Flamengo and Fluminense, and for the Brazilian national team.
Wilson Roberto Gottardo, commonly known as just Wilson Gottardo, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender and the current coach of the Villa Nova-MG. He played in several Brazilian Série A clubs.
The 1997 São Paulo F.C. season details the competitions entered, matches played and teams faced by the São Paulo Futebol Clube in the 1997 season, showing the result in each event. Both friendly and official events are included. São Paulo Futebol Clube is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league.
Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada was a Brazilian association football coach. He is widely credited with the invention of the 4–2–4 formation when guiding his first club, the Villa Nova AC of Nova Lima, to the State Championship of Minas Gerais in 1951. He won further state championships with Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte in 1953, CR Vasco da Gama of Rio de Janeiro in 1956 and SE Gama of Brasília in 1979. Other clubs he coached include SC Corinthians Paulista, Cruzeiro EC, America FC of Rio and Athletic Bilbao in Spain. With Bangu AC of Rio he won the State Champions' Cup of 1967.
Roberval Davino da Silva is a retired Brazilian professional football player, who played as midfielder and currently a manager.
Jayme de Almeida Filho, known as Jayme de Almeida, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 60th season of the Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 13th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 15 May 2016 and ended on 11 December 2016. Fixtures for the 2016 season were announced on 25 April 2016. Palmeiras won the title, their ninth overall.
José Ricardo Mannarino, known as Zé Ricardo, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.
Football is the popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro has several of Brazil's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.
The following article presents a summary of the 2019 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 118th season of competitive football in the country.
The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 64th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 17th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 6 December, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled, starting on 8 August 2020 and ending on 25 February 2021.
Since their first game in 1914, the Brazil national football team have played numerous matches against opposition whose identity did not fall within that of the standard FIFA international team. As Brazil are one of the most high-profile teams in the world, with a long-held reputation of skilled players and exciting matches, they are often sought to play in exhibition matches for commercial reasons, by clubs/regional federations celebrating anniversaries or by special select teams such as the World XI. Additionally, Brazil's many participations in official tournaments, primarily the FIFA World Cup, have occasionally involved warm-up matches against local non-international opponents.
Yan Cleiton de Lima Razera, simply known as Yan, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
