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Mano Menezes 
Personal information Full name Luiz Antonio Venker de Menezes Date of birth June 11, 1962 Place of birth Passo do Sobrado, Brazil Club information Current club Brazil (Manager) Youth career Team Rosário-RS Fluminense-RS Guarani de Venâncio Aires Teams managed Years Team 1997–2002 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 2002 Brasil de Pelotas 2003 Guarani de Venâncio Aires 2003 Iraty 2003–2004 15 de Novembro 2004–2005 Caxias 2005–2007 Grêmio 2007–2010 Corinthians 2010– Brazil Luiz Antonio Venker de Menezes or simply Mano Menezes (born June 11, 1962, in Passo do Sobrado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is the current coach of the national football team of his native Brazil.
His nickname comes from early childhood, when his sister called him "Mano", that's a popular slang term meaning "brother" in Portuguese.[1]
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Biography
He began his career in football as a defender for Guarani de Venâncio Aires in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He gave up playing to become a physical education professional, beginning in 1986 in SESI, Rio Grande do Sul, before going on to Guarani de Venâncio Aires, Juventude and Internacional (as well as a spell in 1997 with Paulo Autuori at Cruzeiro).[2]
He was the coach of Grêmio from 2005 through 2007, a remarkably long time for a coach in Brazilian football. He led them to promotion in 2005 and followed that up with a third place finish in the 2006 Brasileiro. In 2007, he led Grêmio to the final of the Copa Libertadores. At the end of the 2007 season, he took over as coach of Corinthians and started the 2008 season with a 3-0 win over Guarani. Menezes led Corinthians to the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B title with 25 wins, 10 draws and three losses, finishing with 85 points.[3]
15 de Novembro
Mano's biggest highlight during his managerial time at 15 de Novembro was during 2004 Copa do Brasil. As the coach of the team, who has never even won the Rio Grande do Sul state championship, he made to the semifinals, beating more traditional clubs such as four-time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion Vasco da Gama.
Grêmio
In April 2005, Menezes was hired as coach by Grêmio to be responsible for bringing back the team to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which he achieved and also won the title Champion of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B that year in a match that became known as "The Battle of the Afflicted (Batalha dos Aflitos)", due to events that took place along the departure and the fact that this has been held in the stadium Aflitos, the Náutico's stadium in Recife, Pernambuco. This episode later became a movie named "Batalha dos Aflitos" released in 2007.
In 2006 he led Grêmio when they took the win in the Campeonato Gaúcho with a victory over arch-rival Internacional, the first time Grêmio had won since 2001. Also in 2006 Grêmio ranked in third in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, thereby earning a place in the Copa Libertadores 2007. In 2007 they won the Campeonato Gaúcho again and reached the final in Copa Libertadores, where they lost to the Boca Juniors. Mano Menezes left Grêmio after 169 games, with 89 wins, 35 draws and 45 losses, a win rate of 59.56%. 302 points were earned from a total of 507. The last game played by Grêmio with him as coach was the last game of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, November 28, 2007 against Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, the team he was to coach next. In losing that match, the Corinthians were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B.
Corinthians
Menezes was hired to manage the Corinthians at the end of 2007, and to raise them back up from relegation. In 2008, Corinthians played the Copa do Brasil, losing to Sport Club do Recife. That year they also took the title of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008. In May 2009 Menezes led the Corinthians to become unbeaten champions of the Campeonato Paulista. On July 1, 2009, Corinthians won the Copa do Brasil against Internacional. With the win, Corinthians gained entry to the Copa Libertadores 2010.[4]
Brazil
On July 24, 2010, the CBF announced that Mano would replace Dunga as the Brazil manager. He was not the CBF's first choice, but Fluminense had refused to release Muricy Ramalho the day before.[2][5] Mano's appointment was generally well received, although some pointed out that his favored playing style resembled Dunga's defensive style.[6] He coached his first Brazil match on August 10, 2010 in a 2-0 win against the USA. For this match he selected many young players such as Diego Tardelli, André, and David Luiz, among others. In addition, Menezes selected only four players that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Daniel Alves, Ramires, Thiago Silva, and Robinho, as well as 2010 World Cup cuts Alexandre Pato, Marcelo Vieira, and Neymar.[7] At the Copa América in July 2011, Brazil went out in the quarter finals on penalties to Paraguay after a 0-0 draw with Brazil missing all the four penalties.[8]
Results
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goalscorers Competition 2010 1 August 10, 2010 New Jersey, USA 
United States2–0 Neymar and Alexandre Pato Friendly 2 September 7, 2010 Sant Joan Despí, Spain 
Barcelona B3–0 Lucas, Alexandre Pato and Fernandinho Unofficial friendly 3 October 7, 2010 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
Iran3–0 Daniel Alves, Alexandre Pato and Nilmar Friendly 4 October 11, 2010 Derby, England 
Ukraine2–0 Daniel Alves and Alexandre Pato Friendly 5 November 17, 2010 Doha, Qatar 
Argentina0–1 Friendly 2011 6 February 9, 2011 Saint-Denis, France 
France0–1 Friendly 7 March 27, 2011 London, England 
Scotland2-0 Neymar (2) Friendly 8 June 4, 2011 Goiânia, Brazil 
Netherlands0-0 Friendly 9 June 7, 2011 São Paulo, Brazil 
Romania1-0 Fred Friendly 10 July 3, 2011 La Plata, Argentina 
Venezuela0-0 2011 Copa América 11 July 9, 2011 Córdoba, Argentina 
Paraguay2-2 Fred, Jádson 2011 Copa América 12 July 13, 2011 Córdoba, Argentina 
Ecuador4-2 Alexandre Pato (2) and Neymar (2) 2011 Copa América 13 July 17, 2011 La Plata, Argentina Paraguay0-2
(after penalty)2011 Copa América 14 August 10, 2011 Stuttgart, Germany 
Germany2-3 Robinho and Neymar Friendly 15 September 5, 2011 Fulham, England 
Ghana1-0 Leandro Damião Friendly 16 September 14, 2011 Córdoba, Argentina Argentina0-0 Superclásico de las Américas 17 September 28, 2011 Belém, Brazil Argentina2-0 Lucas and Neymar Superclásico de las Américas 18 October 11, 2011 Estadio Corona, Mexico 
Mexico2-1 Ronaldhino and Marcelo Friendly 19 November 10, 2011 Stade Omar Bongo, Gabon 
Gabon2-0 Sandro and Hernanes Friendly 20 November 14, 2011 Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan 
Egypt2-0 Jonas (2) Friendly Honors
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2005
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2006, 2007
Other results
- Copa do Brasil: 3rd Place (2004)
- Copa Libertadores: Runner-up (2007)
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 3rd Place (2006)
- Copa do Brasil: Runner-up (2008)
Preceded by
Nelsinho BaptistaCorinthians manager
2008-2010Succeeded by
Adilson BatistaReferences
- ^ "Mano Menezes já fala em ganhar a Copa do Mundo de 2014" (in Portuguese). ClicRN. July 27, 2010. http://www.clicrn.com.br/noticias,182060,4,mano+menezes+ja+fala+em+ganhar+a+copa+do+mundo+de+2014.html. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "A trajetória de Mano Menezes aos 48 anos comando da seleção brasileira" (in Portuguese). O Globo. July 23, 2010. http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/mat/2010/07/23/a-trajetoria-de-mano-menezes-aos-48-anos-comando-da-selecao-brasileira-917231264.asp. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Classificação" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/brasileiro/2008/serieb/classificacao.jhtm.
- ^ http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/copa-do-brasil/ultimas-noticias/2009/07/02/ult7279u527.jhtm
- ^ "Brazil name Dunga's replacement as they rebuild for the next World Cup". Guardian. July 24, 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/24/brazil-dunga-mano-menezes. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Meet Mano Menezes the new Brazil coach". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2010/07/24/2040542/goalcom-special-meet-mano-menezes-the-new-brazil-coach. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Menezes’ Brazil start with impressive victory". Zonalmarking.net. August 11, 2010. http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/08/11/menezes-brazil-first-game-usa/. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ "Brazil lose out to Paraguay after missing four penalties in shoot-out". Guardian. May 18, 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/18/brazil-paraguay-copa-america. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
Brazil squad – 2011 Copa América 1 Júlio César • 2 Daniel Alves • 3 Lúcio (c) • 4 Thiago Silva • 5 Lucas Leiva • 6 André Santos • 7 Robinho • 8 Ramires • 9 Pato • 10 Ganso • 11 Neymar • 12 Victor • 13 Maicon • 14 Luisão • 15 Sandro • 16 Elano • 17 Elias • 18 Lucas • 19 Fred • 20 Jádson • 21 Adriano • 22 Jefferson • 23 David Luiz • Coach: Mano Menezes
Brazil national football team – managers Lagreca (1914) · Selection panel (1915–16) · C. Netto (1917) · Selection panel (1917) · F. Netto & Barbuy (1918) · Selection panel (1919) · Gomes (1920) · F. Netto (1921) · Selection panel (1922) · F. Netto (1922) · C. Netto (1923) · Guimarães (1925) · Moares & Laís (1928–29) · Píndaro (1930) · Luiz Vinhaes (1931–34) · Ferreira (1934–35) · Pimenta (1936–38) · Nascimento (1939) · Lagreca (1940) · Barcelos (1940) · Adhemar Pimenta (1942) · Flávio Costa (1944–50) · Zezé Moreira (1952) · Aymoré Moreira (1953) · Zezé Moreira (1954–55) · Vicente Feola (1955) · Flávio Costa (1955) · Osvaldo Brandão (1955–56) · Teté (1956) · Flávio Costa (1956) · Pirillo (1957) · Pedrinho (1957) · Vicente Feola (1958–60) · Aymoré Moreira (1961–63) · Vicente Feola (1964–1966) · Aymoré Moreira (1967–68) · Yustrich (1968) · João Saldanha (1969–70) · Zagallo (1970–74) · Osvaldo Brandão (1975–77) · Coutinho (1977–80) · Telê Santana (1980–82) · Parreira (1983) · Edu (1983–84) · Evaristo de Macedo (1984–85) · Telê Santana (1985–86) · Carlos Alberto Silva (1987–88) · Lazaroni (1989–90) · Falcão (1990–91) · Parreira (1991–94) · Zagallo (1994–98) · Luxemburgo (1998–2000) · Leão (2000–01) · Scolari (2001–03) · Parreira (2003–06) · Dunga (2006–10) · Mano Menezes (2010–)
Categories:- People from Rio Grande do Sul
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Brazilian football managers
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Brazil national football team managers
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