Luiz Felipe Scolari

Luiz Felipe Scolari OIH (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈis fiˈlipi skoˈlaɾi]; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Atlético Mineiro.

Luiz Felipe Scolari
Scolari at a press conference at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Luiz Felipe Scolari
Date of birth (1948-11-09) 9 November 1948
Place of birth Passo Fundo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1973 Aimoré
1973–1979 Caxias 67 (0)
1980 Juventude
1980–1981 Novo Hamburgo
1981 CSA
Managerial career
1982 CSA
1982–1983 Juventude
1983 Brasil de Pelotas
1984–1985 Al-Shabab
1986 Pelotas
1986–1987 Juventude
1987 Grêmio
1988 Goiás
1988–1990 Al Qadisiya
1990 Kuwait
1990 Coritiba
1991 Criciúma
1991 Al-Ahli
1992 Al Qadisiya
1993–1996 Grêmio
1997 Júbilo Iwata
1998–2000 Palmeiras
2000–2001 Cruzeiro
2001–2002 Brazil
2003–2008 Portugal
2008–2009 Chelsea
2009–2010 Bunyodkor
2010–2012 Palmeiras
2012–2014 Brazil
2014–2015 Grêmio
2015–2017 Guangzhou Evergrande
2018–2019 Palmeiras
2020–2021 Cruzeiro
2021 Grêmio
2022 Athletico Paranaense
2023– Atlético Mineiro
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner2002 Korea & Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2013 Brazil
Representing  Portugal (as manager)
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notably represented Caxias before moving to a managerial role in 1982. After leading the Brazil national team to a FIFA World Cup win in 2002, he was manager of the Portugal national team from July 2003 to June 2008. He led Portugal to the final of UEFA Euro 2004, which they lost 0–1 to Greece, and to a fourth-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. Scolari also managed Portugal through UEFA Euro 2008, but resigned after a 2–3 loss to Germany in the second round.

After a return to club management at Chelsea in the Premier League, Scolari was hired again as manager of the Brazil national team in 2012. He led them to victory at the 2013 Confederations Cup, and to the semi-final in the 2014 World Cup. After the Brazil national team finished fourth overall in an upset 1–7 loss to Germany in the semi-finals, and a 0–3 loss to the Netherlands in the third-place playoff, the Brazilian Football Confederation decided not to renew his contract. In 2015, he started work at Guangzhou Evergrande and went on to claim both the 2015 Chinese Super League and 2015 AFC Champions League in his first season with the club. He returned to Palmeiras in 2018, winning his second Brazilian league title that year.

Scolari is a dual citizen of Brazil and Italy, as he is descended from Italian immigrants.

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