Mano Menezes
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Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes (born 11 June 1962), known as Mano Menezes, is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently the head coach of Fluminense.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Venker and the second or paternal family name is Menezes.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes | ||
Date of birth | (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 62) | ||
Place of birth | Passo do Sobrado, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Guarani-VA | ||
Managerial career | |||
1993–1996 | Guarani-VA U20 | ||
1997 | Guarani-VA | ||
1999 | Guarani-VA | ||
2000–2001 | Internacional U17 | ||
2002 | Internacional U20 | ||
2002 | Guarani-VA | ||
2002 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
2003 | Guarani-VA | ||
2003 | Iraty | ||
2004 | 15 de Novembro | ||
2004–2005 | Caxias | ||
2005–2007 | Grêmio | ||
2008–2010 | Corinthians | ||
2010–2012 | Brazil | ||
2012 | Brazil U23 | ||
2013 | Flamengo | ||
2014 | Corinthians | ||
2015 | Cruzeiro | ||
2016 | Shandong Luneng | ||
2016–2019 | Cruzeiro | ||
2019 | Palmeiras | ||
2020 | Bahia | ||
2021 | Al Nassr | ||
2022–2023 | Internacional | ||
2023–2024 | Corinthians | ||
2024– | Fluminense | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Menezes managed the Brazil national team from July 2010 until his sacking on November 2012. His nickname comes from his early childhood, when his sister used to call him "Mano", which is a popular slang term meaning "brother" in Portuguese.[1]