Flávio Lopes
Brazilian footballer (born 1965)
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Flávio Antônio Lopes Lourenço (born 30 July 1965), better known as Flávio Lopes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flávio Antônio Lopes Lourenço | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ervália, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1985 | Valerio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Valerio | ||
| 1990–1994 | América-MG | ||
| 1995 | América-SP | ||
| 1996 | Londrina | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | América-MG | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2001 | América-MG | ||
| 2001 | Gama | ||
| 2002 | América-MG | ||
| 2003 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2003 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2004 | Marília | ||
| 2005 | ABC | ||
| 2006 | América-MG | ||
| 2007 | Rio Branco-MG | ||
| 2007 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2007 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 2008 | Ceará | ||
| 2008–2009 | América-MG | ||
| 2009 | ABC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2010 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2011 | CRB | ||
| 2012 | Remo | ||
| 2012 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2013 | Araxá | ||
| 2013–2016 | América-MG (coordinator) | ||
| 2017 | Guarani-MG | ||
| 2019 | Goytacaz | ||
| 2021–2023 | Nacional de Muriaé (coordinator) | ||
| 2023 | União Luziense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 December 2024 | |||
Playing career
Managerial career
Lopes began his career as a coach at América Mineiro, and achieved the feat of also becoming a champion as a manager by winning the 2000 Copa Sul-Minas. This boosted his career, causing Lopes to coach teams from different regions of Brazil in the following years, with emphasis on Athletico Parananense, Gama, ABC and Ipatinga, where he accumulated several spells. He was champion again in 2005, at the state level with ABC, and in the Taça Minas Gerais in a new stint at América Mineiro. From 2012 to 2016 he was football coordinator at América,[3] indirectly participating in the conquest of the 2016 Campeonato Mineiro (led by Givanildo Oliveira),[4] He would still come to coach Goytacaz, Nacional de Muriaé and União Luziense.[5]
In 2024, citing tiredness and lack of time with his family, Lopes announced his retirement as a coach, dedicating himself solely to sports consultancy.[6]
Honours
Player
América Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1993
Manager
América Mineiro
- Copa Sul Minas: 2000
- Taça Minas Gerais: 2005
ABC
- Campeonato Potiguar: 2005