Mano Menezes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Venker and the second or paternal family name is Menezes.
Mano Menezes
Menezes in 2011
Personal information
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

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.

Menezes managed the Brazil national team from July 2010 until his sacking in 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]

Early life and playing career

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Menezes was born in Passo do Sobrado, Rio Grande do Sul, and started playing football at amateur hometown side EC Rosário, a club which his father was president at the time; initially a forward, he was later sent back to the midfield before establishing himself as a centre-back.[2] He subsequently played for local sides Fluminense de Mato Leitão and Guarani de Venâncio Aires,[3] helping the latter to win the 1988 Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Amador [pt] and playing in the Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão in the following years. After three more years playing, he retired to become a coach.[4]

Coaching career

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Early years

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After retiring, Menezes was an assistant of Guarani's under-20 team in 1992,[2] before taking over as head coach of the side in the following year.[5] He was named head coach of the first team ahead of the 1997 season, but was sacked and spent a period of observation with Paulo Autuori at Cruzeiro;[6] he returned to Guarani in 1999, being again dismissed.[7]

In 2000, Menezes was named coach of Internacional's under-17 team,[8][9] and returned to Guarani in 2002 after a short period with Inter's under-20 team. He led the club to the first position in the second round of the 2002 Campeonato Gaúcho and to the subsequent final win over São Gabriel;[10][11] the title, however, was given to Internacional after a final stage was introduced.[12] He later had a short spell at Brasil de Pelotas in the second division of the Gauchão.

Menezes returned to Guarani for a fourth spell as head coach in 2003, but left after having altercations with the squad.[13] He then spent three months in charge of Iraty, as the club finished last of their group in the 2003 Série C.[14][15]

15 de Novembro and Caxias

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Ahead of the 2004 season, Menezes was named head coach of 15 de Novembro. He led the club to the semifinals of the 2004 Copa do Brasil, defeating Vasco da Gama in the process,[16] and subsequently took over Série B side Caxias in June of that year.[17]

Grêmio

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On 22 April 2005, Menezes named head coach of Grêmio in the second division.[18] He led the club to a promotion to the Série A as champions in a match that became known as Batalha dos Aflitos, and also won the 2006 Campeonato Gaúcho with the club.

Menezes qualified the Tricolor to the 2007 Copa Libertadores, where they lost the finals to Boca Juniors. He also won the year's Gauchão before announcing that he would depart the club at the end of the season on 28 November 2007.[19]

Corinthians

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Menezes in 2009

On 4 December 2007, Menezes agreed to become head coach of Corinthians for the upcoming campaign.[20] In his first year, he led the club to the Copa do Brasil finals, losing to Sport Recife, and achieved promotion from division two, again as champions.

In the 2009 season, Menezes' side lifted the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa do Brasil, qualifying the club to the 2010 Copa Libertadores. On 2 July of that year, he renewed his contract until the end of 2010.[21]

Brazil national team

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On 24 July 2010, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that Menezes would replace Dunga as head coach of the Brazil national team.[22] His appointment was generally well received, although some pointed out that his favoured playing style resembled Dunga's defensive style.[23] He coached his first Brazil match on 10 August, a 2–0 win against the United States, where he introduced new players such as Diego Tardelli, André and David Luiz, and with only four players that had participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa: Dani Alves, Ramires, Thiago Silva and Robinho, as well as 2010 World Cup cuts Alexandre Pato, Marcelo and Neymar.[24]

At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil went out in the quarter-finals on penalties to Paraguay after a 0–0 draw, with Brazil missing all the four of its penalties.[25] He was also the coach of the Olympic team at London 2012, hoping to win the long-awaited gold medal for Brazil, the only accolade Brazil had not won in football.[26] However, they were defeated by Mexico in the Olympic final and Menezes was the target of criticism in Brazil.[27]

Following disappointing results, Menezes was sacked on 23 November 2012.[28][29][30][31]

Flamengo

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On 13 June 2013, Menezes was named as the new head coach of Flamengo.[32] On 19 September, he resigned following a 4–2 home loss to Atlético Paranaense.[33]

Corinthians return

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On 11 December 2013, Menezes returned to Corinthians in the place of Tite.[34] After helping the club to a fourth-place league finish, as well as qualifying to the Copa Libertadores, he resigned on 6 December 2014,[35] being subsequently succeeded by his antecessor Tite.

Cruzeiro

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On 1 September 2015, after nine months without a club, Menezes was named Cruzeiro head coach.[36] He led the side on 15 matches, with only one loss, but left on 6 December after Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan paid his R$ 7 million release clause.[37]

Shandong Luneng

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Menezes was presented at Shandong Luneng Taishan of the Chinese Super League on 12 December 2015.[38] On 21 April of the following year, with a 1–0 victory over Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the club returned to the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League after an 11-year absence, with one round of the group stage in advance.

On 25 May 2016, Shandong Luneng defeated Sydney FC, entering the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, which was the best result for the team in the ACL. In contrast to the excellent performance in continental competition, Shandong fell into the relegation zone in domestic league. On 7 June 2016, the club announced that Menezes had resigned for personal reasons and he was no longer the manager of the team.[39] He was replaced by former FC Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath.[40]

Cruzeiro return

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On 26 July 2016, Menezes was announced back at Cruzeiro.[41] He won the 2017 and 2018 editions of the national cup, and the 2018 and 2019 editions of the Campeonato Mineiro with the club.

On 8 August 2019, Menezes was sacked from the Raposa;[42] the club ultimately suffered relegation at the end of the season.

Palmeiras

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On 3 September 2019, Menezes was announced at Palmeiras on a contract until December 2021;[43] his signature was widely rejected by the club's supporters due to his identification with their rivals Corinthians.[44] He debuted fifteen days later, with a win over Goiás.

On 1 December 2019, Menezes was dismissed from Verdão following a loss to Flamengo.[45]

Bahia

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On 8 September 2020, Menezes was named head coach of Bahia in the top tier, agreeing to a contract until the end of 2021.[46] On 20 December, after a 3–4 away loss against former side Flamengo, he was sacked.[47]

Al Nassr

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On 9 April 2021, Menezes was appointed as the manager of Saudi club Al Nassr.[48] On 19 September 2021, he was sacked after a 1–3 loss against Ittihad.

Internacional

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On 19 April 2022, Menezes was appointed head coach of Internacional back in his home country.[49] He was sacked on 17 July of the following year, after a 0–0 draw against Palmeiras.[50]

Third spell at Corinthians

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On 28 September 2023, Menezes returned to Corinthians, replacing sacked Vanderlei Luxemburgo.[51] He was himself dismissed on 5 February of the following year, after a 3–1 defeat to Novorizontino which saw the club drop into the relegation zone of the 2024 Campeonato Paulista.[52]

Fluminense

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On 1 July 2024, Menezes was named head coach of Fluminense until the end of the year.[53]

Managerial statistics

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As of 1 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Guarani-VA 10 January 1997 22 May 2002 103 42 28 33 040.8
Brasil de Pelotas 23 May 2002 30 December 2002 8 5 1 2 062.5
Guarani-VA 1 January 2003 30 March 2003 28 12 7 9 042.9
Iraty 1 April 2003 30 December 2003 6 1 1 4 016.7
15 de Novembro 31 December 2003 22 June 2004 44 20 11 13 045.5
Caxias 23 June 2004 20 April 2005 29 15 6 8 051.7
Grêmio 21 April 2005 31 December 2007 166 88 34 44 053.0
Corinthians 1 January 2008 25 July 2010 177 97 49 31 054.8
Brazil 26 July 2010 23 November 2012 33 21 6 6 063.6
Brazil U23 2012 2012 7 6 0 1 085.7
Flamengo 13 June 2013 19 September 2013 22 9 6 7 040.9
Corinthians 1 January 2014 31 December 2014 61 31 15 15 050.8
Cruzeiro 1 September 2015 31 December 2015 16 8 6 2 050.0
Shandong Luneng 1 January 2016 7 June 2016 22 8 7 7 036.4
Cruzeiro 27 July 2016 9 August 2019 211 101 60 50 047.9
Palmeiras 7 September 2019 2 December 2019 20 11 5 4 055.0
Bahia 11 September 2020 20 December 2020 24 8 2 14 033.3
Al-Nassr 9 April 2021 20 September 2021 16 9 3 4 056.3
Internacional 18 April 2022 17 July 2023 81 39 29 13 048.1
Corinthians 28 September 2023 5 February 2024 19 6 5 8 031.6
Fluminense 1 July 2024 present 25 11 5 9 044.0
Total 1,118 548 286 284 049.0

Honors

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Grêmio
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
Brazil

See also

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References

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  4. ^ "Amigos apontam Mano esforçado como jogador e competente como técnico" [Friends point out Mano as hard-working as a player and competent as a coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  7. ^ "Amigo cartola demitiu Mano três vezes..." [Mogul friend sacked Mano three times...] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  19. ^ "É oficial: Mano deixa o Grêmio" [It is official: Mano leaves Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Corinthians acerta com o técnico Mano Menezes para 2008" [Corinthians sign with head coach Mano Menezes for 2008] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  39. ^ "鲁能泰山-官方公告". Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.
  40. ^ "马加特加盟鲁能泰山足球俱乐部". Archived from the original on 13 June 2016.
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  44. ^ "'Não deveria ter ido': relembre a passagem conturbada de Mano Menezes pelo Palmeiras" ['I should not have gone': remember the controversial stint of Mano Menezes at Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  50. ^ "Mano Menezes deixa o comando técnico do Inter" [Mano Menezes leaves Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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  52. ^ "Mano Menezes deixa o cargo de técnico do Corinthians" [Mano Menezes leaves the role of head coach of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  53. ^ "Mano Menezes é o novo técnico do Fluminense" [Mano Menezes is the new head coach of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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