Abelha

João Batista Lopes Abelha (born 3 January 1958), simply known as Abelha, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3]

Abelha
Personal information
Full name João Batista Lopes Abelha
Date of birth (1958-01-03) 3 January 1958
Place of birth Araraquara, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1979 Vila Xavier (Araraquara)
1979–1981 Ferroviária
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Ferroviária
1983–1984 Flamengo 10 (0)
1984–1985 São Paulo 31 (0)
1986–1987 São Bento
1988 Inter de Limeira
1988–1989 Botafogo-SP
1989 ABC
1989–1991 Honda FC
1992 São Bento
Managerial career
1993 Kashima Antlers (goalkeepers coach)
1994 Japan (goalkeepers coach)
1995–1996 Kashima Antlers (goalkeepers coach)
1997 São Bento
1999 Colo-Colo (assistant)
2000 Amparo
2000–2001 Capivariano
2001 Independente
2001–2002 São Bento
2003 Barretos
2003 São Bento
2005 Figueirense (goalkeepers coach)
2006 São Bento
2006 Remo
2006–2007 Atlético Sorocaba
2007 São Bento
2007 XV de Piracicaba
2008–2009 Figueirense (youth)
2009–2010 São Bento
2011 Taubaté
2012 Capivariano
2013 Taubaté
2014 Capivariano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Career

Abelha began his career at Ferroviária, a club in the city where he was born. In 1984 he transferred to Flamengo where he won the Guanabara Cup. He arrived at São Paulo to compete for a position with Barbirotto, but was unsuccessful, and then played for São Bento, Inter de Limeira, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, ABC, Honda Hamamatsu and São Bento, his last club in 1992.[4][5]

Managerial career

Living in Japan, he began his career as a goalkeeper coach in 1994, assisting Paulo Roberto Falcão on the Japan national football team. He managed São Bento for the first time in 1997, and in 1999 he was Nelsinho Baptista's assistant at Colo-Colo.[2] He would still coach EC São Bento on several other occasions, with emphasis on his time in 2002 where he was champion of the Copa Paulista.[6][7]

He was also a coach for the youth sectors at Figueirense, where he was directly responsible for the promotion of athletes Filipe Luís and Roberto Firmino to the professional ranks.[8]

Personal life

He took over his wife's sweets company in Sorocaba, after she passed away in 2012, abandoning his position as manager.[9]

Honours

Player
Flamengo
São Paulo

Manager
São Bento
Capivariano

References
  1. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. "Que fim levou? Abelha". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Abelha)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. Alexandre Giesbrecht (4 July 2016). "Barbirotto e Abelha, os goleiros de transição". Jogos do São Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. "Ídolo do São Bento e de outros clubes, Abelha fala sobre os 40 anos de futebol". Portal Porque (in Portuguese). 11 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. "Velho conhecido chega esta tarde no São Bento". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. "São Bento de 2002 é homenageado". Cruzeiro do Sul Esportes (in Portuguese). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. "Abelha fala sobre importante papel nas carreiras de Filipe Luís e Firmino". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. Milton Neves (1 March 2012). "Morre Ana Abelha, empresária e esposa do ex-goleiro Abelha". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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