Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He was recently the head coach of Corinthians.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Luxemburgo in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva
Date of birth (1952-05-10) 10 May 1952
Place of birth Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Position(s) Left wingback
Youth career
1968–1970 Botafogo
1971–1972 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1978 Flamengo 17 (1)
1978 Internacional 27 (0)
1979–1980 Botafogo 7 (0)
Total 51 (1)
Managerial career
1983 Campo Grande
1983 Rio Branco-ES
1984 Friburguense
1984 Al-Ittihad
1985 Democrata-GV
1987 America-RJ
1989–1990 Bragantino
1991 Guarani
1991 Flamengo
1992–1993 Ponte Preta
1993–1995 Palmeiras
1995 Flamengo
1995 Paraná
1995–1996 Palmeiras
1997 Santos
1998 Corinthians
1998–2000 Brazil
2001 Corinthians
2002 Palmeiras
2002–2004 Cruzeiro
2004 Santos
2004–2005 Real Madrid
2006–2007 Santos
2008–2009 Palmeiras
2009 Santos
2010 Atlético Mineiro
2010–2012 Flamengo
2012–2013 Grêmio
2013 Fluminense
2014–2015 Flamengo
2015 Cruzeiro
2015–2016 Tianjin Quanjian
2017 Sport Recife
2019 Vasco da Gama
2019–2020 Palmeiras
2020–2021 Vasco da Gama
2021 Cruzeiro
2023 Corinthians
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
Copa América
Winner1999
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. He subsequently became a coach and led Palmeiras, Corinthians, Cruzeiro and Santos to Série A titles, winning the tournament five times, a record total. In 2005 he worked at Real Madrid, but was dismissed in December of that year.

His surname is after revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.[1]

Playing career

Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Luxemburgo played the most of his youth football for Botafogo, but made his senior debut with Flamengo in 1972; at the club, he was mainly a backup to Júnior. He left Fla in 1978 to Internacional, but remained at the club for just one year before returning to his first team, Botafogo. He retired in 1980, aged 28, due to a knee injury.

Coaching career

Early career

Before being a first team trainer, Luxemburgo spent the rest of the 1980 campaign with Antônio Lopes' Olaria, but not being officially under contract with the club. He was also Lopes' assistant at America-RJ (1981) and Vasco da Gama (1981–82).[2]

Luxemburgo's first coaching experience occurred in 1983, with Campo Grande; he only lasted eight matches at the club, being sacked after altercations with the board.[3] In the same year, he also managed Rio Branco-ES, winning the Campeonato Capixaba with the side.[4]

In 1984, after managing Friburguense, Luxemburgo then moved abroad to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad; initially Joubert's assistant,[5] he was in subsequently charge of the club. He was at the helm of Democrata-GV in the following year, but only lasted three months.[6]

Luxemburgo subsequently rejoined Lopes' staff at Fluminense in 1986, where he acted as head coach of the under-20 squad.[7] In the following year, he replaced Pinheiro in charge of America-RJ. Another stint in the Middle East following, being again assistant of Joubert at Al-Shabab.[5]

Luxemburgo returned to Brazil in October 1988, after being invited to manage Bragantino,[5] winning the 1990 Campeonato Paulista. He subsequently worked at Flamengo, Guarani and Ponte Preta before being hired by Palmeiras in 1993; he led the latter club to both the state and league championships in 1993 and 1994.

When Luxemburgo left in 1995 for Flamengo, Palmeiras' performance was visibly affected, and when he came back in 1996 (after a short period at Paraná), the team won the São Paulo State championship again. After a brief stint at Santos, in 1998 he went to Corinthians and won the league that year. He left the club in the following year, to join the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Luxemburgo coached Brazil after the 1998 FIFA World Cup until the end of 2000 Olympics. Most notably, he is known for centering his play around Rivaldo. In 1999 the Seleção won the Copa América undefeated. However, he is also remembered for the disastrous performance at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where Brazil lost 1–2 in overtime to gold medal winners Cameroon despite having a two men advantage in that game. He was often blamed at this tournament for leaving out Romário, who had gone on national television, pleading his case to play in the tournament.

In 2001, he went back to Corinthians and won yet another State Championship. In 2003, he led Cruzeiro Esporte Clube to win the Brazilian National League. Even more impressively, the club won two of the three competitions (the Campeonato Mineiro and the Copa do Brasil) without losing a single match. The following year he led Santos to win the Brazilian Championship.

Luxemburgo also stirred up controversy by having a one-way transmission device on a forward of his club team during a match. He said that the Cameroon match inspired him to create a device in order to tell his players where and when to attack. The CBF ruled days later that such electronic devices were illegal, but did not penalize him for using it in that match.

Real Madrid

Luxemburgo was hired as Real Madrid's coach from Santos in the second half of the 2004/2005 season when Mariano García Remón was dismissed from the job.[8] He led Real Madrid to seven consecutive league wins, putting them back in the title race but ended up losing it four points behind FC Barcelona.

In the following season, Real Madrid started brightly. However, the introduction of a new formation (the Magic Rectangle, a 4–2–2–2 formation), combined with multiple injury issues and poor performances began Luxemburgo's downfall. Calls for him to resign were intensified after a humiliating 0–3 home defeat to long-time rivals, Barcelona.

He was sacked on 5 December 2005,[9] Real Madrid announced Juan Ramón López Caro would be his successor.

Santos

Luxemburgo signed, for the third time, a contract with Santos, leading the club to the 2006 São Paulo State Championship and in fourth place of the Série A.

He continued with Santos in 2007 and won the São Paulo State Championship again. He also saw Santos through the semi-finals of the 2007 Copa Libertadores, winning all the matches in the group stage and eliminating strong teams, such as Caracas in the round of 16 and América in the quarter-finals, before losing to Grêmio in the semis. Later Luxemburgo finished second in the Série A. In both years, 2006 and 2007, he led Santos to a Copa Libertadores berth.

Palmeiras return

At the end of 2007, Luxemburgo left Santos. He signed with Palmeiras in 2008, and won the São Paulo State Championship for the third consecutive time.

With Palmeiras he was eliminated from the Sudamericana by Argentinos Juniors and from the Brazilian Cup by Sport Recife the eventual champions. In the 2008 Série A he reached fourth place with Palmeiras in a very competitive season, earning the club a spot in the Libertadores.

Luxemburgo remained with Palmeiras in 2009. He managed the team to a successful campaign in the São Paulo State Championship but lost to Santos in the semi-finals. In the Copa Libertadores he conquered a place in the Round of 16 by defeating Colo-Colo 1–0 in Santiago, with Cleiton Xavier scoring a last minute long-range goal in the angle of Colo-Colo's goalkeeper. Palmeiras defeated Sport Recife on penalties in the Round of 16, but were eliminated by an away goal from Nacional from Uruguay drawing both matches, by 1–1 at home and 0–0 away.

In the 2009 Série A Luxemburgo started well in the competition, but after an incident involving young striker Keirrison, Luxemburgo was dismissed from Palmeiras in the seventh round of the competition.

Santos return

Luxemburgo in 2010

He was re-signed as Head Coach of Santos after a one and a half-year absence on 17 July 2009 and on 7 December 2009 the coach quit Santos, finishing 12th in the league, to sign with Atlético Mineiro.[10]

Flamengo (3rd spell) / Grêmio

On 5 October 2010, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Flamengo, and managed the club until February 2012.

On 21 February 2012, it was announced that Luxemburgo was taking charge of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense until 31 December 2012.[11] On 29 April 2013, after getting involved in a fight in the game between Grêmio and Huachipato for the Libertadores Cup, Luxemburgo was suspended for six games in this competition.[12]

On 29 June 2013, Luxemburgo was dismissed by directors of Grêmio.[13]

Fluminense

Luxemburgo in 2013

On 30 July 2013, Luxemburgo signed with carioca side Fluminense FC, that dismissed, one day earlier, Abel Braga. Luxemburgo defended his predecessor, calling him "winner", and lamented his resignation, a "culture of brazilian football". The coach, to resume, wants his players "wrathful with losses".[14] On 12 November Fluminense FC sacked Luxemburgo after a long winless streak.[15] At the time Fluminense stood in 18th place in the Brazilian Série A and was under relegation threat.

Flamengo (4th spell)

On 23 July 2014, Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Flamengo with the mission of taking lot of an unprecedented low points record at the start of the Brazilian national league (Brasileiro).[16] Luxa was ultimately successful in leading the club's struggle against relegation, earning important points in the tournament and taking the team to the upper half of the table.[17]

Cruzeiro return

On 2 June 2015, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube,[18] but was dismissed after poor results on 31 August.

Tianjin Songjiang

On 23 September 2015, Vanderlei Luxemburgo was named as a new head coach of Tianjin Songjiang, for the 2016 season.[19] He was sacked the following 5 June, with the club only in the eighth position, and was subsequently replaced by Fabio Cannavaro.

Sport Recife

Luxemburgo with Sport Recife in 2017

On 29 May 2017, Luxemburgo was named as the new head coach Sport Recife, and won the year's Campeonato Pernambucano with the club. On 26 October, after a poor run of form, he was relieved from his duties.[20]

Vasco da Gama

On 8 May 2019, Luxemburgo was named head coach of Vasco da Gama, agreeing to a contract until the end of the year.[21] After helping the side avoid relegation, he departed the club on 13 December.[22]

Palmeiras (5th spell)

On 15 December 2019, Luxemburgo signed a two-year contract with Palmeiras, returning to the club after 11 years.[23] He won the 2020 Campeonato Paulista with the club, being this the fifth time winning the competition with the club and ninth overall, and surpassed Lula as the most successful head coach of the tournament.[24]

On 14 October 2020, after a 1–3 home defeat against Coritiba, Luxemburgo was sacked.[25]

Vasco da Gama return

On 31 December 2020, it was announced the return of Luxemburgo to Vasco da Gama on a contract running until the end of the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season.[26]

Cruzeiro (third spell)

On 3 August 2021, Luxemburgo returned to Cruzeiro, with the club now in the Série B.[27] He was dismissed on 28 December, after failing to achieve promotion to the top tier.[28]

Corinthians (third spell)

On 1 May 2023, Luxemburgo was announced as head coach of Corinthians in the top tier, signing a contract until the end of the year.[29] He was sacked on 27 September, following a 1–1 home draw with Fortaleza in the semifinals of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.[30]

Managerial statistics

As of 26 September 2023
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref
Campo Grande Brazil January 1983 March 1983 8 2 2 4 9 8 +1 025.00 [3]
Rio Branco-ES Brazil April 1983 December 1983 30 15 12 3 42 18 +24 050.00 [4]
Friburguense Brazil June 1984 August 1984 6 0 2 4 4 15 −11 000.00
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1984 1984 11 4 3 4 15 11 +4 036.36
Democrata-GV Brazil 1985 1985 26 6 11 9 16 23 −7 023.08
America-RJ Brazil March 1987 June 1987 18 4 10 4 15 12 +3 022.22
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 1987 1988 32 17 10 5 53 26 +27 053.13
Bragantino Brazil October 1988 December 1990 78 34 26 18 118 70 +48 043.59
Flamengo Brazil 27 January 1991 18 August 1991 52 24 14 14 67 45 +22 046.15 [31]
Guarani Brazil 18 August 1991 November 1991 17 7 5 5 17 12 +5 041.18 [32]
Ponte Preta Brazil March 1992 April 1993 46 19 19 8 83 73 +10 041.30
Palmeiras Brazil April 1993 December 1994 121 79 22 20 228 101 +127 065.29 [33]
Flamengo Brazil 1 January 1995 14 July 1995 46 27 10 9 95 36 +59 058.70
Paraná Brazil August 1995 November 1995 15 5 5 5 18 16 +2 033.33 [34]
Palmeiras Brazil 2 November 1995 13 December 1996 76 52 11 13 190 63 +127 068.42 [33]
Santos Brazil 13 December 1996 14 December 1997 78 37 19 22 137 103 +34 047.44
Corinthians Brazil 17 December 1997 December 1998 55 26 15 14 90 68 +22 047.27
Brazil Brazil 10 August 1998 30 September 2000 33 21 7 5 81 31 +50 063.64
Corinthians Brazil 5 February 2001 13 December 2001 64 32 13 19 127 87 +40 050.00
Palmeiras Brazil December 2001 August 2002 28 14 9 5 55 38 +17 050.00 [33]
Cruzeiro Brazil August 2002 27 February 2004 104 66 21 17 232 110 +122 063.46 [35]
Santos Brazil 8 May 2004 30 December 2004 52 28 12 12 109 61 +48 053.85
Real Madrid Spain 30 December 2004 4 December 2005 45 28 7 10 83 45 +38 062.22 [36]
Santos Brazil 13 December 2005 14 December 2007 143 84 26 33 236 141 +95 058.74
Palmeiras Brazil 18 December 2007 26 June 2009 93 53 22 18 164 104 +60 056.99 [33]
Santos Brazil 17 July 2009 6 December 2009 26 9 8 9 34 32 +2 034.62
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 8 December 2009 23 September 2010 50 21 11 18 95 78 +17 042.00
Flamengo Brazil 5 October 2010 2 February 2012 84 38 32 14 119 86 +33 045.24 [37]
Grêmio Brazil 21 February 2012 29 June 2013 90 51 21 18 144 74 +70 056.67
Fluminense Brazil 30 July 2013 11 November 2013 26 7 9 10 25 29 −4 026.92 [38]
Flamengo Brazil 23 July 2014 25 May 2015 57 32 11 14 88 52 +36 056.14 [37]
Cruzeiro Brazil 2 June 2015 31 August 2015 19 6 3 10 16 21 −5 031.58 [35]
Tianjin Quanjian China 24 September 2015 5 June 2016 14 6 4 4 22 12 +10 042.86
Sport Recife Brazil 29 May 2017 26 October 2017 34 11 8 15 39 40 −1 032.35 [39]
Vasco da Gama Brazil 8 May 2019 13 December 2019 34 12 12 10 36 35 +1 035.29 [40]
Palmeiras Brazil 15 December 2019 14 October 2020 35 17 13 5 53 28 +25 048.57 [33]
Vasco da Gama Brazil 31 December 2020 24 February 2021 12 3 4 5 11 17 −6 025.00
Cruzeiro Brazil 3 August 2021 28 December 2021 23 8 11 4 24 19 +5 034.78 [41]
Corinthians Brazil 1 May 2023 27 September 2023 38 14 12 12 42 40 +2 036.84
Total 1,819 919 472 428 3,032 1,880 +1152 050.52

Honours

Player

Flamengo

Club

Rio Branco-ES

Bragantino

Palmeiras

Santos

Corinthians

Cruzeiro

Atlético Mineiro

Flamengo

Sport

International

Brazil

Individual

See also

List of Brazil national football team managers

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