Procópio_Cardoso

Procópio Cardoso

Procópio Cardoso

Brazilian footballer and coach

Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach.

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He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Fluminense, Vitória and Palmeiras.[1] In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach at Cruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973.

As a manager, Cardoso managed Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense, Bahia and Internacional.[2]

Honours

Player

Atlético Mineiro
Cruzeiro
Fluminense
Palmeiras

Como treinador

Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. [1]
    http://br.sambafoot.com/jogadores/659_Procopio_Cardoso.doc%5B%5D
  2. [2]
    "Técnico Procópio (Procópio Cardoso Neto) - Futpédia". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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