Luiz Felipe Scolari, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Luiz Felipe Scolari

Brazilian association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1948

Place of Birth: Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Luiz Felipe Scolari

  • Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (Brazilian Portuguese: [lu'is f?'?ip? sko?'la?i]; born 9 November 1948), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional footballer. After leading the Brazilian side to a World Cup win in 2002, he was manager of the Portugal national team from July 2003 to June 2008.
  • He led Portugal to the final of the 2004 Euro, which they lost 0–1 to Greece, and to a fourth-place finish in the 2006 World Cup.
  • Scolari also managed Portugal through the 2008 Euro, but resigned after a 2–3 loss to Germany in the second round. After a return to club management at Chelsea in the Premier League, Scolari was hired again as manager of the Brazil national team in 2012.
  • He led them to victory at the 2013 Confederations Cup, and to the semi-final in the 2014 World Cup.
  • After the Brazil national team finished fourth overall in an upset 1–7 loss to Germany in the semi-finals, and a 0–3 loss to the Netherlands in the third-place playoff, the Brazilian Football Confederation decided not to renew his contract.
  • In 2015, he started work at Guangzhou Evergrande and went on to claim both the 2015 Chinese Super League and 2015 AFC Champions League in his first season with the club.Scolari is a dual citizen of Brazil and Italy, as he is descended from Italian immigrants.

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