Sérgio Gonçalves Lopes (11 January 1941 – 5 August 2024) was a Brazilian professional football player and manager who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sérgio Gonçalves Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2024 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | São Paulo | ||
| 1961–1962 | Internacional | ||
| 1963 | São Paulo | ||
| 1964–1970 | Grêmio | 314 | (54) |
| 1971–1972 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1972 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1973 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1974 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| 1974–1976 | Figueirense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976 | Figueirense | ||
| 1977 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 1979 | Cascavel EC | ||
| 1980 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
| 1981 | Cascavel EC | ||
| 1981 | Avaí | ||
| 1982 | Paysandu-SC | ||
| 1982 | Toledo | ||
| 1982 | Figueirense | ||
| 1984 | Hercílio Luz | ||
| 1984 | CA Rio Sul-SC | ||
| 1985 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1985 | Comercial-PR | ||
| 1986 | Apucarana | ||
| 1987 | Paulista | ||
| 1988 | Avaí | ||
| 1989 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1989 | Criciúma | ||
| 1990 | Figueirense | ||
| 1990 | Avaí | ||
| 1990 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1991 | Campo Mourão | ||
| 1991–1992 | Avaí | ||
| 1992 | Figueirense | ||
| 1993 | ABC | ||
| 1995 | ABC | ||
| 1996 | Jaraguá | ||
| 1997 | Figueirense | ||
| 1997 | Londrina | ||
| 1998 | Figueirense | ||
| 1999 | Matsubara | ||
| 2000 | Central | ||
| 2000 | América de Natal | ||
| 2000 | São Gonçalo-RN | ||
| 2001 | Ilhota-SC | ||
| 2003 | Guarani de Palhoça | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSérgio began his career with São Paulo FC youth team, and in 1957 he was promoted to the professional ranks, being part of the state champion squad.[1] He was also a great highlight in the Pentagonal Tournament of Guadalajara in 1960.[2] Sérgio was exactly 1.90 meters tall, an unusual height for the time, which earned him the nickname "fita métrica" (tape measure). Even though he is slender, became a midfielder instead of a defender, due to his talent for distributing games with precise passes.[3]
He was Gaucho champion with Internacional in 1961 and five more times with Grêmio, a club where he accumulated 314 appearances and 54 goals, being considered one of the greatest in history.[4] He also played for Portuguesa, Atlético Paranaense, Sampaio Corrêa and Figueirense, where he was state champion in 1974.[5][6]
International career
editSérgio Lopes played with the number 10 shirt for the Brazil national team in two matches, in April 1966 for the Copa Bernardo O'Higgins against Chile, when football players from Rio Grande do Sul represented Brazil.[7][8]
Managerial career
editSérgio Lópes had a vast career as a coach, starting shortly after retiring as a player at Figueirense in 1976. However, it was at rival Avaí in 1988 that Sérgio Lopes achieved the first major triumph of his career, by winning the Campeonato Catarinense in 1988.[9] In 1990, returned to Figueirense and achieved the feat of becoming a champion as a player and manager by winning the Copa Santa Catarina in 1990.[5][10]
In 1993, at Natal-based ABC, he had the mission of replacing Erandy Montenegro in the final stretch of that year's championship, and again won a state tournament.[11] He also had spells at Santa Cruz, Paulista, Athletico Paranaense and Londrina.[6]
Death
editLopes died from complications of cancer and Alzheimer's disease in Florianópolis, on 5 August 2024, at the age of 83.[12]
Honours
editPlayer
editSão Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 1957
- Torneio Pentagonal Cidade de Guadalajara: 1960
Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1961
Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 1964, 1965
Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 1974
Brazil
- Copa Bernardo O'Higgins: 1966
Manager
editAvaí
- Campeonato Catarinense: 1988
Figueirense
- Copa Santa Catarina: 1990
ABC
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1993
References
edit- ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Torneio Pentagonal de Guadalajara, em 1960". História do Futebol (in Portuguese). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Sérgio Lopes... sou paulista de nascimento, carioca por opção e gaúcho de coração". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Sérgio Gonçalves Lopes". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Sérgio Lopes na história foi campeão como jogador e treinador pelo Figueirense". Polidoro Júnior (in Portuguese). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Que fim levou? Sérgio Lopes (Ex-meia-armador do São Paulo e Grêmio)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1964-1966". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Taça Bernardo Ohiggins 1966". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "1988: 25 anos de lembranças". Avaí FC (in Portuguese). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Fábio Machado (18 January 2017). "Memória: Sérgio Lopes, o "fita métrica". Ídolo do Grêmio que brilhou em Santa Catarina". nd+ (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Em 93, Sérgio China e Odilon chefiam reviravolta do ABC rumo ao título". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Morre Sérgio Lopes, pentacampeão gaúcho pelo Grêmio na década de 1960". GZH. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
edit- Sérgio Lopes (player) at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Sérgio Lopes (manager) at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)