Luizinho Lopes Explained

Luizinho Lopes
Fullname:Luiz Júnior de Souza Lopes
Birth Date:8 October 1981
Birth Place:Pau dos Ferros, Brazil
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:América de Natal
Years1:2001–2003
Years2:2005
Manageryears1:2013
Managerclubs1:América de Natal U20
Manageryears2:2014
Managerclubs2:Treze (assistant)
Manageryears3:2014
Managerclubs3:Remo (assistant)
Manageryears4:2015
Managerclubs4:América de Natal (assistant)
Manageryears5:2016–2018
Managerclubs5:Globo
Manageryears6:2018
Managerclubs6:Confiança
Manageryears7:2019
Managerclubs7:América de Natal
Manageryears8:2019
Managerclubs8:Treze
Manageryears9:2020
Managerclubs9:Uberlândia
Manageryears10:2020
Managerclubs10:Manaus
Manageryears11:2021
Managerclubs11:Manaus
Manageryears12:2021
Managerclubs12:Jacuipense
Manageryears13:2021–2022
Managerclubs13:Confiança
Manageryears14:2023–2024
Managerclubs14:Brusque
Manageryears15:2024
Managerclubs15:Vila Nova

Luiz Júnior de Souza Lopes (born 8 October 1981), known as Luizinho Lopes, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Pau dos Ferros, Rio Grande do Norte, Lopes was an América de Natal youth graduate, and went on to feature in the first team squad for three years before leaving. He subsequently represented Santa Cruz de Natal, Paulista and Chapecoense before retiring in 2008 at the age of 27, due to injuries.[1]

After retiring, Lopes was an under-20 coach at his first club América, and later worked as an assistant of Leandro Sena at Treze and Roberto Fernandes at Remo in the 2014 season.[1] He returned to América in 2015, now as an assistant, before being named head coach of Globo FC on 30 March 2016.[2]

Lopes led Globo to a first-ever promotion to the Série C in 2017, but asked to leave the club on 9 February 2018.[3] Eleven days later, he took over fellow third division side Confiança,[4] but was sacked on 24 July.[5]

Lopes returned to América on 20 September 2018, after being presented as head coach of the club for the 2019 season.[6] Dismissed the following 1 February,[7] he was named at the helm of Treze on 26 June 2019,[8] but was relieved from his duties on 18 July.[9]

On 17 February 2020, Lopes was named head coach of Uberlândia,[10] but left the club on 12 August to take over Manaus FC in the third tier.[11] He left the club on 1 December,[12] but returned on 11 March 2021, replacing Luizinho Vieira.[13]

Despite winning the 2021 Campeonato Amazonense, Lopes resigned from Manaus on 24 May of that year,[14] and was named Jacuipense head coach on 2 August.[15] He also resigned from the latter 21 days later, after just two matches,[16] and returned to Confiança just hours later, with the side now in the Série B.[17]

On 24 November 2021, despite the club's relegation, Lopes renewed his contract with Confiança for a further year,[18] but was sacked on 13 April 2022.[19] On 11 November, he was appointed at the helm of Brusque for the upcoming campaign.[20]

Lopes won the 2023 Recopa Catarinense with Brusque, also reaching the 2023 Campeonato Catarinense finals and achieving promotion from the 2023 Série C. On 30 October of that year, he signed a new one-year deal.[21]

Lopes was sacked by the Quadricolor on 20 May 2024, following a 4–0 loss to Santos.[22] Three days later, he replaced Márcio Fernandes at the helm of fellow second division side Vila Nova,[23] but was also dismissed on 20 October.[24]

Honours

Coach

Manaus

2021

Brusque

2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jovem, estudioso e longevo: Conheça o técnico vice-campeão da Série D. Young, studious and longevous: Know the coach runner-up of the Série D. ge. pt-BR. 13 September 2017. 22 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Higor César é demitido pelo Globo FC e Luizinho Lopes assume a equipe. Higor César is sacked by Globo FC and Luizinho Lopes takes over the team. ge. pt-BR. 30 March 2016. 22 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Luizinho Lopes deixa o comando do Globo FC após quase dois anos. Luizinho Lopes leaves Globo FC after nearly two years. ge. pt-BR. 9 February 2018. 22 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Luizinho Lopes é o novo técnico do Confiança. Luizinho Lopes is the new head coach of Confiança. Infonet. pt-BR. 20 February 2018. 22 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Luizinho Lopes não resiste a maus resultados e deixa o Confiança. Luizinho Lopes does not resist to poor results and leaves Confiança. Infonet. pt-BR. 24 July 2018. 22 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Técnico Luizinho Lopes é apresentado pelo América-RN: "Responsabilidade maior". Head coach Luizinho Lopes is presented by América-RN: "Bigger responsibility". ge. pt-BR. 20 September 2018. 22 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Luizinho Lopes não é mais treinador do América. Luizinho Lopes is no longer head coach of América. América FC. pt-BR. 1 February 2019. 22 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Treze acerta com Luizinho Lopes para sequência da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro. Treze sign with Luizinho Lopes for the remainder of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Globo Esporte. pt-BR. 26 June 2019. 19 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Treze confirma saída de Luizinho Lopes e efetiva Kleber Romero na reta final da Série C. Treze confirm departure of Luizinho Lopes and permanently appoint Kleber Romero in the final rounds of the Série C. ge. pt-BR. 18 July 2019. 22 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Luizinho Lopes é o novo treinador do Verdão. Luizinho Lopes is the new manager of Verdão. Uberlândia EC. pt-BR. 17 February 2020. 19 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Manaus FC anuncia Luizinho Lopes, ex-Uberlândia, como novo técnico para a Série C do Brasileiro. Manaus FC announce Luizinho Lopes, formerly of Uberlândia, as new manager for the Brasileiro Série C. Globo Esporte. pt-BR. 12 August 2020. 19 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Técnico Luizinho Lopes encerra ciclo à frente do esmeraldino. Head coach Luizinho Lopes ends cycle ahead of the esmeraldino. Manaus FC. pt-BR. 1 December 2020. 22 April 2024.
  13. Web site: De volta: Manaus FC repatria técnico Luizinho Lopes para substituir Vieira. Back at it: Manaus FC bring back head coach Luizinho Lopes to replace Vieira. 11 March 2021. 16 April 2021. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR.
  14. Web site: Luizinho Lopes pede demissão do Manaus e leva comissão técnica junto. Luizinho Lopes resigns from Manaus and brings technical staff with him. ge. pt-BR. 24 May 2021. 2 August 2021.
  15. Web site: Luizinho Lopes é o novo treinador do Jacuipense. Luizinho Lopes is the new head coach of Jacuipense. EC Jacuipense. pt-BR. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021.
  16. Web site: Luizinho Lopes pede demissão do Jacuipense após dois jogos no comando da equipe. Luizinho Lopes resigns from Jacuipense after two matches in charge of the team. ge. pt-BR. 23 August 2021. 24 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Após quase um mês sem técnico, Confiança define Luizinho Lopes para o cargo. After nearly one month without a head coach, Confiança appoint Luizinho Lopes for the role. ge. pt-BR. 23 August 2021. 24 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Confiança anuncia renovação com o técnico Luizinho Lopes para 2022. Confiança announce renewal with head coach Luizinho Lopes for 2022. ge. pt-BR. 24 November 2021. 22 April 2024.
  19. Web site: Luizinho Lopes deixa comando técnico do Confiança. Luizinho Lopes leaves Confiança. ge. pt-BR. 13 April 2022. 16 April 2022.
  20. Web site: Brusque anuncia a contratação do técnico Luizinho Lopes para 2023. Brusque announce the signing of head coach Luizinho Lopes for 2023. ge. pt-BR. 11 November 2022. 16 November 2022.
  21. Web site: Após acesso à Série B, Luizinho Lopes renova com o Brusque até o fim de 2024. After promotion to the Série B, Luizinho Lopes renews with Brusque until the end of 2024. ge. pt-BR. 30 October 2023. 22 April 2024.
  22. Web site: Brusque anuncia demissão de Luizinho Lopes. Brusque announce dismissal of Luizinho Lopes. ge. pt-BR. 20 May 2024. 20 May 2024.
  23. Web site: Vila Nova contrata o técnico Luizinho Lopes, ex-Brusque. Vila Nova sign head coach Luizinho Lopes, formerly of Brusque. ge. pt-BR. 23 May 2024. 24 May 2024.
  24. Web site: Vila Nova demite o técnico Luizinho Lopes após derrota. Vila Nova sack head coach Luizinho Lopes after defeat. ge. pt-BR. 20 October 2024. 21 October 2024.

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