The biography of Luis Felipe Scolari
Scolari was born in Pasofando, Brazil on November 9, 1948. He played for Cruzeiro and Palglas in Brazil. He had no achievements in his playing career. In his coaching experience, it has been smooth sailing and he has achieved remarkable results. Luis Felipe Scolari, known as "General Felipe", played as a defender and defensive midfielder for several second-tier teams from 1965 to 1982.
After retiring in 1982, Scolari began his coaching career. Since 1987, Scolari has achieved very good results in Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Japan. In 1990, he led the Kuwait team to win the Gulf Cup championship. In 1993, Scolari returned to China and began coaching Gremio, winning the Copa Libertadores in 1995.
In 1997, Scolari switched to Palmeiras and won the Brazilian Cup and the Copa Libertadores, creating a glorious era for Palmeiras.
In 2001, the Brazilian team was struggling in the World Cup qualifiers. Neither Rosenborg nor Leo could get the team out of the predicament quickly. For the first time in history, we are in danger of not qualifying for the World Cup finals. His enduring prestige and success as a coach allowed him to take over the coaching staff of the Brazilian team. Having the courage to take the lead at critical moments, after realizing that the three national team coaches since Zagallo had made the mistake of being too indulgent of big-name stars, Scolari used an almost military-like strict management to impose a disciplinary label on the Brazilian team. , under his leadership, the Brazilian team performed stably in the final stage and finally successfully qualified for the World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In 2002, Scolari used the powerful offensive strength of the "3R" of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho in the frontcourt to achieve a victory in seven games and help Brazil win the World Cup for the fifth time. Champion!
Football judges heroes based on victory or defeat. If winning a World Cup can be said to be an accident, then adding a European Cup will be even more convincing. Scolari has been Portugal's coach since 2003. At this time, Portugal's golden generation, which had experienced the humiliation of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, was already in its twilight years. However, during Scolari's six years as coach, Portugal had excellent results in three consecutive competitions, and was only one step away from the highest honor. So close: In the 2004 European Cup, Portugal was only blocked by the magical Greece in the final. In the 2006 World Cup, Portugal was blocked from the final by France. In the 2008 European Cup, Portugal lost to Germany and stopped in the quarterfinals.
On July 1, 2008, he became the head coach of Chelsea Club in the Premier League. However, in the early days of coaching, Scolari had conflicts with the club management, and his relationship with core players such as Drogba and Terry was not harmonious. At this time, Scolari's weakness in mismanaging wealthy clubs was infinitely magnified. In February 2009, Chelsea officially announced the termination of Scolari's contract.
As a coach, Scolari's coaching method is unique. He likes to use the Chinese military masterpiece "Sun Tzu's Art of War" to study football strategies, requiring players to focus on the overall game and strive for a balance between offense and defense. Before the 2002 World Cup, he distributed a copy of "The Art of War" to each of his players; in the 2006 World Cup match between Portugal and England, he also used this book to prepare his troops. Scolari also likes to encourage players to commit fouls on the court. For example, when coaching Brazil, in the first game of the World Cup against Turkey, the Brazilian player faked an injury and the opponent played one less player; after coaching Portugal, the players received red numbers in the World Cup. It also set a record for the most conferences.
After leaving Chelsea, Scolari moved to Benyudko, Palmeiras and other teams. In 2012, amid strong calls in Brazil, Scolari once again took over the coaching staff of the Brazilian national team.
On November 29, 2012, the Brazilian Football Association officially announced that Scolari was appointed as the head coach of the Brazilian national team. Brazilian Football Federation President Marin delivered a speech to the media.
Marin, chairman of the Brazilian Football Association, said at the press conference: "I want to thank everyone. They put forward many good opinions and proposed hiring foreign coaches. We respect foreign coaches very much, and they have rich experience. Knowledge and experience, previous successful coaching experience. But choosing a head coach for the Brazilian national team is a completely different matter. We need to choose a great coach with international reputation, whose quality and respect are what we value.
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Marin continued: "We collected all opinions, selected the most capable and experienced people from many opinions, discussed and approved the plan. I want to reassure everyone that we are working hard to make the best of things. The final choice is in line with the choice of Brazilian fans. He can help us realize our great dream and win the World Cup again.
Although Scolari led the team to achieve good results in the early days of taking office, in the much-anticipated World Cup in Brazil, Brazil, as the host country, lost miserably to Germany with 7 goals at home, and ultimately only finished fourth. The final result ends the race. After the game, a physically and mentally exhausted Scolari announced his resignation as Brazil coach and returned to Gremio, where his dream began. In May 2015, just two rounds into the Brazilian League, Scolari was dismissed. Gremio only achieved a poor record of 1 draw and 1 loss. In 2014, the team failed to advance to the Copa Libertadores and subsequently lost in the state league final. This was the trigger for Scolari's dismissal.
On May 19, 2015, Scolari was dismissed from Gremio.
On the evening of June 4, 2015, Guangzhou Evergrande announced that Scolari would succeed Cannavaro as the head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club for a term of 2 years and 6 months.
In the 2015 season, Scolari led Guangzhou Evergrande to win the Chinese Super League championship, and he personally won the best coach of the Chinese Super League in the 2015 season.
On November 21, 2015, in the second round of the 2015 AFC Champions League final, Scolari led the Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao team to defeat the Dubai Al Ahli team of the United Arab Emirates 1:0 at the Tianhe Sports Center at home. , successfully won the second AFC Champions League title in the club's history.