Pupo Gimenez (31 August 1931 – 2 April 2016), was a Brazilian football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Maria Pupo Gimenez | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Presidente Alves, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 2 April 2016 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Marília, Brazil | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1972 | União Bandeirante | ||
| 1973 | Marília | ||
| 1977 | Linense | ||
| 1983 | Guarani | ||
| 1989 | São Paulo (caretaker) | ||
| 1990 | São Paulo (caretaker) | ||
| 1993 | Marília | ||
| 1994 | Guarani (U20) | ||
| 1995 | Corinthians (U20) | ||
| 1995 | Brazil U23 | ||
| 1999 | Independente de Limeira | ||
Career
editAmateur football coach, Pupo Gimenez gained notoriety when he became coordinator of Marília AC youth categories. As a talent scout, he put together the team that won the 1979 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. He later worked at Guarani, and became an assistant to the main team. In 1988 he was taken to São Paulo where he was the club's caretaker coach in 1989 and 1990.[1] He returned to Guarani and won the Copa SP, this time as manager, in 1994. In 1995, he repeated the feat for SC Corinthians, which guaranteed him the position of coach of the Brazil national team at the 1995 Pan American Games.[2]
Honours
edit- Guarani
- Corinthians
- Brasil U23
- Copa Mercosur: 1995[3]
Death
editSuffering from depression, Pupo Gimenez committed suicide at the age of 84 in Marília, where he lived with his family.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Todos os Treinadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Pupo Gimenez". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Copa Mercosur". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Adeus a Pupo Gimenez, que pagou o preço da humildade". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Nota de Pesar". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links
edit- Pupo Gimenez at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)