In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Luxemburgo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Luxemburgo in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva
Date of birth
(1952-05-10) 10 May 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth
Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Position(s)
Left wingback
Youth career
1968–1970
Botafogo
1971–1972
Botafogo
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1972–1978
Flamengo
17
(1)
1978
Internacional
27
(0)
1979–1980
Botafogo
7
(0)
Total
51
(1)
Managerial career
1983
Campo Grande
1983
Rio Branco-ES
1984
Friburguense
1984
Al-Ittihad
1985
Democrata-GV
1987
America-RJ
1989–1990
Bragantino
1991
Guarani
1991
Flamengo
1992–1993
Ponte Preta
1993–1995
Palmeiras
1995
Flamengo
1995
Paraná
1995–1996
Palmeiras
1997
Santos
1998
Corinthians
1998–2000
Brazil
2001
Corinthians
2002
Palmeiras
2002–2004
Cruzeiro
2004
Santos
2004–2005
Real Madrid
2006–2007
Santos
2008–2009
Palmeiras
2009
Santos
2010
Atlético Mineiro
2010–2012
Flamengo
2012–2013
Grêmio
2013
Fluminense
2014–2015
Flamengo
2015
Cruzeiro
2015–2016
Tianjin Quanjian
2017
Sport Recife
2019
Vasco da Gama
2019–2020
Palmeiras
2020–2021
Vasco da Gama
2021
Cruzeiro
2023
Corinthians
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Brazil (as manager)
Copa América
Winner
1999
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up
1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He was recently the head coach of Corinthians.
A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. He subsequently became a coach and led Palmeiras, Corinthians, Cruzeiro and Santos to Série A titles, winning the tournament five times, a record total. In 2005 he worked at Real Madrid, but was dismissed in December of that year.
His surname is after revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.[1]
^"Amigo do Lula, nome de revolucionário e neto de exilado: conheça Luxa na política". ESPN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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