Procópio Cardoso

Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach.

He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Fluminense, Vitória and Palmeiras. In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach at Cruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973.

As a manager, Cardoso managed Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense, Bahia and Internacional.

Honours

Player

Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro (2): 1962, 1963

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Mineiro (6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1966

Fluminense

Campeonato Carioca (1): 1964

Palmeiras

Torneio Rio-São Paulo (1): 1965

Como treinador

Atlético Mineiro

Copa Conmebol: 1992

Campeonato Mineiro (3): 1978, 1979, 1980

References

External links

1939 births

Living people

Brazilian men's footballers

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players

São Paulo FC players

Clube Atlético Mineiro players

Esporte Clube Vitória players

Fluminense FC players

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players

Clube Atlético Mineiro managers

Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers

Qatar national football team managers

Fluminense FC managers

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense managers

Al-Ettifaq FC managers

Sport Club Internacional managers

Esporte Clube Bahia managers

Al Nassr FC managers

América Futebol Clube (MG) managers

Al-Sharjah SCC managers

Men's association football central defenders

Brazilian football managers