Best of his generation? Luxemburgo confirms he’s stepping down as manager | OneFootball

There will be no more "pofexô" on the sidelines.

At 73 years old, Vanderlei Luxemburgo officially announced that he has permanently stepped down from his role as a coach.

This revelation was made last Monday (24) during his participation in the program Galvão e Amigos:

"I don't want to be a coach anymore. I've quit being a coach, I don't want it anymore. To return to football, it would have to be like I always did. I don't want it anymore as it is happening, being inferior to the executive director. The director will be in charge of me. The coach is no longer the 'head coach'. So I stopped being a coach".

Luxa had been without a club since he was dismissed from Corinthians on September 27, 2023, after 38 games.

He was one of the greatest coaches in Brazilian football during the 90s and 2000s.

A former full-back who played for Flamengo, Internacional, and Botafogo, he began his coaching career in 1983 with Campo Grande from Rio de Janeiro.

His first major highlight was leading Bragantino to the Série B championship in 1989 and then the Paulistão in 1990.

He racked up titles with a formidable Palmeiras between 1993 and 1994.

Palmeiras only won the Paulistão under his command between 93 and 2020 - five in total.

He also had notable stints with Santos, Corinthians, and Cruzeiro.

He has five Brasileirão titles. Two with Palmeiras (93 and 94) and one each with Corinthians (98), Cruzeiro (2003), and Santos (2004).

His time with the Brazilian National Team earned him a Copa América (99) and the Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2000.

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Luxa also made history by managing the Real Madrid Galácticos in 2005, but without the expected success.

He managed the following clubs: Campo Grande (RJ), Rio Branco-ES, Friburguense, Al-Ittihad (KSA), Democrata-GV, América, Al-Shabab (KSA), Bragantino, Flamengo, Guarani, Ponte Preta, Palmeiras, Paraná, Santos, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Real Madrid, Atlético-MG, Grêmio, Fluminense, Tianjin Quanjian (CHN), Sport, and Vasco.

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