Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Brazilian footballer and manager

Vanderlei Luxemburgo (born 10 May 1952) is a former Brazilian football player and football coach. He has been four times winner of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, which is a record.

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)
Teams managed
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
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
Copa América
Winner 1999
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 1999
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only