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Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo

Passo Fundo is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants....
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul

is the southernmost States of Brazil of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development Index . In Rio Grande do Sul is the most southern city of the country, Chu?, on Uruguayan border....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
), also known as Big Phil (Felipão in Brazil and some times in Portugal) is a World Cup
World cup

A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities - usually international teams or individuals representing their continents - compete for the title of world champion....
-Winning, Brazilian football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 coach
Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportsperson....
 whose most recent post was manager of the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 Premier League side Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
 until he was dismissed on February 9, 2009.

fender regarded as more uncompromising than skillful (he was known as "wooden leg" among his contemporaries), Scolari followed in the footsteps of his father Benjamin, who was also a Braziliian professional footballer.






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Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo
Passo Fundo

Passo Fundo is a city in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the twelfth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 188,302 inhabitants....
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul

is the southernmost States of Brazil of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development Index . In Rio Grande do Sul is the most southern city of the country, Chu?, on Uruguayan border....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
), also known as Big Phil (Felipão in Brazil and some times in Portugal) is a World Cup
World cup

A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities - usually international teams or individuals representing their continents - compete for the title of world champion....
-Winning, Brazilian football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 coach
Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportsperson....
 whose most recent post was manager of the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 Premier League side Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
 until he was dismissed on February 9, 2009.

Playing career

A defender regarded as more uncompromising than skillful (he was known as "wooden leg" among his contemporaries), Scolari followed in the footsteps of his father Benjamin, who was also a Braziliian professional footballer. His playing career encompassed spells with Caxias
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul

Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as S.E.R. Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....
, Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude

File:EstadioAlfredoJaconi.jpgEsporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....
, Novo Hamburgo
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo

Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, or Novo Hamburgo as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Novo Hamburgo in Rio Grande do Sul, founded on May 1, 1911....
 and Alagoano
Centro Sportivo Alagoano

Centro Sportivo Alagoano, or CSA , as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Macei? in Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1913....
, and often captained his sides. It was with Alagoano that he won his only major title as a player - the Alagoano state championship
Campeonato Alagoano

The Campeonato Alagoano is the football league of the state of Alagoas, Brazil....
.

Managerial career


Club management


Early career
Upon retiring as a player in 1982, he was appointed manager of CSA, winning the Alagoano state championship
Campeonato Alagoano

The Campeonato Alagoano is the football league of the state of Alagoas, Brazil....
 in his first season. After spells with Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude

File:EstadioAlfredoJaconi.jpgEsporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....
 (twice), Brasil de Pelotas
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil

Gr?mio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul....
 and Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
, he moved to Grêmio, one of the biggest clubs in Brazil, where he won the 1987 Gaúcho state championship
Campeonato Gaúcho

The Campeonato Ga?cho is the Association football league of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil....
.

Kuwait
He then had a two year stint in charge of Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
i side Al Qadisiya Kuwait
Al Qadisiya Kuwait

Qadsia Sports Club was founded in the State of Kuwait on 20 October, 1960. Based in Kuwait City Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait and were voted the best team in Kuwait of 2007-2008....
, with whom he won the prestigious Kuwait Emir Cup
Kuwait Emir Cup

The Emir Cup is a Kuwait football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season....
 in 1989. This was followed by a brief stint as manager of the Kuwait national team
Kuwait national football team

The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one Football World Cup Finals appearance, in Football World Cup 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia national football team but losing to England national football team and France national football team....
, winning the 10th Gulf Cup
Gulf Cup of Nations

The Gulf Cup also known as Khaleeji . is a football tournament held every two years, it's a tournament for the Arab Countries around the Persian Gulf....
 in Kuwait. He returned to Brazil after Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the President of Iraq of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power....
 invaded Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
 during the Gulf War
Second Gulf War

There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called the Persian Gulf War; two are occasionally referred to as the Second Gulf War:...
 and coached Criciúma
Criciúma Esporte Clube

Crici?ma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Crici?ma, is a Brazilian football List of football clubs in Brazil in Crici?ma, Santa Catarina ....
 to their first major national title Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil is a knockout competition played by 64 football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Brazilian Federal District....
. He returned to club management in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, managing Al-Ahli and a second spell at Al Qadisiya
Al Qadisiya Kuwait

Qadsia Sports Club was founded in the State of Kuwait on 20 October, 1960. Based in Kuwait City Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait and were voted the best team in Kuwait of 2007-2008....
.

Grêmio
In 1993 he returned to Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
, where he was criticized by the Brazilian media for playing a non-Brazilian pragmatic style of football. He won six titles in only three years including the Copa Libertadores in 1995 which qualified them for the Intercontinental Cup, which they lost to Ajax on penalties. The following year they won the Brazilian Championship
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The S?rie A is the highest division of Football in Brazil. It is composed of 20 teams; currently, the bottom four teams in S?rie A are Promotion and relegation and the top four teams in Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie B are Promotion and relegation....
.

His team featured no real superstar and depended on workman-like players such as Paraguayan right back Francisco Arce
Francisco Arce

Francisco Javier Arce Rol?n is a retired Paraguayan soccer player at the position of defender who played 61 times for the Paraguay national football team between 1995 and 2002....
 (who he later took to Palmeiras), the tough-tackling midfielder Dinho, Paulo Nunes
Paulo Nunes

Paulo Nunes, is a former Brazilian Football player. He retired in 2003 playing for Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube.Nunes played on two "Copa Libertadores de Am?rica" championship teams: In 1995 with Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, and in 1999 with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras....
 and centre forward Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel

M?rio Jardel Almeida Ribeiro is a professional football who currently plays for Ferrovi?rio Atl?tico Clube in the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie B....
.

Júbilo Iwata
In 1997, Scolari became manager of J. League
J. League

The , or , is the top professional football league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Currently, J. League Division 1 and 2 are the first and second levels of the Japanese football league system....
 side Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata

is a professional Japanese football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name J?bilo means 'exultation' in Portuguese language....
, but left after eleven games and shortly afterwards took charge of Palmeiras.

Palmeiras
In three years, he led Palmeiras to the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil is a knockout competition played by 64 football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Brazilian Federal District....
, the Mercosur Cup and their first Copa Libertadores title with a win on penalties
Penalty shootout

A penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been tie . The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player taking one shot on goal from a specified spot, the...
 over Deportivo Cali
Deportivo Cali

Asociaci?n Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club, based in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Mostly known as a Association football club it also sponsors Basketball and Swimming....
 of Colombia
Colombia

Colombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a country in north-western South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the north west by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. They were also runners-up to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
 in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)

The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores de Am?rica....
. He was named South American Coach of the Year
South American Coach of the Year

The South American Coach of the Year is a yearly award given to the best football South American coach currently coaching in a South American club or South American National football team....
 for 1999.

Cruzeiro
In 2000 he was appointed to manage Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a List of football clubs in Brazil, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921.Even though the club's main focus is football , Cruzeiro also supports a professional volleyball team and semi-professional teams as well, these include track and field, bocha, and bowling....
, coaching them for a year.

International management


Kuwait
Scolari's first taste of international management came in 1990 when he coached the Kuwait national team
Kuwait national football team

The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one Football World Cup Finals appearance, in Football World Cup 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia national football team but losing to England national football team and France national football team....
. They won the Gulf Cup of Nations
Gulf Cup of Nations

The Gulf Cup also known as Khaleeji . is a football tournament held every two years, it's a tournament for the Arab Countries around the Persian Gulf....
 in 1990 beating Qatar
Qatar national football team

The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. Despite an estimated population of 1.3 million, Qatar remains one of Asian football's enigmas, particularly at the youth level, due to its large number of foreign players given Qatari citizenship....
 in the final, but he was forced to leave the country when Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 invaded during the Gulf War
Gulf War

"Persian Gulf War" and "First Gulf War" redirect here. For other uses, see Persian Gulf War .The Persian Gulf War was a United Nations-authorized military conflict between Iraq and a Coalition of Gulf War from 34 nations commissioned with expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait after Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait of Kuwait in August 1990....
 after which he went back to club management for a decade.

Brazil
In June 2001 he was appointed manager of his native Brazil
Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
, who with five matches remaining were in danger of not qualifying for the 2002 World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
. Despite losing his first match 1-0 to Uruguay
Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociaci?n Uruguaya de F?tbol.Uruguay is one of the most successful national football teams in the world....
, Scolari eventually guided the team to qualification.

In the build-up to the finals, Scolari refused to include veteran striker Romário
Romário

Rom?rio de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romario, is a Brazilian football center forward who helped the Brazil national football team win the 1994 FIFA World Cup and is one of the most prolific strikers in the world....
 in his squad, despite public pressure and a tearful appeal from the player himself. Brazil entered the tournament unfancied, but wins over Turkey
Turkey national football team

The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation....
, China
China national football team

The China national football team is the national Association football team of People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association ....
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federaci?n Costarricense de F?tbol....
, Belgium
Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association....
, England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 and Turkey again took them to the final, where they beat Germany
Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
 2-0 to win their fifth FIFA World Cup title. At the end of 2002 Scolari resigned as Brazil Manager.

Portugal
Scolari took over as Portugal
Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
 manager in 2003 and oversaw their preparations as host nation for Euro 2004. In the finals, Portugal got through the group stages and saw off England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
 in the quarter finals on penalties before beating the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team is the national Association football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association....
 in the semi-finals. However in the final
UEFA Euro 2004 Final

The final of UEFA Euro 2004 was a association football match played on 4 July 2004 at Est?dio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2004....
 they were beaten 1–0 upset by Greece
Greece national football team

The Greece national football team is the national Association football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation....
.

He managed Portugal in the 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....
 in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 where they reached the semi-finals, again coming out victorious in the quarter-finals against England
England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
. But they did not reach the final due to a semi-final defeat against eventual runners-up France
France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA....
. Following the tournament, Scolari was very heavily linked with the England managers job, but he ultimately opted to remain as Portugal coach.

Scolari took Portugal to Euro 2008, were they reached the knockout stages by winning Group A
UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Group A of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups competing of nations at UEFA Euro 2008. The group's first round of matches was played on 7 June, with the final round played on 15 June....
 before being eliminated by Germany in the Quarter Finals. During the tournament he announced that he would be joining English Premier League side Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
 for the 2008–09 season
Premier League 2008–09

The 2008?09 Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United F.C. are the defending champions, having won their tenth Premier League title on the final day of Premier League 2007?08....
.

Return to club management


Chelsea
Scolari took over as manager of Chelsea on July 1, 2008. This was announced shortly after Portugal's Euro 2008 match against the Czech Republic
Czech Republic national football team

The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic....
 on June 11. With this appointment, Scolari became the first World Cup
FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
 winning manager to manage in the Premier League. In previous press conferences Scolari had talked about "tantrums" and "triumphs", and had a reputation as a tough and unpredictable person. When asked whether his decision to join Chelsea was financial he responded "Yes, that is one of the reasons". But he added "I'm 59 and I don't want to work as a coach until I'm 70. I want to retire in four or five years, so it was a financial matter but there are other things". He also said "I could offer my son the opportunity to study elsewhere. You only get this kind of opportunity once so you take it or leave it, but it was not only financial."

Scolari later said that he had turned down an offer to manage Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
.

Scolari's first match in charge of Chelsea was a friendly match
Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sports in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition....
 against Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C.

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club is a Association football Football team based in Guangzhou, China currently playing in the Chinese Super League....
; Chelsea won 4–0. He made Barcelona
FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
 midfielder Deco
Deco

Anderson Lu?s de Souza, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional Association football widely known as Deco....
 his first signing, for a fee of around £8 million, but was subsequently frustrated in his attempts to sign Brazilian
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 international Robinho
Robinho

Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian national football team international association football who currently plays for English Premier League club Manchester City F.C....
 from Real Madrid.

Scolari's career as Chelsea manager in the Premier League got off to a good start with a 4–0 victory over 2008 FA Cup winners Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey , sometimes called 'The Blues', with their fans known as 'The Blue Army'....
.

Under Scolari, Chelsea had the biggest away win of the club in 5 years in which Chelsea won 5–0 at the Riverside Stadium
Riverside Stadium

The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995. Its current capacity is 35,100 all seated, although there is provisional planning permission in place to expand that to 42,000 if required.....
 in October 2008. It was also the club's biggest win ever at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as 'The Boro', are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League....
.

Scolari's first defeat and the end of Chelsea's
Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
 record 86 game unbeaten home run was on October 26, 2008. Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
 won the game 1–0 through a deflected Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso

Xabier Alonso Olano, commonly known as Xabi Alonso ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish Association football who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool F.C....
 strike on 10 minutes. This record stretched back 4 years and 8 months when Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup...
 won 2–1 at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, London, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea F.C.....
 in February 2004. Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri, is an Italy football coach and former player, currently manager of Juventus F.C.....
 was manager at the time.

Scolari was sacked as Chelsea manager on February 9, 2009 after a run of poor form culminating in a frustrating 0–0 home draw with Hull City. The club's stated reason for his removal was that 'the results and performances of the team appeared to be deteriorating at a key time in the season' . Scolari's replacement at Chelsea until the end of the 2008-2009 season is Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink

Guus Hiddink is a Netherlands former professional Association football player and Coach . He is recognized for winning The Treble with PSV Eindhoven, leading Korea Republic national football team to a 4th place finish in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, managing the Netherlands national football team into the same position in the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
.

Future

Scolari has said he will continue living in London. In Brazil, speculation emerged in the press about the possibility of Scolari returning to coach the Brazil national football team
Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
.

Personality

Scolari is famous for his temper and for his histrionic "performance" beside the field while the match is going on, reacting strongly to both the best and the worst moments of his team. A good example of his fierce temper was a September 12, 2007 qualifying match for Euro 2008 against Serbia
Serbia national football team

The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in international Football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia....
 when, at the end of the game, and after the referee had blown the whistle for a 1-1 draw, Scolari, threw a left hook at Serbian player Ivica Dragutinovic
Ivica Dragutinovic

Ivica Dragutinovic , sometimes called Drago, is a Serbian football er. He currently plays for Spain La Liga side, Sevilla FC.He began his career at First League of Serbia and Montenegro side FK Borac Cacak before heading to Belgium's Jupiler League to join K.A.A....
's face that ended up grazing his cheek.

Scolari's character, however, is often seen as a good point, instead of a drawback, because he tries to keep the players (and himself) free of external pressures: he usually demands a lot more freedom than most coaches are allowed and is bent on exerting a somewhat discretionary power. Some critics mostly agree that his unique character was very beneficial to the Portuguese national team, which had a tradition of talented players but never won anything because of excessive intervention from the federation, the clubs and the player's agents, as well as a lack of a true "team spirit".

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup he gave each of his players a copy of Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu , also called Sun Wu , is traditionally believed to be the author of The Art of War, sometimes called the Sun Tzu, an influential ancient China book on military strategy considered to be a prime example of Taoism strategy....
's The Art of War
The Art of War

The Art of War is a China military science treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategy and Military tactics of its time....
, a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC. He also gave the team recordings of Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Sangalo

Ivete Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian ax? music and M?sica Popular Brasileira singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host....
 Festa videoclip, to enforce the Brazilian spirit and motivate the team engagement.

Scolari also holds Italian citizenship, since his family emigrated from Veneto
Veneto

Veneto or Venetia , is one of the 20 Regions of Italy of Italy. Its population is about 4.8 million, and its capital is Venice. Once the cradle of the renowned Republic of Venice, then a land of mass emigration, Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy....
. He is said to be a fan of Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo . The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Societ? Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942....
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Manager

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Alagoano
Centro Sportivo Alagoano

Centro Sportivo Alagoano, or CSA , as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Macei? in Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1913....
19821982  
Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude

File:EstadioAlfredoJaconi.jpgEsporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....
19821983  
Brasil de Pelotas
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil

Gr?mio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul....
19831983  
Al-Shabab19841985  
Brasil de Pelotas
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil

Gr?mio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul....
19861986  
Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude

File:EstadioAlfredoJaconi.jpgEsporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....
19861987  
Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
19871987  
Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube

Goi?s Esporte Clube, also known as Goi?s, is a Brazilian football team in Goi?nia, Goi?s state. It is one of the largest clubs of Central-West Region, Brazil and is the sole representative of the region in the Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie A and in international competitions....
19881988  
Al Qadisiya
Al Qadisiya Kuwait

Qadsia Sports Club was founded in the State of Kuwait on 20 October, 1960. Based in Kuwait City Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait and were voted the best team in Kuwait of 2007-2008....
19881990  
Kuwait
Kuwait national football team

The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one Football World Cup Finals appearance, in Football World Cup 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia national football team but losing to England national football team and France national football team....
27 January 1990August 1990  
Criciúma
Criciúma Esporte Clube

Crici?ma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Crici?ma, is a Brazilian football List of football clubs in Brazil in Crici?ma, Santa Catarina ....
19911991  
Al-Ahli19911991  
Al Qadisiya
Al Qadisiya Kuwait

Qadsia Sports Club was founded in the State of Kuwait on 20 October, 1960. Based in Kuwait City Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait and were voted the best team in Kuwait of 2007-2008....
19921992  
Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....
19931996  
Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata

is a professional Japanese football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name J?bilo means 'exultation' in Portuguese language....
19961997  
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo . The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Societ? Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942....
19972000  
Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a List of football clubs in Brazil, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921.Even though the club's main focus is football , Cruzeiro also supports a professional volleyball team and semi-professional teams as well, these include track and field, bocha, and bowling....
20002001  
Brazil
Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
20012002  
Portugal
Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
2003June 2008  
Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England....
1 July 20089 February 2009 36 20 11 5


Honours

Alagoano

Al Qadisiya Kuwait

Kuwait

Criciúma

Grêmio

Palmeiras

Cruzeiro

Brazil

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