Amadeu Teixeira Alves (30 June 1926 – 7 November 2017) was a Brazilian
football player and
manager who coached the now defunct club
América Amazonas from 1955 until 2008, for 54 consecutive seasons. He holds the
world record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book '' Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizati ...
for the longest-serving manager of all time.
The
Amadeu Teixeira Arena
Arena Poliesportiva Amadeu Teixeira is an indoor sporting arena used mostly for futsal and volleyball located in Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil ...
in
Manaus, opened in 2006 and used for
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is t ...
, was named after him.
Honours
;América-AM
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Campeonato Amazonense
The Campeonato Amazonense, officially Campeonato Amazonense de Futebol Profissional, is the football championship for professional clubs of the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Format
The 2021 Campeonato Amazonense is divided into two stages:
First ...
: 1994
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Torneio Início do Campeonato Amazonense: 1965, 1986, 1996
See also
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List of world association football records
This article features a list with world association football records including professionals, semi-professionals, amateurs, juniors or women's football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world.
Players
Players in b ...
References
External links
Amadeu Teixeira
People from Amazonas (Brazilian state)
1926 births
2017 deaths
América Futebol Clube (AM) managers
Brazilian football managers
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