Carlos Amadeu Nascimento Lemos (6 September 196515 November 2020) was a Brazilian

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and coach who played as a

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. He represented

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as a player before injury curtailed his career. He went on to have a coaching career which spanned almost thirty years.

Playing career

Born in

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, Amadeu joined

's youth setup in 1983. He was definitely promoted to the main squad in 1985, after already being a part of the team who won the

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in the previous year. In 1987, after two seasons as a senior, Amadeu moved to Galícia. After impressing during his spell at the side, he returned to Bahia and was a part of the

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squad which lifted the trophy. In October 1988, however, he suffered a compound fracture in his arm which led to three surgeries, and after a year without playing, he retired.

Coaching career

Amadeu started his coaching career at Vitória in 1991, as a fitness coach of the under-20s. He subsequently coached the under-17 and under-20 squads in the following years, but in 1996 left to work in

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. Amadeu returned to Bahia in 2000, being in charge of the youth squads until early 2005, when he became

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' assistant coach of the main squad. On 18 April of that year, after dos Anjos was dismissed, he took over the first team in an interim manner; he also took the role in two more occasions, after the departures of Jair Picerni and

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. In 2009 Amadeu returned to Vitória, being in charge of the under-20s. In May 2014, he was the interim coach of the first team for one match, and in December of that year, he became an assistant of the main squad. In May 2015, he was appointed head coach of the Brazil national under-17 team. On 24 January 2018, after winning the

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, Amadeu was confirmed as head coach of the under-20 national team. On 22 February of the following year, he left the post, following Brazil's poor performance in the

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which saw them finish fifth and miss out on qualification for the

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. On 5 August 2019, Amadeu rejoined Vitória for a third spell, now appointed first team coach. On 18 September, after only nine matches in charge, he was sacked, and returned to his first club Bahia the following 6 February, being named head coach of the under-20s. In August 2020 Amadeu moved to Saudi Arabia to manage Al Hilal's under-19 team.

Personal life

Amadeu was married to Dora and had two sons Mateus and Ricardo. Ricardo, the elder, is the under-15 coach and under-20 assistant coach at Vitória. In 2012 Amadeu developed difficulties in hearing in one ear and by 2020 had lost hearing in that ear and had only 30% hearing in the other, relying on a hearing aid.

Death

On 15 November 2020, Amadeu was found dead in

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after having a

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Honours

Player

Bahia *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

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: 1984, 1988

Coach

Brazil U17 *

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