Flávio Antônio Lopes Lourenço (born 30 July 1965), better known as Flávio Lopes, is a Brazilian former professional

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and

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who played as a

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Player career

Revealed by Valeriodoce de

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, Flávio Lopes gained prominence by being América Mineiro main player in winning the 1993 Campeonato Mineiro. A skilled midfielder, he also played for América de Rio Preto and Londrina before retiring.

Managerial career

Lopes began his career as a coach at América Mineiro, and achieved the feat of also becoming a champion as a manager by winning the 2000 Copa Sul-Minas. This boosted his career, causing Lopes to coach teams from different regions of Brazil in the following years, with emphasis on Athletico Parananense, Gama, ABC and Ipatinga, where he accumulated several spells. He was champion again in 2005, at the state level with ABC, and in the Taça Minas Gerais in a new stint at América Mineiro. From 2012 to 2016 he was football coordinator at América, indirectly participating in the conquest of the

2016 Campeonato Mineiro The 2016 Campeonato Mineiro was the 102nd season of Mineiro's top professional football league. The competition began on January 31 and will end in May. Teams * América * Atlético Mineiro * Boa Esporte * Caldense * Cruzeiro * Guarani * Tomben ...

(led by

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), He would still come to coach Goytacaz, Nacional de Muriaé and União Luziense. In 2024, citing tiredness and lack of time with his family, Lopes announced his retirement as a coach, dedicating himself solely to sports consultancy.

Honours

Player

;América Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

: 1993

Manager

;América Mineiro * Copa Sul Minas: 2000 *

Taça Minas Gerais The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 and then in 1980 and 1981, was a separate competition. In 1979 and from 1982 to 1987, it was played as one of the phases ...

: 2005 ;ABC *

Campeonato Potiguar The Campeonato Potiguar is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, ...

: 2005

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