Telê Santana

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Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva 01.jpg
Telê Santana (1993)
Personnel
Surname Telê Santana da Silva
birthday July 26, 1931
place of birth Itabirito ,  Brazil
date of death April 21, 2006
Place of death Belo Horizonte ,  Brazil
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1951-1960 Fluminense 557 (162)
1960–1962 Guarani ? (?)
1963 Vasco ? (?)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1969-1970 Fluminense
1970-1976 Atlético Mineiro
1977-1979 Gremio
1980-1982 Palmeiras
1980-1982 Brazil
1983-1985 Al-Ahli
1985-1986 Brazil
1987-1988 Atlético Mineiro
1988-1989 Flamengo
1990-1996 São Paulo
1 Only league games are given.

Telê Santana da Silva (born July 26, 1931 in Itabirito ( MG ), † April 21, 2006 in Belo Horizonte (MG)) was a Brazilian football player and coach . He first achieved international fame as the coach of the Brazilian national team at the World Championships in 1982 and 1986 . He had his greatest successes with São Paulo FC with whom he won the Copa Libertadores and the World Cup in 1992 and 93 .

career

Telê Santana began his career with Itabirense FC in his hometown. He later moved to Fluminense Rio de Janeiro , where he took over his first team, a youth team from Fluminense, as a coach from 1967.

He coached the Brazilian national team during the 1982 and 1986 World Cups . He ended his career with São Paulo FC in 1996 after leading the team to their peak in the first half of the 1990s.

With Atlético Mineiro he won the national championship of Minas Gerais in 1970 and in 1971 the first official Brazilian football championship . Between 1970 and 1976 he sat in the Atlético coaching bench 434 times, which is a club record.

Telê Santana died on April 21, 2006 in the Felicio Rocho Hospital in Belo Horizonte as a result of a colon infection and increasing problems with kidney function and breathing.

successes

Player career

Coaching career

Sao Paulo FC


personal data
SURNAME Santana, Telê
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silva, Telê Santana there
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Itabirito
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 2006
Place of death Belo Horizonte