Luiz Felipe Scolari, widely known as Felipao, is a Brazilian football manager and former defender born on 9 November 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul. His playing career included spells with Caxias, Juventude, Novo Hamburgo, and CSA, but coaching made his reputation. After beginning in charge of CSA in 1982, he worked across Brazil, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Portugal, and China. His methods are associated with organized defending, direct attacking transitions, intense team unity, and the ability to build tournament-focused squads. Scolari's career contains major club titles in South America and Europe, plus a World Cup triumph.
At Gremio, Scolari won the Copa do Brasil in 1994, the Copa Libertadores in 1995, and the Brazilian championship in 1996. The Libertadores victory earned Gremio a place in the Intercontinental Cup, where Ajax defeated the Brazilian side on penalties. He then led Palmeiras to the Copa Libertadores in 1999, beating Deportivo Cali in a penalty shootout in the final. Palmeiras also reached the 2000 final, losing to Boca Juniors on penalties. In Portugal, his first spell with the national team began in 2003 after a successful period at Cruzeiro, including the 2000 Copa do Brasil and 2001 league title.
Brazil appointed Scolari in June 2001, after a difficult qualifying campaign had placed the four-time champions under pressure. He selected a World Cup squad for Korea and Japan that blended experienced figures with attackers Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho. Brazil won all seven matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Ronaldo scored twice in the 2-0 final victory over Germany in Yokohama, finishing the tournament with eight goals, while Scolari became the coach of Brazil's fifth world title. His side conceded only four goals. The campaign included a 2-1 quarterfinal defeat of England. Ronaldinho scored a decisive free kick there.
After leading Portugal to UEFA Euro 2004's final, where Greece won 1-0 in Lisbon, Scolari took Portugal to the 2006 World Cup semifinals. Portugal lost to France before finishing fourth, its best World Cup result since 1966. He managed Chelsea from 2008 until February 2009 and later coached Brazil again from 2012. In the 2013 Confederations Cup, Brazil beat Spain 3-0 in its final at Maracana. The 2014 World Cup ended painfully: Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the Belo Horizonte semifinal. Scolari later won the 2015 Chinese Super League with Guangzhou Evergrande and the 2018 Brazilian championship with Palmeiras again.
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