Luiz Felipe Scolari

Brazilian association football player and manager

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#157
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Age
78
Born 1948
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2014

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Updated 2026-06-21

The manager who delivered Brazil's fifth World Cup in 2002, then returned twelve years later to witness their worst humiliation: a 7–1 semi-final collapse on home soil that ended his second reign in national disgrace.

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Born 9 November 1948, Luiz Felipe Scolari—"Big Phil"—played as a defender for Caxias before shifting to management in 1982. He built his reputation at club level before taking the Brazil national team to World Cup glory in 2002. Portugal hired him the following year, and he guided them to the Euro 2004 final (lost 1–0 to Greece) and fourth place at the 2006 World Cup, resigning after a quarter-final exit at Euro 2008. A brief stint at Chelsea followed before Brazil called again in 2012. He won the 2013 Confederations Cup at home, but the 2014 World Cup—also hosted in Brazil—ended in catastroph…

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