| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1939-03-21)21 March 1939 (age 86) | ||
| Place of birth | Salinas,Brazil | ||
| Position | Center back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1956 | Renascença | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1958 | Renascença | ||
| 1959–1961 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1961–1962 | São Paulo | ||
| 1962–1963 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1963 | Fluminense | 33 | (2) |
| 1964 | Vitória | ||
| 1965 | Fluminense | ||
| 1965–1966 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1966–1974 | Cruzeiro | 212 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1968 | Brazil | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Cruzeiro (Youth team) | ||
| 1979–1981 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1981–1983 | Al-Arabi (QAT) | ||
| 1984 | Al-Sharjah | ||
| 1984–1985 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1985–1987 | Al Sadd | ||
| 1987–1988 | Fluminense | ||
| 1989 | Qatar | ||
| 1990 | Grêmio | ||
| 1991 | Ettifaq | ||
| 1992 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1993 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1994 | Internacional | ||
| 1995–1996 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1996 | Bahia | ||
| 1998 | Al Wasl | ||
| 1999 | Al Nassr (KSA) | ||
| 2001 | Al-Arabi (QAT) | ||
| 2003 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2008 | América Mineiro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian formerfootball player and coach.
He started his professional career atRenascença as acenter back. Cardoso also played forBelo Horizonte rivals,Cruzeiro andAtlético Mineiro,São Paulo,Fluminense,Vitória andPalmeiras.[1]In a game ofCruzeiro againstSantos for 1968Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball withPelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach atCruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973.
As a manager, Cardoso managedCruzeiro,Atlético Mineiro,Atlético Paranaense,Fluminense,Bahia andInternacional.[2]