| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sérgio Gonçalves Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-01-11)11 January 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Osasco,São Paulo,Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2024(2024-08-05) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Florianópolis,Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | São Paulo | ||
| 1961–1962 | Internacional | ||
| 1963 | São Paulo | ||
| 1964–1970 | Grêmio | 314 | (54) |
| 1971–1972 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1972 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1973 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1974 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| 1974–1976 | Figueirense | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976 | Figueirense | ||
| 1977 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 1979 | Cascavel EC | ||
| 1980 | Brasil de Pelotas | ||
| 1981 | Cascavel EC | ||
| 1981 | Avaí | ||
| 1982 | Paysandu-SC | ||
| 1982 | Toledo | ||
| 1982 | Figueirense | ||
| 1984 | Hercílio Luz | ||
| 1984 | CA Rio Sul-SC | ||
| 1985 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1985 | Comercial-PR | ||
| 1986 | Apucarana | ||
| 1987 | Paulista | ||
| 1988 | Avaí | ||
| 1989 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1989 | Criciúma | ||
| 1990 | Figueirense | ||
| 1990 | Avaí | ||
| 1990 | Fortaleza | ||
| 1991 | Campo Mourão | ||
| 1991–1992 | Avaí | ||
| 1992 | Figueirense | ||
| 1993 | ABC | ||
| 1995 | ABC | ||
| 1996 | Jaraguá | ||
| 1997 | Figueirense | ||
| 1997 | Londrina | ||
| 1998 | Figueirense | ||
| 1999 | Matsubara | ||
| 2000 | Central | ||
| 2000 | América de Natal | ||
| 2000 | São Gonçalo-RN | ||
| 2001 | Ilhota-SC | ||
| 2003 | Guarani de Palhoça | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sérgio Gonçalves Lopes (11 January 1941 – 5 August 2024) was a Brazilian professional football player and manager who played as amidfielder.
Sérgio began his career withSão Paulo FC youth team, and in 1957 he was promoted to the professional ranks, being part of the state champion squad.[1] He was also a great highlight in the Pentagonal Tournament ofGuadalajara in 1960.[2] Sérgio was exactly 1.90 meters tall, an unusual height for the time, which earned him the nickname "fita métrica" (tape measure). Even though he was slender, he became amidfielder instead of adefender, due to his talent for distributing games with precise passes.[3]
He was Gaucho champion withInternacional in 1961 and five more times withGrêmio, a club where he accumulated 314 appearances and 54 goals, being considered one of the greatest in history.[4] He also played for Portuguesa,Atlético Paranaense,Sampaio Corrêa andFigueirense, where he was state champion in 1974.[5][6]
Sérgio Lopes played with the number 10 shirt for theBrazil national team in two matches, in April 1966 for theCopa Bernardo O'Higgins againstChile, when football players fromRio Grande do Sul represented Brazil.[7][8]
Sérgio Lópes had a vast career as a coach, starting shortly after retiring as a player atFigueirense in 1976. However, it was at rivalAvaí in 1988 that Sérgio Lopes achieved the first major triumph of his career, by winning theCampeonato Catarinense in 1988.[9] In 1990, returned to Figueirense and achieved the feat of becoming a champion as a player and manager by winning theCopa Santa Catarina in 1990.[5][10]
In 1993, atNatal-basedABC, he had the mission of replacing Erandy Montenegro in the final stretch of that year's championship, and again won a state tournament.[11] He also had spells atSanta Cruz,Paulista, Athletico Paranaense andLondrina.[6]
Lopes died from complications of cancer and Alzheimer's disease inFlorianópolis, on 5 August 2024, at the age of 83.[12]
São Paulo
Internacional
Grêmio
Figueirense
Brazil
Avaí
Figueirense
ABC