 Renato in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Portaluppi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-09-09)9 September 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Esportivo | ||
| 1980–1981 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Grêmio | 146 | (45) |
| 1987–1988 | Flamengo | 54 | (9) |
| 1988–1989 | Roma | 23 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Flamengo | 45 | (14) |
| 1991–1992 | Botafogo | 44 | (17) |
| 1991 | →Grêmio (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1992 | Cruzeiro | 9 | (11) |
| 1993 | Flamengo | 18 | (8) |
| 1994 | Atlético Mineiro | 32 | (6) |
| 1995–1997 | Fluminense | 59 | (24) |
| 1997–1998 | Flamengo | 20 | (5) |
| 1999 | Bangu | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 467 | (142) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1993 | Brazil | 41 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 1996 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 2001 | Madureira | ||
| 2002–2003 | Fluminense | ||
| 2003 | Fluminense | ||
| 2005–2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2007–2008 | Fluminense | ||
| 2008 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2009 | Fluminense | ||
| 2010 | Bahia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Grêmio | ||
| 2011 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2013 | Grêmio | ||
| 2014 | Fluminense | ||
| 2016–2021 | Grêmio | ||
| 2021 | Flamengo | ||
| 2022–2024 | Grêmio | ||
| 2025 | Fluminense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Renato Portaluppi (born 9 September 1962), known asRenato Gaúcho or justRenato, is a Brazilian professionalfootballcoach and former player.
Formerly aright winger, Renato is known for his wins at theIntercontinental Cup in 1983 as a player forGrêmio, his twoCopa Libertadores one asGrêmio player in 1983 and one in 2017 asGrêmio coach, his 1989Copa América as player forBrazil, and mainly being known for "Rei Do Rio" (King of Rio de Janeiro). When in the heat of Brazilian national soccer, he won theCampeonato Carioca of 1995 and won the prize given by the press for being the MVP in the championship and giving the title toFluminense when beating some of the best Brazilian players of all time,Romário (Flamengo),Túlio Maravilha (Botafogo),Valdir Bigode (Vasco).
Born inGuaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Renato started his career inEsportivo inBento Gonçalves where he grew up. He was later signed withGrêmio, where in 1983 he won theCopa Libertadores, beatingPeñarol of Uruguay, and theIntercontinental Cup, beatingHamburger SV of Germany, and scoring twice, this way consolidatingGrêmio as one of the giants of Brazilian soccer, when they won their first and only world title.[2]
In 1987, he moved toFlamengo and won theBrasileirão Série A in the same year. Then, in 1988, Renato moved abroad, signing withRoma. However, he failed to settle in Italy and returned to Flamengo after one disappointing season, in time to win one more trophy, theCopa do Brasil in 1990.
Renato's career inFluminense is generally associated with his belly goal in theCampeonato Carioca of 1995, againstFlamengo, in the year that Flamengo celebrated 100 years. With his goal, he was crowned the "King of Rio" of the year. In the same year, he led Fluminense to the semi-finals of the Brasileirão Série A.
Before his retirement inBangu, he played again for Flamengo, where with all his four passages total he played 210 games, scoring 64 goals for the red and black team.
Renato appeared 41 times for theBrazil national team, scoring five goals.[3]
In 1986, while preparing for theFIFA World Cup Finals in Mexico, Renato was dropped from the squad by coachTelê Santana for disciplinary reasons when he and his friend, who also played at Brazil's national teamLeandro got in the hotel after the scheduled time. Renato was remembered for being a loyal friend when it happened because he could jump over the hotel wall and get in unnoticed. But when his friend couldn't, he walked through the main door with him. Leandro was an essential and irreplaceable player, so he still got called for the finals, and Renato didn't. But to return his loyalty to Renato, Leandro said he wouldn't play if Renato weren't accepted. Renato wasn't recalled, and then Leandro made his word true and quit the selection. Leandro's replacement at right-back wasEdson, who was injured in the second World Cup match and was then replaced by the relatively unknownJosimar of Botafogo, who became one of the stars of the tournament.
In 1996, while recovering from a knee injury, Renato was an interim manager of Fluminense on two occasions. As the club struggled to remain outside the relegation zone, Renato "promised to walk naked in theIpanema beach" if the club suffered relegation, which did occur after they finished in the penultimate place; however, a match-fixing scandal canceled the relegations shortly after, which kept Fluminense in the first division.[4]
Renato's whole managerial experience occurred in 2001, as he took overMadureira.[5][6]
Between 2 September 2002 and 11 July 2003, and between 1 October 2003 and 28 December 2003, Renato was coach of Fluminense.
From July 2005 to April 2007, Renato wasVasco da Gama's coach.
In April 2007, he returned to Fluminense as a manager. On 6 June 2007, he won the Brazilian Cup with Fluminense, his first trophy as a manager. However, he failed to win the Copa Libertadores as Fluminense was defeated in a penalty shootout to underdogs LDU from Ecuador in the final.[7]
On 10 August 2008, Renato was sacked as manager ofFlu, following a 2–1 defeat to the Brasileirão's bottom side,Ipatinga which left them joint-bottom of the table.[8]
On 18 September 2008, he was hired as Vasco's manager.[9] He left after the club's relegation, in December.
Fluminense reappointed Renato on 21 July 2009 to replaceCarlos Alberto Parreira. Renato returned for a fourth stint, having already coached Fluminense twice (in 2002–2003, 2003 and again in 2007–2008).[10] On 1 September 2009, Fluminense dismissed him following a series of poor results.
On 13 December 2009, Renato was named manager ofBahia for the 2010 season, in the place ofPaulo Bonamigo.[11]
On 10 August 2010, Grêmio confirmed Renato was their new coach, two days after the sacking of their former coach, Silas. He tried to start a good season, but in his debut, the team lost toGoiás and was eliminated from the2010 Copa Sudamericana on the Second Stage. In the2010 Brazilian League, Grêmio ended in 4th place and consequently qualified to2011 Copa Libertadores. Afterward, Renato did not have a great season in 2011. His team lost the2011 Campeonato Gaúcho finals to their rivalInternacional and was the runner-up. Grêmio was also eliminated from the2011 Copa Libertadores in the Round of 16, losing to Chilean clubUniversidad Católica. All of that disappointed himself and Grêmio's President Paulo Odone. He coached some matches of the2011 Brazilian League. However, their performance wasn't good, and Renato resigned on 30 June.[12]
On 4 July 2011, Renato was announced as head coach ofAtlético Paranaense.[13] He resigned on 1 September, alleging family reasons.[14]
Even after two years without coaching any club, Renato was the first choice of Fábio Koff, president of Grêmio, to succeedVanderlei Luxemburgo as the new coach of Grêmio.[15] On 2 July 2013, the coach signed with the club and was presented to more than 5,000 supporters inGrêmio Arena.[16]
Renato left Grêmio in December 2013, after failing to agree to a new contract.[17]
Renato returned toFlu on 24 December 2013.[18][19] He was dismissed the following 2 April, after being knocked out in the2014 Campeonato Carioca.[20]
In September 2016, Renato returned to Grêmio in the place ofRoger Machado.[21][22] In the following year, Grêmio had a great campaign inLibertadores Group Stage, and classification as the first of its group, Grêmio played againstGodoy Cruz (16th),Botafogo (8th),Barcelona de Guayaquil (4th). In the last year that the final was played in the two teams' stadium (2018 the last game of final was played in Spain and in 2019 the rule was changed and the finals now are played in just one game, as Champions League is), Grêmio won in an emotional 1-0 in Arena do Grêmio and in the 2nd game againstLanús atEstádio La fortaleza Grêmio won by 2-1 and became aLibertadores Champion for the 3rd time.[citation needed]
In the 2018 season, he helped his team to win theRecopa Sudamericana overIndependiente[23] and theCampeonato Gaúcho overBrasil de Pelotas, their first win since 2010.[citation needed]
Renato helped Grêmio to win theCampeonato Gaúcho in the 2019 and 2020 campaigns while also having a statue of him inaugurated near theArena do Grêmio in March 2019.[24] On 15 April 2021, after being knocked out in the first stages of the2021 Copa Libertadores, he was sacked by the club after more than four years in charge; he was the longest-serving manager in all the four divisions of Brazilian football.[25]
Following his sacking by Grêmio, Flamengo hired Renato on 10 July 2021, having previously played for them as a player across four separate stints. He signed a contract until the end of the season.[26]
Renato won his first six matches in charge of the club, averaging four goals per match.[27] On 29 September, he helped his side to reach the2021 Copa Libertadores Final, after defeatingBarcelona SC 4–0 on aggregate.
Flamengo's good form did not last long under Renato's guidance. After the club lost the Libertadores Final toPalmeiras, he left on a mutual agreement on 29 November 2021.[28]
On 1 September 2022, Renato returned to Grêmio, again replacing sacked Roger Machado.[29] He won two moreCampeonato Gaúcho during his fourth spell, being the coach for five of the team's historical seven-year title streak through 2018 to 2024. With the 2024 title, he also became the coach with the most titles in Grêmio's history, alongsideOswaldo Rolla.[30]
On 9 December 2024, Grêmio announced Renato's departure, as his contract would not be renewed.[31]
On 3 April 2025, Renato was appointed head coach of Fluminense, signing a contract until the end of the year; it was his seventh coaching spell at the club, the sixth as an official head coach.[32] On 23 September 2025, he resigned after being eliminated byLanús in theCopa Sudamericana; heavily criticized by the supporters after the substitutions during the second half of the game, he announced his departure in the post-match conference,[33] and the club confirmed his resignation hours later.[34]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 1980 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
| 1983 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | 12[a] | 2 | 1[c] | 2 | 37 | 14 | |||
| 1984 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 10 | — | 7[a] | 2 | — | 49 | 17 | ||||
| 1985 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||||
| 1986 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 15 | 83 | 30 | — | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 177 | 51 | |||
| Flamengo | 1987 | Série A | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 2[d] | 1 | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 35 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 56 | 10 | ||||
| Roma | 1988–89 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 3[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| Flamengo | 1989 | Série A | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 1990 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 1 | 41 | 15 | |||
| Total | 27 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 52 | 16 | |||
| Botafogo | 1991 | Série A | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 14 | ||
| 1992 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 20 | ||||
| Grêmio (loan) | 1991 | Série A | — | 15 | 3 | — | — | 3[g] | 1 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 1992 | Série A | — | 9 | 11 | — | — | 8[d] | 6 | 17 | 17 | |||
| Flamengo | 1993 | Série A | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 11[h] | 10 | 33 | 20 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 1994 | Série A | 14 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 37 | 10 | ||
| Fluminense | 1995 | Série A | 15 | 4 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 16 | ||||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 63 | 26 | ||||
| Flamengo | 1997 | Série A | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 3[d] | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |||
| Bangu | 1999[36] | Série C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 223 | 50 | 244 | 92 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 560 | 184 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1983 | 6 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 1983 | Estádio Serra Dourada,Goiânia, Brazil |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1983 Copa América | [38] |
| 2 | 27 March 1991 | José Amalfitani Stadium,Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly | [39] |
| 3 | 19 July 1991 | Estadio Nacional,Santiago, Chile |  Colombia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1991 Copa América | [39] |
| 4 | 31 July 1992 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,Los Angeles, United States |  Mexico | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1992 Amistad Cup | [40] |
| 5 | 23 September 1992 | Estádio Municipal Rubens Felippe,Paranavaí, Brazil |  Costa Rica | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | [40] |
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Fluminense (interim) |  | 6 September 1996 | 14 September 1996 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 033.33 | [41] |
| Fluminense (interim) | | 7 November 1996 | 24 November 1996 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 050.00 | [41] |
| Madureira | | January 2001 | May 2001 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 031.25 | [5] |
| Fluminense | | 2 September 2002 | 11 July 2003 | 59 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 102 | 89 | +13 | 044.07 | [42] |
| Fluminense | | 1 October 2003 | 28 December 2003 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 038.46 | [42] |
| Vasco da Gama | | 18 July 2005 | 13 April 2007 | 111 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 206 | 168 | +38 | 041.44 | [43] |
| Fluminense | | 24 April 2007 | 11 August 2008 | 96 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 163 | 110 | +53 | 045.83 | [44] |
| Vasco da Gama | | 18 September 2008 | 7 December 2008 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 030.77 | [45] |
| Fluminense | | 20 July 2009 | 1 September 2009 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 008.33 | [46] |
| Bahia | | 13 December 2009 | 10 August 2010 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 055.10 | |
| Grêmio | | 10 August 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 66 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 126 | 77 | +49 | 051.52 | [47] |
| Atlético Paranaense | | 4 July 2011 | 1 September 2011 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 028.57 | [48] |
| Grêmio | | 2 July 2013 | 17 December 2013 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 043.59 | |
| Fluminense | | 24 December 2013 | 2 April 2014 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 050.00 | [49] |
| Grêmio | | 18 September 2016 | 15 April 2021 | 308 | 161 | 82 | 65 | 473 | 233 | +240 | 052.27 | [50] |
| Flamengo | | 10 July 2021 | 29 November 2021 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 065.79 | [28] |
| Grêmio | | 1 September 2022 | 9 December 2024 | 138 | 70 | 29 | 39 | 214 | 155 | +59 | 050.72 | |
| Fluminense | | 3 April 2025 | 24 September 2025 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 052.50 | |
| Career total | 1,037 | 502 | 261 | 274 | 1,680 | 1,154 | +526 | 048.41 | — | |||
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