Marão (football manager)

Mário Celso de Abreu (8 May 1923 – 28 September 2013), better known as Marão, was a Brazilian professional football manager.

Marão
Personal information
Full name Mário Celso de Abreu
Date of birth (1923-05-08)8 May 1923
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death 28 September 2013(2013-09-28) (aged 93)
Place of death Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Managerial career
Years Team
1963 Atlético Mineiro
1963 Renascença [pt]
1963–1964 Cruzeiro
1964–1965 Atlético Mineiro
1968 Brazil Olympic
1970 Sport Recife
1973 Náutico
1977 Paysandu
1978 Ferroviária
1981 Noroeste
1982 Marília
1983 Marília
1985 Marília
1987 Democrata-SL

Career

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Marão tried to start his career as a football player, but due to health problems, he gave up on the idea and trained as a physical education teacher. As a coach, he started in charge of the Minas Gerais state football team, where he was Brazilian champion in 1962. He received the chance to coach Atlético Mineiro in 1963, becoming state champion, and later coached several other teams, with emphasis on the Brazil Olympic team in 1968.[1][2]

Death

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Marão died of natural causes at his residence, 28 September 2013 at the age of 93, in Bairro da Floresta, Belo Horizonte.[3]

Honours

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Atlético Mineiro
Minas Gerais state team

References

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  1. ^ "Mário Celso de Abreu (1923-2013) - Técnico, descobriu o 'trio de ouro' do Cruzeiro". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Marão (Ex-técnico do Cruzeiro e do Atlético-MG)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Morre o ex-técnico Marão, personagem do futebol mineiro nas décadas de 50 e 60". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2023.