Flávio Lopes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Lourenço.

Flávio Antônio Lopes Lourenço (born 30 July 1965), better known as Flávio Lopes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Flávio Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Flávio Antônio Lopes Lourenço
Date of birth	(1965-07-30) 30 July 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Ervália, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1985	Valerio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	Valerio
1990–1994	América-MG
1995	América-SP
1996	Londrina
Managerial career
1999–2000	América-MG
2001	Atlético Paranaense
2001	América-MG
2001	Gama
2002	América-MG
2003	Ipatinga
2003	Portuguesa
2004	Marília
2005	ABC
2006	América-MG
2007	Rio Branco-MG
2007	Ipatinga
2007	Atlético Goianiense
2008	Ceará
2008–2009	América-MG
2009	ABC
2009–2010	Ipatinga
2010	Villa Nova
2011	CRB
2012	Remo
2012	Ipatinga
2013	Araxá
2013–2016	América-MG (coordinator)
2017	Guarani-MG
2019	Goytacaz
2021–2023	Nacional de Muriaé (coordinator)
2023	União Luziense [pt]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

Player career

Revealed by Valeriodoce de Itabira, Flávio Lopes gained prominence by being América Mineiro main player in winning the 1993 Campeonato Mineiro.^[1] A skilled midfielder, he also played for América de Rio Preto and Londrina before retiring.^[2]

Managerial career

Lopes began his career as a coach at América Mineiro, and achieved the feat of also becoming a champion as a manager by winning the 2000 Copa Sul-Minas. This boosted his career, causing Lopes to coach teams from different regions of Brazil in the following years, with emphasis on Athletico Parananense, Gama, ABC and Ipatinga, where he accumulated several spells. He was champion again in 2005, at the state level with ABC, and in the Taça Minas Gerais in a new stint at América Mineiro. From 2012 to 2016 he was football coordinator at América,^[3] indirectly participating in the conquest of the 2016 Campeonato Mineiro (led by Givanildo Oliveira),^[4] He would still come to coach Goytacaz, Nacional de Muriaé and União Luziense.^[5]

In 2024, citing tiredness and lack of time with his family, Lopes announced his retirement as a coach, dedicating himself solely to sports consultancy.^[6]

Honours

Player

América Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1993

Manager

América Mineiro

• Copa Sul Minas: 2000
• Taça Minas Gerais: 2005

ABC

• Campeonato Potiguar: 2005