COACH
Leonardo Araújo
1969 - Today

Leonardo Araújo
Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo (born 5 September 1969), known as Leonardo Araújo or simply Leonardo, is a Brazilian football executive and former player and manager. He last served as the sporting director of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain until May 2022. A versatile player, Leonardo was employed in several positions throughout his career, including as an attacking midfielder, left winger, and left-back; his best-known and most successful period was at AC Milan, in the role of attacking midfielder (or trequartista) behind the forwards. He played for teams in Brazil, Spain, Japan, France and Italy, winning titles with Flamengo, São Paulo, Kashima Antlers and Milan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonardo Araújo is the 71st most popular coach (up from 77th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Coach.
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Among COACHES
Among coaches, Leonardo Araújo ranks 71 out of 471. Before him are Roy Hodgson, Unai Emery, Matthias Sammer, Raymond Goethals, José Villalonga, and Gérard Houllier. After him are Alberto Zaccheroni, Stefano Pioli, Roger Lemerre, Bill Shankly, Željko Obradović, and Robert Prosinečki.
Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoy Hodgson
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 65
Unai Emery
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 66
Matthias Sammer
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 67
Raymond Goethals
1921 - 2004
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 68
José Villalonga
1919 - 1973
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 69
Gérard Houllier
1947 - 2020
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 70
Leonardo Araújo
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 71
Alberto Zaccheroni
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 72
Stefano Pioli
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 73
Roger Lemerre
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 74
Bill Shankly
1913 - 1981
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 75
Željko Obradović
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 76
Robert Prosinečki
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 77
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Leonardo Araújo ranks 42. Before him are Jens Lehmann, Natascha McElhone, Vassily Ivanchuk, Simon Baker, Norman Reedus, and Felix Baumgartner. After him are Kersti Kaljulaid, PJ Harvey, Dead, Wes Anderson, Fernando Redondo, and Robert Prosinečki.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsJens Lehmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 36
Natascha McElhone
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 37
Vassily Ivanchuk
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 38
Simon Baker
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 39
Norman Reedus
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 40
Felix Baumgartner
ATHLETE
1969 - 2025
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 41
Leonardo Araújo
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 42
Kersti Kaljulaid
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 43
PJ Harvey
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 44
Dead
SINGER
1969 - 1991
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 45
Wes Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 46
Fernando Redondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 47
Robert Prosinečki
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 48
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Leonardo Araújo ranks 109 out of 2,236. Before him are Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Machado de Assis (1839), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), and Fernando Collor de Mello (1949). After him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Artur da Costa e Silva (1899), Bernardino Machado (1851), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), and Juninho Pernambucano (1975).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsPrincess Francisca of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1898
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 103
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 104
Machado de Assis
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 105
Sérgio Mendes
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 106
Cláudio Taffarel
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 107
Fernando Collor de Mello
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 108
Leonardo Araújo
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 109
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 110
Artur da Costa e Silva
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1969
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 111
Bernardino Machado
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1944
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 112
Moacir Barbosa Nascimento
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 113
Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 114
Juninho Pernambucano
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 115
Among COACHES In Brazil
Among coaches born in Brazil, Leonardo Araújo ranks 4. Before him are Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), and Vicente Feola (1909). After him are Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Mazinho (1966), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), Zé Mário (1949), José Faria (1933), Oswaldo de Oliveira (1950), and Mano Menezes (1962).
Luiz Felipe Scolari
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Carlos Alberto Parreira
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2
Vicente Feola
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 3
Leonardo Araújo
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 4
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 5
Sebastião Lazaroni
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 6
Mazinho
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 7
Adhemar Pimenta
1896 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 8
Zé Mário
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 9
José Faria
1933 - 2013
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 10
Oswaldo de Oliveira
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 11
Mano Menezes
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 12