COACH
Luiz Felipe Scolari
1948 - Today

Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈis fiˈlipi skoˈlaɾi]; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player who currently serves as the technical director of Grêmio. Considered to be one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time by several pundits, Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and notably represented Caxias before moving to a managerial role in 1982. After leading the Brazil national team to a FIFA World Cup win in 2002, he was manager of the Portugal national team from July 2003 to June 2008. He led Portugal to the final of UEFA Euro 2004, which they lost 0–1 to Greece, and to a fourth-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luiz Felipe Scolari is the 18th most popular coach (down from 16th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Coach.
Luiz Felipe Scolari is most famous for being the manager of the Brazilian national team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he led Brazil to its fifth World Cup title.
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Among COACHES
Among coaches, Luiz Felipe Scolari ranks 18 out of 471. Before him are Hans-Dieter Flick, Guus Hiddink, Rafael Benítez, Giovanni Trapattoni, Marco van Basten, and Vicente del Bosque. After him are Rinus Michels, Marcello Lippi, Luis Aragonés, Jürgen Klopp, Diego Simeone, and Sven-Göran Eriksson.
Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans-Dieter Flick
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 12
Guus Hiddink
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 13
Rafael Benítez
1960 - Present
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 14
Giovanni Trapattoni
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 15
Marco van Basten
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 16
Vicente del Bosque
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 17
Luiz Felipe Scolari
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 18
Rinus Michels
1928 - 2005
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 19
Marcello Lippi
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 20
Luis Aragonés
1938 - 2014
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 21
Jürgen Klopp
1967 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 22
Diego Simeone
1970 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 23
Sven-Göran Eriksson
1948 - 2024
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Luiz Felipe Scolari ranks 22. Before him are Hassan Rouhani, Eddie Jordan, Maurizio Gucci, Linda McMahon, Jan Palach, and Jeremy Irons. After him are Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Nick Drake, Charles Taylor, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Klaus Meine, and Olivia Newton-John.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsHassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 16
Eddie Jordan
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - 2025
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 17
Maurizio Gucci
FASHION DESIGNER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 18
Linda McMahon
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 19
Jan Palach
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1969
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 20
Jeremy Irons
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 21
Luiz Felipe Scolari
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 22
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 23
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 24
Charles Taylor
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 25
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2022
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 26
Klaus Meine
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 27
Olivia Newton-John
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 28
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Luiz Felipe Scolari ranks 20 out of 2,236. Before him are Jairzinho (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), Rivellino (1946), Nelson Piquet (1952), and Roberto Carlos (1973). After him are Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), Carlos Alberto Torres (1944), João Havelange (1916), and Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsJairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 14
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 15
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 16
Rivellino
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 17
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 18
Roberto Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 19
Luiz Felipe Scolari
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 20
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 21
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 22
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 23
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 24
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 25
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 26
Among COACHES In Brazil
Among coaches born in Brazil, Luiz Felipe Scolari ranks 1. After him are Carlos Alberto Parreira (1943), Vicente Feola (1909), Leonardo Araújo (1969), 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