COACH

Vadão

1956 - 2020

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Oswaldo Fumeiro Alvarez (21 August 1956 – 25 May 2020), more commonly known as Vadão, was a Brazilian football manager. Although he managed several Brazilian men's teams over the course of his managerial career, he was best known for being the head coach of the Brazil women's national football team on two occasions, from 2014 to 2016, and from 2017 to 2019. On 25 May 2020, Vadão died aged 63, with the cause of death being liver cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Vadão is the 350th most popular coach (up from 353rd in 2024), the 922nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 969th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Brazilian Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Vadão ranks 350 out of 471. Before him are Markus Gisdol, Michelangelo Rampulla, Park Kyung-hoon, Tom Watson, Leonardo Cuéllar, and João Carlos. After him are Sigi Schmid, Patrizio Sala, Anatoly Baidachny, Otacílio Gonçalves, Gertjan Verbeek, and Jamal Sellami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Vadão ranks 586. Before him are Sergey Andreyev, Luigi Negri, Charalambos Cholidis, Peter Chelsom, Roine Stolt, and João Carlos. After him are Melissa Belote, Sheila McCarthy, Jan Fiala, Ace Rusevski, Fernando Quirarte, and Ursula Plassnik. Among people deceased in 2020, Vadão ranks 746. Before him are Dawn Wells, Sumner Redstone, Mridula Sinha, Shirley Ann Grau, Tony Waiters, and Annie Ross. After him are Kapila Vatsyayan, Ali Khalif Galaydh, Doris de Agostini, Tamás Wichmann, Sergey Belyayev, and Grant Imahara.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vadão ranks 922 out of 2,236. Before him are Rafael Tolói (1990), João Carlos (1956), Zé Elias (1976), Bernard (1992), Fábio (1980), and Kerlon (1988). After him are Matuzalém (1980), Nené (1942), Paulinho McLaren (1963), Elivélton (1971), Reynaldo Gianecchini (1972), and Marcelo Melo (1983).

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  • Photo of Rafael Tolói

    Rafael Tolói

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 50.17

    Rank: 916

  • Photo of João Carlos

    João Carlos

    COACH

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 917

  • Photo of Zé Elias

    Zé Elias

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 918

  • Photo of Bernard

    Bernard

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 50.15

    Rank: 919

  • Photo of Fábio

    Fábio

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 50.13

    Rank: 920

  • Photo of Kerlon

    Kerlon

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 50.13

    Rank: 921

  • Photo of Vadão

    Vadão

    COACH

    1956 - 2020

    HPI: 50.12

    Rank: 922

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    Matuzalém

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 50.10

    Rank: 923

  • Photo of Nené

    Nené

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1942 - 2016

    HPI: 50.05

    Rank: 924

  • Photo of Paulinho McLaren

    Paulinho McLaren

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.02

    Rank: 925

  • Photo of Elivélton

    Elivélton

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 50.00

    Rank: 926

  • Photo of Reynaldo Gianecchini

    Reynaldo Gianecchini

    ACTOR

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 50.00

    Rank: 927

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    Marcelo Melo

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 49.98

    Rank: 928

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Among COACHES In Brazil

Among coaches born in Brazil, Vadão ranks 29. Before him are José Carlos Serrão (1950), Nicanor de Carvalho (1947), Júlio César Leal (1951), René Simões (1952), Beto Almeida (1955), and João Carlos (1956). After him are Otacílio Gonçalves (1940), Marco Aurélio (1952), Augusto Pedro de Sousa (1968), Leandro Machado (1963), Pintado (1965), and Alexandré Pölking (1976).

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