Argel Fucks
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Argélico Fucks | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Internacional | 41 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | 32 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Santos | 21 | (2) |
| 1999 | Porto | 5 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Palmeiras | 40 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Benfica | 79 | (7) |
| 2005 | Racing Santander | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Cruzeiro | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | Canoas | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Zhejiang Greentown | 22 | (1) |
| Total | 261 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2008–2009 | Caxias-RS | ||
| 2009 | Guaratinguetá | ||
| 2009–2010 | Campinense | ||
| 2010 | São José-RS | ||
| 2010 | Criciúma | ||
| 2011 | Guarani | ||
| 2011 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2011 | Caxias-RS | ||
| 2011 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2011 | Oeste | ||
| 2012 | Joinville | ||
| 2012 | Figueirense | ||
| 2012 | Avaí | ||
| 2013 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| 2013 | América de Natal | ||
| 2013 | Criciúma | ||
| 2014 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2014–2015 | Figueirense | ||
| 2015–2016 | Internacional | ||
| 2016 | Figueirense | ||
| 2016– | Vitória | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Argélico Fucks (born 4 September 1974), commonly known as Argel, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current coach of Vitória.
Club career
Argel was born in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul. In his country he played for Sport Club Internacional, Santos FC and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, with a brief stint in Japan in between and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal's FC Porto, which finished after a serious run-in with the board of directors, and prompted his Brazil return.[1]
In 2001 he returned to Portugal with S.L. Benfica, which he helped win the league in his fourth season and the domestic supercup, the former after an 11-year drought (with the player contributing with ten games and one goal).
After falling down the stoppers' pecking order at Benfica, Argel had an unassuming six-month stay at Racing de Santander, going on to retire in 2007 after representing Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Canoas Sport Club and China's Zhejiang Lucheng FC. After his retirement he started a managerial career, first being hired as Guaratinguetá Futebol's head coach on 8 February 2008,[2] being sacked exactly one year later.[3] Three days later, he was hired by Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul.[4]
On 2 June 2009 Argel was hired by Campinense Clube in the same capacity, replacing Fernando Teixeira.[5] On 9 April of the following year, he signed for Criciúma Esporte Clube.[6]
Argel was announced as coach of former club Internacional on 13 August 2015, after leaving Figueirense FC which he had already managed on two separate spells.[7]
It was announced as coach of the International on August 13, 2015. Where did the second best of the Brasileirão in the second round. In 2016 he won the Campeonato Gaúcho and Recopa Gaúcha, being their titles in command of the club.
After a Brasilerão, he was fired on the night of 11 July.[8] but hours later was re-appointed for the third time as manager of Figueirense.[9] owever months later, was officially adopted as head coach of the Vitória.[10][11]
International career
Argel represented Brazil internationally at the under-20 level, winning both the South American Youth Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]
On 29 March 1995, he gained his only cap for the full side, appearing in a friendly with Honduras.
Surname
Some of Argel's fame stems from his surname, which is a form of the English word "fuck". This led to some double entendre headlines including one from Eurosport.com titled "Fucks off to Benfica".[13]
This headline received press coverage itself with The Register calling it "snappy and eye-catching", and football humour site Laugh FC deeming it "one of the all time greats".[14]
Statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1993 | Internacional | Série A | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 1996 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Brazil | League | |||
| 1998 | Santos | Série A | 21 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | |||
| 1999/00 | Porto | Primeira Liga | 5 | 1 |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 2000 | Palmeiras | Série A | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | |||
| 2001/02 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 22 | 2 |
| 2002/03 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2003/04 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2004/05 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Spain | League | |||
| 2004/05 | Racing Santander | La Liga | 2 | 0 |
| Brazil | League | |||
| 2005 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | Canoas | Série C | 0 | 0 |
| China PR | League | |||
| 2007 | Hangzhou Greentown | Super League | 22 | 1 |
| Country | Brazil | 73 | 5 | |
| Japan | 32 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | 84 | 7 | ||
| Spain | 2 | 0 | ||
| China PR | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 213 | 13 | ||
National team
| Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Player
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992, 1994
- Copa do Brasil: 1992
- Santos
- Porto
- Palmeiras
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2000
- Copa dos Campeões: 2000
- Benfica
International
- Brazil U-20
Manager
- Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2015
- Internacional
References
- ↑ "Argel: "Joguei numa posição que nunca foi a minha"" [Argel: "I always played out of position"] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 February 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "Argel é o novo técnico do Guaratinguetá" [Argel is new Guaratinguetá coach] (in Portuguese). Placar. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ↑ "Após demitir Argel, Guaratinguetá contrata Estevam Soares" [After firing Argel, Guaratinguetá hires Estevam Soares] (in Portuguese). Terra. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ↑ "Ex-zagueiro Argel é o novo técnico do Caxias" [Former stopper Argel is new Caxias coach] (in Portuguese). Terra. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ↑ Inicio de trabalho! (Work starts) (Portuguese)
- ↑ Argel se apresenta na Sala de Imprensa (Argel introduces himself in press room); Criciúma's official website, 9 April 2010 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Após reunião, Argel deixa Figueirense e assumirá como novo técnico do Inter" [After meeting, Argel leaves Figueirense and will take over as new manager of Inter] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Após sexto jogo sem vitória no Brasileirão, Argel é demitido do Inter" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Demitido do Inter, Argel é anunciado como novo treinador do Figueirense" (in Portuguese). UOL. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Argel Fucks é anunciado pelo Vitória e fará estreia contra o Internacional" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Argel Fucks é o novo técnico do Vitória" (in Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ Argel – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Eurosport.com scores headline profanity sensation". The Register. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ↑ "Making a name for themselves". Laugh FC. 6 November 2003. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ↑ "Argel". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Argel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Argel at thefinalball.com
- Argel profile at ForaDeJogo
- Argel profile at BDFutbol
- Argel at National-Football-Teams.com