Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach.
He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Fluminense, Vitória and Palmeiras.http://br.sambafoot.com/jogadores/659_Procopio_Cardoso.html In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach at Cruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973.
As a manager, Cardoso managed Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense, Bahia and Internacional.
Honours Player Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro (2): 1962, 1963
Cruzeiro Campeonato Mineiro (6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1966
Fluminense Campeonato Carioca (1): 1964 Palmeiras Torneio Rio-São Paulo (1): 1965
Manager Atlético Mineiro Copa Conmebol: 1992 Campeonato Mineiro (3): 1978, 1979, 1980
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