Fábio Lefundes
Fabio Lefundes is a Brazilian football manager. He is currently assistant coach of Shandong Luneng Taishan FC in the Chinese Super League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 25, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995 | Bangu AC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 1996–1998 | Fluminense FC - Women's Team (Head Coach) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bangu AC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Olaria AC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2004 | Portuguesa (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2004 | Americano FC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2005 | Bangu AC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2006 | Macaé EC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Madureira EC (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Mesaimeer (Physical Coach) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Raed FC (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Physical Coach, Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2013 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Head Coach - Caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2018– | Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. (Assistant Coach) | ||
Career
Lefundes has extensive experience in professional football since 1995. He spent two seasons at Al Raed Sports Club in Saudi Arabia and one season at Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club in Qatar. At Al Raed, he was assistant coach and fitness coach, and was also interim coach for two months in the 2010-2011 season.
Lefundes first came to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a physical coach in January 2011. His influence on the physical aspect of the team resulted in their being crowned as 2011 K-League champion and Runner up of the 2011 AFC Champions League.[2] The following year Lefundes was rewarded with a three-year contract and moved up to the assistant coach position whilst still co-ordinating the club's fitness program. During the first half of 2013, he was the interim coach, replacing the manager Choi Kang-Hee who was in the South Korea national football team.
During his seven years at Jeonbuk Hyundai, Lefundes won four K-League Classics (2011, 2014, 2015, and 2017) and an Asia Champions League (2016). He was runner-up in two K-League Classics (2012 and 2016) and one Asian Champions League (2011).
Lefundes then moved to China's Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C., where he will be working for the first time.
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