Renato Gaúcho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Portaluppi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Esportivo | ||
| 1980–1981 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Grêmio | 146 | (45) |
| 1987–1988 | Flamengo | 54 | (9) |
| 1988–1989 | Roma | 23 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Flamengo | 45 | (14) |
| 1991–1992 | Botafogo | 44 | (17) |
| 1991 | → Grêmio (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1992 | Cruzeiro | 9 | (11) |
| 1993 | Flamengo | 18 | (8) |
| 1994 | Atlético Mineiro | 32 | (6) |
| 1995–1997 | Fluminense | 59 | (24) |
| 1997–1998 | Flamengo | 20 | (5) |
| 1999 | Bangu | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 467 | (142) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1993 | Brazil | 41 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 1996 | Fluminense (interim) | ||
| 2001 | Madureira | ||
| 2002–2003 | Fluminense | ||
| 2003 | Fluminense | ||
| 2005–2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2007–2008 | Fluminense | ||
| 2008 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2009 | Fluminense | ||
| 2010 | Bahia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Grêmio | ||
| 2011 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2013 | Grêmio | ||
| 2014 | Fluminense | ||
| 2016–2021 | Grêmio | ||
| 2021 | Flamengo | ||
| 2022–2024 | Grêmio | ||
| 2025– | Fluminense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Renato Portaluppi (born 9 September 1962), known as Renato Gaúcho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Fluminense.
Formerly a right winger, Renato is known for his wins at the Intercontinental Cup in 1983 as a player for Grêmio, his two Copa Libertadores one as Grêmio player in 1983 and one in 2017 as Grêmio coach, his 1989 Copa América as player for Brazil, and mainly being known for "Rei Do Rio" (King of Rio de Janeiro). When in the heat of Brazilian national soccer, he won the Campeonato Carioca of 1995 and won the prize given by the press for being the MVP in the championship and giving the title to Fluminense when beating some of the best Brazilian players of all time, Romário (Flamengo), Túlio Maravilha (Botafogo), Valdir Bigode (Vasco).