Telê Santana
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Telê Santana holding a São Paulo F.C. jersey | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Telê Santana da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Itabirito, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 2006 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1960 | Fluminense | 557 | (162) |
| 1960–1962 | Guarani | ||
| 1963 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Fluminense | ||
| 1970–1972 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1973 | São Paulo | ||
| 1973–1975 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1976 | Botafogo | ||
| 1976–1978 | Grêmio | ||
| 1979–1980 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1980–1982 | Brazil | ||
| 1983–1985 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 1985–1986 | Brazil | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1988–1989 | Flamengo | ||
| 1989 | Fluminense | ||
| 1990 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1990–1996 | São Paulo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player (right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais.
Telê was the manager responsible for putting together the 1982 and 1986 Brazil national squads. The 1982 squad in particular is remembered as one of the greatest teams in football history not to win the World Cup. It included players such as Zico, Sócrates, Falcão, Júnior and Toninho Cerezo. He was also a highly successful manager of various club teams, including the legendary 1992 and 1993 São Paulo, and was also very influential with Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense.
Telê is often mentioned by the Brazilian sports press as being one of the most relevant football managers to ever work in the country. His preferred style of play was very offensive-minded, and he believed in training athletes by using relentless repetition of elementary fundamentals of the game, such as passing the ball and set piece training.