Joel Natalino Santana, usually known as Joel Santana (born on December 25, 1948, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) is a manager and former football player. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiros waterfront and the Morro de Castello from the Ilha das Cobras in 1919 by Harriet Chalmers Adams A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and... Rio de Janeiro is one of the 26 states of Brazil (plus the Federal District). ...

One of his greatest achievements in his career as a football manager is his Campeonato Carioca titles. Joel Santana is one of the few managers who succeded to win the competition with each one of the four big clubs of the state (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Vasco da Gama). Campeonato Carioca is the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil football league. ... Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... Fluminense Football Club is a sports club in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football dept started on November 5, 1915). ...

Joel Santana usually plays in a defensive style, and his main objective is preventing his club from suffering goals [1].

In 2004, he successfully helped Vasco da Gama from being relegated to the second division of Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2005, he was hired by Flamengo with the same purpose. The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name for the Brazilian soccer league. ...

Career as a player

During his career as a player, in the 1970s, he was a central defender, and had no caps. In 1980, he retired as a player, and became a manager. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

He played for the following clubs:

• 1971-1972 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
• 1973 - Olaria (Brazil)
• 1974-1975 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
• 1976-1980 - América (RN) (Brazil)

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Honors as a player

As a player, he won the following titles:

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1974 with Vasco da Gama;
• Campeonato Carioca: 1970 with Vasco da Gama;
• Campeonato Potiguar: 1974, 1977, 1979 and 1980, with América (RN).

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Career as a manager

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He managed the following clubs:

• 1981-1986 - Al-Wasl (United Arab Emirates)
• 1986-1987 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
• 1987-1990 - Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
• 1991 - América (Brazil)
• 1991 - Al-Nasr (Saudi Arabia)
• 1992-1993 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
• 1994 - Bahia (Brazil)
• 1995 - Fluminense (Brazil)
• 1996 - Flamengo (Brazil)
• 1997 - Corinthians (Brazil)
• 1997-1998 - Botafogo (Brazil)
• 1998 - Flamengo (Brazil)
• 1999-2000 - Bahia (Brazil)
• 2000 - Botafogo (Brazil)
• 2000-2001 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
• 2001-2002 - Coritiba (Brazil)
• 2002-2003 - Vitória (Brazil)
• 2003 - Fluminense (Brazil)
• 2004 - Guarani (Brazil)
• 2004 - Internacional (Brazil)
• 2004-2005 - Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
• 2005 - Brasiliense (Brazil)
• 2005 - Flamengo (Brazil)

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Titles as a manager

Joel Santana has a very successful career, and won several titles. Most of these titles are state championships. These are the titles won by him: The Brazilian Football State Championships are competitions carried out in every state of Brazil. ...

• Copa Mercosur: 2000 with Vasco da Gama;
• Campeonato Brasileiro: 2000 with Vasco da Gama;
• Campeonato Carioca: 1992 and 1993 with Vasco da Gama, 1995 with Fluminense, 1996 with Flamengo and 1997 with Botafogo;
• Campeonato Baiano: 1994 and 1999 with Bahia, 2003 with Vitória;
• Supercampeonato Baiano: 2002 with Vitória.

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References

• Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External link

• Futebol Cia (in Portuguese)