Carlos Amadeu

Carlos Amadeu
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Amadeu Nascimento Lemos
Date of birth	6 September 1965
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Date of death	15 November 2020 (aged 55)
Place of death	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1983–1985	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1989	Bahia
1987	→ Galícia (loan)
Managerial career
1992–1994	Vitória U17
1995	Vitória U20
2000–2002	Bahia U17
2003–2005	Bahia U20
2005–2008	Bahia (assistant)
2005	Bahia (interim)
2005	Bahia (interim)
2005	Bahia (interim)
2009–2014	Vitória U20
2014	Vitória (interim)
2014–2016	Vitória (assistant)
2015	Vitória (interim)
2015–2017	Brazil U17
2018–2019	Brazil U20
2019	Vitória
2020	Bahia U20
2020	Al Hilal U19
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Brazil (as manager)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Amadeu Nascimento Lemos (6 September 1965 – 15 November 2020) was a Brazilian footballer and coach who played as a left back. He represented Bahia as a player before injury curtailed his career. He went on to have a coaching career which spanned almost thirty years.

Playing career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Amadeu joined Bahia's youth setup in 1983. He was definitely promoted to the main squad in 1985, after already being a part of the team who won the Campeonato Baiano in the previous year.^[1]

In 1987, after two seasons as a senior, Amadeu moved to Galícia. After impressing during his spell at the side, he returned to Bahia and was a part of the 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A squad which lifted the trophy. In October 1988, however, he suffered a compound fracture in his arm which led to three surgeries, and after a year without playing, he retired.^[1]

Coaching career

Amadeu started his coaching career at Vitória in 1991, as a fitness coach of the under-20s. He subsequently coached the under-17 and under-20 squads in the following years, but in 1996 left to work in futsal.^[1]

Amadeu returned to Bahia in 2000, being in charge of the youth squads until early 2005, when he became Hélio dos Anjos' assistant coach of the main squad.^[2] On 18 April of that year, after dos Anjos was dismissed, he took over the first team in an interim manner;^[3] he also took the role in two more occasions, after the departures of Jair Picerni^[4] and Procópio Cardoso.^[5]

In 2009 Amadeu returned to Vitória, being in charge of the under-20s. In May 2014, he was the interim coach of the first team for one match,^[6] and in December of that year, he became an assistant of the main squad. In May 2015, he was appointed head coach of the Brazil national under-17 team.^[7]

On 24 January 2018, after winning the 2017 South American U-17 Championship, Amadeu was confirmed as head coach of the under-20 national team.^[8] On 22 February of the following year, he left the post, following Brazil's poor performance in the 2019 South American U-20 Championship which saw them finish fifth and miss out on qualification for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[9]^[10]^[11]

On 5 August 2019, Amadeu rejoined Vitória for a third spell, now appointed first team coach.^[12] On 18 September, after only nine matches in charge, he was sacked,^[13] and returned to his first club Bahia the following 6 February, being named head coach of the under-20s.^[14] In August 2020 Amadeu moved to Saudi Arabia to manage Al Hilal's under-19 team.^[15]

Personal life

Amadeu was married to Dora and had two sons Mateus and Ricardo. Ricardo, the elder, is the under-15 coach and under-20 assistant coach at Vitória.^[16] In 2012 Amadeu developed difficulties in hearing in one ear and by 2020 had lost hearing in that ear and had only 30% hearing in the other, relying on a hearing aid.^[11]^[16]

Death

On 15 November 2020, Amadeu was found dead in Riyadh after having a heart attack.^[17]

Honours

Player

Bahia

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1988^[15]
Campeonato Baiano: 1984, 1988^[18]

Coach

Brazil U17

South American U-17 Championship: 2017^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Carlos Amadeu: carreira" [Carlos Amadeu: career] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Conheça Carlos Amadeu" [Know Carlos Amadeu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 22 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Carlos Amadeu é o novo técnico do Bahia" [Carlos Amadeu is the new manager of Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Carlos Amadeu assume o comando do Bahia" [Carlos Amadeu takes over Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Após saída de Procópio, Bahia efetiva Amadeu" [After Procópio's departure, Bahia permanently appoint Amadeu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Técnico do Sub-20, Carlos Amadeu assume interinamente o Vitória" [Manager of the under-20s, Carlos Amadeu takes over in an interim manner] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Ex-auxiliar do Vitória, Carlos Amadeu é o novo técnico da Seleção sub-17" [Former Vitória assistant manager, Carlos Amadeu is the new manager of the Seleção under-17] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Carlos Amadeu é confirmado como novo técnico da seleção sub-20" [Carlos Amadeu is confirmed as new manager of the under-20 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Carlos Amadeu deixa o comando técnico da Seleção Brasileira Sub-20" [Carlos Amadeu leaves post of Brazilian under-20 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 - News - History-making Ecuador head South American charge to Poland". FIFA. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zarko, Raphael (15 November 2020). "Obituário: Carlos Amadeu, um professor que ensinava futebol e levava a baianidade pelo mundo". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Amadeu é o técnico" [Amadeu is the manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Vitória. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Oficial: Carlos Amadeu é demitido do comando do Vitória" [Official: Carlos Amadeu is sacked from Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Carlos Amadeu é oficializado como técnico do time sub-20 do Bahia" [Carlos Amadeu is the official manager of Bahia's under-20 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Antonio, Marcos (15 November 2020). "Morre ex-técnico da seleção brasileira de futebol sub20 Carlos Amadeu – Surto Olimpico". Surto Olimpico. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Wernek, Jeremia (16 November 2020). "Técnico morto na Arábia era fã de axé e treinou de Vampeta a Vini Jr". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Ex-técnico da seleção sub-20, Carlos Amadeu morre após parada cardíaca" [Former manager of the under-20 national team, Carlos Amadeu dies after heart attack] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ Duarte, Newton. "Bahia anuncia Carlos de Amadeu como técnico do sub-20". Torcida Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2020.