Who was the head coach of Portugal in Euro 2000?

If luiz felipe scolari, the Brazilian coach of the Portuguese team, had not chosen to play football, he might have become a dignified officer. "Success or death" is almost the motto of this post-war Italian immigrant, who helped Brazil win the World Cup for the fifth time in a tough way in the 2002 World Cup.

Although his father Benjamin Scolari was originally from Venice and was one of the best defenders in Rio Grande do Sul in the 1940s, when it comes to Brazil, he can never claim that he has the talent to play in the top leagues. Although he has a certain skill, he is in low-intensity league clubs (Elmer Saint Leopold, Kekes, Novohan Bourgau, Juventus Caixas do Sul and Marcelo CSA) 198 1 year.

In all club teams, Scolari is a natural leader and captain with strong personality, eagerness to win and self-discipline. However, it was not until1982-he had changed from a player to a coach-that his name entered the elite list of Brazilian football. When he was the coach of gremio and Palmeiras, he led gremio to win the Confederate Liberator in 1995, and then Palmeiras won the Confederate Liberator in South America four years later.

Scolari feels close to former Inter coach Helenio Herrera, whom he admires very much, which even exceeds the typical Brazilian's attack instinct. His lasting reputation and success as a coach enabled him to take charge of the Brazilian coach on June 28, 2006. At that time, for the first time in history, Brazil was in danger of failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals.

After confirming the mistakes of three national team coaches since mario Zagalo who indulged the big-name stars too much, Scolari labeled Brazil as a discipline with almost militarized strict management. Under his leadership, Brazil successfully advanced to the 2002 World Cup finals with the third place in the South American qualifiers, but Romario did not make an appearance in Asia. Although the Brazilian media called for romario to be recruited into the national team, Scolari refused to let Scolari represent Brazil in the 2002 World Cup.

Scolari turned a deaf ear to criticism and continued to act in his own way. Before leading the team to participate in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Scolari said, "In my career, I have always been a fighter, whether as a player or a coach. I hope my players are disciplined and enthusiastic. If I can pass this message to them, we can find the way to victory. "

Scolari's request was written on the blackboard, and the tight defense combined with the good performances of Cristiano Ronaldo and rivaldo helped Brazil succeed. On the night when he defeated Germany in the final and won the championship successfully, Scolari said, "I want to ask the Brazilians to carefully record the scenes when this team won the championship-kindness, love and friendship. I let the players understand that for Brazilians, winning the second place is like winning the last place. "

His task has been completed, and Felipe is waiting for the next invitation again. In June 2002, he accepted the invitation of the Portuguese without hesitation and led the Portuguese team to the final of the 2004 European Championship. In the 2004 European Championship, he didn't take Greece seriously in the first and last game. Ironically, the Greeks are more pragmatic than Scolari himself.

But his unique style is still obvious. In the 75th minute of the quarterfinal against England, he didn't stop Madeira Filippo from leaving, but replaced him with helder postiga, who helped Portugal equalize the score eight minutes later.

Although Portugal lost to Greece in the final, luiz felipe scolari stayed behind and led the Portuguese team to win the 2006 World Cup in good condition. Portugal showed a strong attack in the European area (scored 35 goals), won 9 games in 12, and finally led Slovakia and Russia by 7 points. This time, it successfully showed a typical scolari style, but scolari would rather let everyone pay attention to another fact: Portugal's defense only allowed opponents to score five goals in 12 games.

None of his opponents should report any illusions. Scolari went to Germany not to be a loser, but to defend "his" championship honor with enthusiasm and commitment.