Ângelo Luiz

Ângelo Luiz de Souza Netto, known as Ângelo Luiz or simply Ângelo, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Anápolis.

Career

Born in Anápolis, Goiás, Ângelo began his career with hometown club Anápolis FC in 1991. He subsequently represented Matsubara, Sorriso,, São Borja, Sampaio Corrêa, Luziânia and ; he played in the 1993 Copa do Brasil with Sorriso, and scored eight goals in the 2000 Campeonato Brasiliense with Luziânia.
After retiring, Ângelo worked as a fitness coach at Anapolina's under-20 side in 2004 before becoming a coach of the category at Anápolis in the following year. He subsequently returned to his fitness coach role, working at Imperatriz, Anápolis, Araguaia and Sinop.
In January 2010, Ângelo was appointed head coach of Sinop for the year's Campeonato Mato-Grossense. He later returned to his previous role, and worked at Anapolina and Vila Nova before becoming an assistant coach at Aparecidense in 2012.
Again a fitness coach, Ângelo was in the staff of Grêmio Anápolis and Paracatu, being also an interim coach in the latter. After being back at Anápolis, he was also a fitness coach at Joinville.
In 2023, Ângelo became a permanent assistant coach of Anápolis. On 30 July of the following year, he became the head coach after the dismissal of Hemerson Maria, and led the club to a promotion to the Série C.
Ângelo reached the 2025 Campeonato Goiano finals with Anápolis, but was sacked on 17 June of that year, after a poor performance in the 2025 Série C. He then spent a period in charge of Rio Verde, and agreed to become the head coach of ABECAT in August. In December, however, he left the latter before debuting and returned to Anápolis.