Procópio Cardoso
Procópio Cardoso Neto is a Brazilian former football player and coach.
He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for
Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Fluminense, Vitória and Palmeiras.
In a game of Cruzeiro against Santos for 1968 Taça Brasil Cardoso disputed a ball with Pelé and he had ruptured a tendon in his knee. He spent 5 years out of professional football, working a youth coach at Cruzeiro, returning at field just in 1973.
As a manager, Cardoso managed Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense, Bahia and Internacional.
Honours
Player
; Atlético Mineiro- Campeonato Mineiro : 1962, 1963
- Campeonato Mineiro : 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A : 1966
- Campeonato Carioca : 1964
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo : 1965
Manager
; Atlético Mineiro- Copa Conmebol: 1992
- Campeonato Mineiro : 1978, 1979, 1980