Fábio Lefundes
Fabio Lefundes is a Brazilian football manager. He is currently assistant coach of Shandong Luneng Taishan FC in the Chinese Super League.Career
Lefundes has extensive experience in professional football since 1995. He spent two seasons at Al Raed Sports Club in Saudi Arabia and one season at Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club in Qatar. At Al Raed, he was assistant coach and fitness coach, and was also interim coach for two months in the 2010-2011 season.
Lefundes first came to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a physical coach in January 2011. His influence on the physical aspect of the team resulted in their being crowned as 2011 K-League champion and Runner up of the 2011 AFC Champions League. The following year Lefundes was rewarded with a three-year contract and moved up to the assistant coach position whilst still co-ordinating the club's fitness program. During the first half of 2013, he was the interim coach, replacing the manager Choi Kang-Hee who was in the South Korea national football team.
During his seven years at Jeonbuk Hyundai, Lefundes won four K-League Classics and an Asia Champions League. He was runner-up in two K-League Classics and one Asian Champions League.
Lefundes then moved to China's Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C., where he will be working for the first time.
