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
;Cruzeiro
; Fluminense
; Palmeiras
; Atlético Mineiro