Ângelo Luiz

Not to be confused with Angelo Lutz.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Netto.

Ângelo Luiz

Personal information
Full name	Ângelo Luiz de Souza Netto
Date of birth	(1971-11-30) 30 November 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Anápolis, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Anápolis (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Anápolis
1992	Matsubara
1993	Sorriso
1994	Garça [pt]
1995	São Borja
1996	Sampaio Corrêa
1997	Matsubara
1999–2000	Luziânia
2001	Sorriso
2001	Planaltina [pt]
Managerial career
2005	Anápolis U20
2010	Sinop
2012	Aparecidense (assistant)
2015	Paracatu (interim)
2023–2024	Anápolis (assistant)
2024–	Anápolis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ângelo Luiz de Souza Netto (born 30 November 1971), 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 (two stints), Sorriso (two stints), Garça [pt], São Borja, Sampaio Corrêa, Luziânia and Planaltina [pt]; 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.^[1] 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.^[2] After being back at Anápolis, he was also a fitness coach at Joinville.^[3]

In 2023, Ângelo became a permanent assistant coach of Anápolis.^[4] On 30 July of the following year, he became the head coach after the dismissal of Hemerson Maria,^[5] and led the club to a promotion to the Série C.^[6]

References

1. "Sinop arrenda hotel para o time e começa os treinos nesta segunda" [Sinop rent hotel for the team and start training this Monday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Direto. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
2. "Brasília elimina Paracatu e vai medir forças com o Luziânia" [Brasília knock out Paracatu and will face Luziânia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
3. "Preparador físico fala sobre trabalho" [Fitness coach talks about work] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Joinville EC. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. "Anápolis tem equipe de gestão do futebol formada em casa" [Anápolis have home-grown football management team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Popular. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
5. "Anápolis demite o técnico Hemerson Maria" [Anápolis sack head coach Hemerson Maria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
6. "ÂNGELO LUIZ: Treinador leva o Anápolis F.C. à série C de 2025!" [ÂNGELO LUIZ: Head coach takes Anápolis F.C. to the 2025 Série C!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Treinadores do Brasil. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• Futebol de Goyaz profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Ângelo Luiz coach profile at Soccerway