Marão (football manager)

Marão

Personal information
Full name	Mário Celso de Abreu
Date of birth	(1923-05-08)8 May 1923
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death	28 September 2013(2013-09-28) (aged 93)
Place of death	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Managerial career
Years	Team
1963	Atlético Mineiro
1963	Renascença
1963–1964	Cruzeiro
1964–1965	Atlético Mineiro
1968	Brazil Olympic
1970	Sport Recife
1973	Náutico
1977	Paysandu
1978	Ferroviária
1981	Noroeste
1982	Marília
1983	Marília
1985	Marília
1987	Democrata-SL

Mário Celso de Abreu (8 May 1923 – 28 September 2013), better known as Marão, was a Brazilian professional football manager.

Career

Marão tried to start his career as a football player, but due to health problems, he gave up on the idea and trained as a physical education teacher. As a coach, he started in charge of the Minas Gerais state football team, where he was Brazilian champion in 1962. He received the chance to coach Atlético Mineiro in 1963, becoming state champion, and later coached several other teams, with emphasis on the Brazil Olympic team in 1968.

Death

Marão died of natural causes at his residence, 28 September 2013 at the age of 93, in Bairro da Floresta, Belo Horizonte.

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1963

Minas Gerais state team

• Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais: 1962