Marcos Falopa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcos Falopa

| image =

| full_name = Marcos Antonio Falopa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|4|2}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190218081915/http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=30789/index.html FIFA.com]

| birth_place = Brazil

| currentclub =

| manageryears1 =1974–1975

| managerclubs1 = Comercial FC

| manageryears2 =1977–1978

| managerclubs2 = Marília AC

| manageryears3 = 1979–1982

| managerclubs3 = Al-Khor SC

| manageryears4 = 1983–1985

| managerclubs4 = Manama Club

| manageryears5 = 1985–1986

| managerclubs5 = Al Shabab

| manageryears6= 1986–1988

| managerclubs6 = Brazil (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 1989–1990

| managerclubs7 = Tonnerre

| manageryears8 = 1990

| managerclubs8 = Palmeiras

| manageryears9 = 1991–1992

| managerclubs9 = Nagoya Grampus

| manageryears10 = 1993–1994

| managerclubs10 = Mogi Mirim

| manageryears11 = 1994–1995

| managerclubs11 = Santos (Technical Director)

| manageryears12 = 1995–2002

| managerclubs12 = CONCACAF (Technical Director)

| manageryears13 = 2002–2004

| managerclubs13 = South Africa (Technical Director)

| manageryears14 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs14 = Oman (Technical Manager of Youth Team)

| manageryears15 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs15 = Myanmar

| manageryears16 = 2011

| managerclubs16 = Football Sports Integration & Football Academy, Italy

| manageryears17 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs17 = Rieti

| manageryears18 = 2012

| managerclubs18 = Coaching Director, ABTF (Brazil)

| manageryears19 = 2013

| managerclubs19 = East Bengal

| manageryears20 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs20 = Barbados

}}

Marcos Antonio Falopa (born 2 April 1949) is a Brazilian football manager. Falopa, who played for Palmeiras and Sao Caetano, is a qualified adviser and coaching instructor accredited by FIFA. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports & Physical Education, Falopa also earned a master's degree in Football from the University of São Paulo, and a UEFA Pro Coaching License (A). He has more than 35 years of experience in football.

Playing career

Marcos Falopa grew up in São Paulo, where he played futsal professionally from 1961 to 1963 before moving on to football. He was a professional in Botafogo’s B team in Rio de Janeiro before moving to Sao Caetano in the first division, where he played from 1970 to 1971.{{cite web |title=Marcos Falopa Interview |url=http://capital-balls.com/blog/news/marcos-falopa/ |publisher=capital-balls.com |access-date=12 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230223040/http://capital-balls.com/blog/news/marcos-falopa/ |archive-date=30 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}[https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/noticia/2017/11/marcos-falopa-o-nomade-enfrentou-ate-um-furacao-cja4l4q0z06xe01qgjo416sxm.html Marcos Falopa, o nômade, enfrentou até um furacão] gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br

Managerial and administrative career

=Early career=

After retiring, he enrolled at University of São Paulo and trained to become a coach. Since then, he has visited more than 100 countries to teach football. His most prominent coaching assignment was during 1986 through 1988, when he was the assistant manager of Brazil's national team. In 1995, Jack Warner hired Marcos Falopa to the position of CONCACAF Technical Director.

=South Africa, Oman, and Myanmar=

On 30 October 2002, Falopa was appointed technical director of the South African Football Association{{cite web|title=Safa appoint new technical director | url=http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/Soccer/Safa-appoint-new-technical-director-20021031|publisher=news24}} with a four-year contract. However, he resigned the post in 2004.{{cite web|title=Falopa sets sights on PSL club | url=http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/Soccer/Falopa-sets-sights-on-PSL-club-20040613|publisher=news24}}

On 24 July 2005, he became the manager of Oman's under-17 national team{{cite web|title=Brazilian to take over Oman under-17 squad|url=http://82.178.29.42/sportsoman/news-details.aspx?id=12526|publisher=sportsoman.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130629091759/http://82.178.29.42/sportsoman/news-details.aspx?id=12526|archivedate=2013-06-29}} with a one-year contract. In April 2007, he became the manager of the Myanmar national football team.{{cite web | title=Myanmar names Falopa as new national coach|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=5596|publisher=aseanfootball.com}} During his regime, Myanmar's national team triumphed in the six-country Third Grand Royal Challenge Cup soccer tournament, hosted by Myanmar in November 2008, one year after finishing runners-up in both the 39th Merdeka football tournament in Malaysia in August 2007 and the 24th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand in December 2007. His contract ended in December 2008.{{cite web |title=Myanmar urgently needs foreign coach for national soccer team |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/19/content_10683307.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123142448/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/19/content_10683307.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2009 |publisher=news.xinhuanet.com}}

=East Bengal=

On 12 June 2013, Falopa succeeded Trevor Morgan as the manager of East Bengal ahead of John van Loen and Rodolfo Zapata.{{cite web|title=East Bengal hire Brazilian father-son duo | url= http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/209156-east-bengal-hire-brazilian-father-son-duo |publisher=NDTV}} He was assisted by his son Americo Falopa as the goalkeeping coach and physical trainer.{{cite web|title=East Bengal appoint Brazilian Marcos Falopa as head coach|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/east-bengal-appoint-brazilian-marcos-falopa-as-new-head-coach/398287-5-21.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625010444/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/east-bengal-appoint-brazilian-marcos-falopa-as-new-head-coach/398287-5-21.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 June 2013|publisher=IBNLive.in|access-date=12 June 2013}} His first assignment was to maintain the club's winning run in the AFC Cup. He was also approached by rivals Mohun Bagan to become the technical director of their youth academy.{{cite web|title=Brazilian Marcos Falopa confirmed as new East Bengal coach|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/06/12/i-league-brazilian-marcos-falopa-confirmed-as-new-east-bengal-coach/|publisher=Sportskeeda}} The father-son duo joined the team, known by their colours, Red and Gold, in July.{{cite web|title=Marcos Falopa joins East Bengal as head coach|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/06/12/4044077/marcos-falopa-joins-east-bengal-as-head-coach|publisher=Goal.com}}

He won his first match against Semen Padang of Indonesia in the 2013 AFC Cup semi-final, maintaining the team's winning streak.{{cite web|title=East Bengal pips Semen Padang|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=east-bengal-pips-semen-padang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054341/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=east-bengal-pips-semen-padang|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 September 2013|publisher=East Bengal|access-date=20 September 2013}}

Falopa resigned from his position at East Bengal on 13 November 2013; Armando Colaco replaced him the next day.{{Cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/14/4406460/east-bengal-appoint-armando-colaco-as-their-new-coach?ICID=CP_790 |title=East Bengal appoint Armando Colaco as their new coach - Goal.com |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118022558/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/14/4406460/east-bengal-appoint-armando-colaco-as-their-new-coach?ICID=CP_790 |archive-date=18 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

=Barbados=

Falopa was appointed coach of the Barbados team in 2014 and remained there a year, until his resignation following the embarrassing face elimination in Aruba in the second round of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2018.{{cite web|title=Falopa goes|date=3 July 2015 |url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/69444/falopa-goes|publisher=nationnews.com}}