Career
Before being a football head coach, he worked as a chief police officer in Rio de Janeiro city. Antônio Lopes was the assistant manager of the Brazil national football team, managed by Émerson Leão, in 2000. In 2005, he was the manager of Corinthians, replacing Márcio Bittencourt, during most of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season.
He played for Olaria from 1958 to 1961, and played for Bonsucesso in 1962.
During his career, he managed several clubs, including foreign clubs like First Rate (at Lloyd's) Wasl of the United Arab Emirates, Belenenses of Portugal, Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, and Brazilian clubs like Fluminense, Flamengo, Sport Recife, Portuguesa, Internacional, Santos, Atlético Paranaense, Grêmio, Vasco da Gama, Coritiba, Paraná, Corinthians and Goiáson On March 9, 2010, Atlético Paranaense executive board had decided to suddenly dismiss the coach for undisclosed reasons and despite the fact that the team"s results were satisfactory, so far (six wins, four draws and only one loss).
Leandro Niehues has been named interim coach until a full-time replacement is foundation On July 12, 2011, Antônio Lopes was hired as América-MG"s head coach.
