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Filipe Luis’ stint as Flamengo manager has come to a surprise end (Picture: Getty Images)
Former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid full-back Filipe Luis has been sacked as Flamengo boss, hours after winning a game 8-0.
The 40-year-old was appointed as Flamengo manager in September 2024 and had a wildly successful first 14 months in charge of the Brazilian club.
His one full season in charge yielded the Serie A and Copa Libertadores titles, as well as the Copa do Brasil, Brazilian Super Cup and the Campeonato Carioca.
There was plenty of hype around the Flamengo side at the Club World Cup last summer and they topped their group, beating Chelsea along the way.
A 4-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the round of 16 was no disgrace and Luis was still very well regarded when he signed a contract extension in December.
However, things have dramatically soured since then and now the 44-cap Brazil international has been axed just 10 weeks after inking that deal.
Very unusually, his sacking also comes immediately after a rampant 8-0 victory Madureira in the Campeonato Carioca.
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Luis has been in charge of Flamengo since September 2024 (Picture: Getty Images)
A club statement confirmed: ‘Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that, as of this Tuesday (3), Filipe Luís will no longer be in charge of the professional team.
‘Ivan Palanco (assistant coach) and Diogo Linhares (physical trainer) are also leaving the club along with him.
‘Flamengo thanks former player and coach Filipe Luís for everything that was achieved and shared during this journey. The club wishes him success and the best of luck in the continuation of his professional career.’
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Filipe Luis twice won the Copa Libertadores with Flamengo as a player (Picture: Getty Images)
A bad start to the season has cost Luis, with defeats in the Copa do Brasil, the Recopa Sudamericana and losses to lower-league sides in the Campeonato Carioca.
It is early in the Serie A campaign, but Flamengo have won just four points from their first three games.
Luis leaves the club having taken charge of 101 games, winning 64 of them and being named South American Coach of the Year for 2025.
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Filipe Luis won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2015 (Picture: Getty Images)
The Brazilian had a short Chelsea career, only at Stamford Bridge for the 2014-15 season, making 26 appearances and winning both the Premier League and League Cup.
That was in the middle of two stints with Atletico Madrid, where he won La Liga, the Europa League twice and the Copa del Rey.
He then returned to Brazil and played for Flamengo from 2019-23, winning the Copa Libertadores twice.
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