Argel Fuchs
Argélico "Argel" Fuchs, previously Argélico Fucks (born 4 September 1974), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of Portuguese club Alverca. Playing career. Club. Argel Fuchs was born in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul. He began his career with Internacional, Santos and Palmeiras, with a brief stint in Japan in between and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal's Porto, which finished after a serious run-in with the board of directors and prompted his Brazil return. In early June 2001, Argel Fuchs returned to Portugal with Benfica , which he helped win the Primeira Liga in his fourth season and the domestic supercup, the former after an 11-year drought. The player contributed to this feat with ten matches and one goal. After falling down the pecking order at Benfica, Argel Fuchs had a six-month stay at Racing de Santander, going on to retire in 2007 after representing Cruzeiro, Canoas and Chinese club Zhejiang Lucheng. International. Argel Fuchs represented Brazil at under-20 level, winning both the South American Youth Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 29 March 1995 he earned his only cap for the  full side, appearing in a friendly against Honduras. Coaching career. Argel Fuchs' managerial career began when he was hired as Guaratinguetá's head coach on 8 February 2008, being sacked exactly one year later. Three days later, he was hired by Caxias. On 2 June 2009, Argel Fuchs was hired by Campinense in the same capacity, replacing Fernando Teixeira. On 9 April of the following year, he signed for Criciúma. Argel Fuchs was announced as coach of former club Internacional on 13 August 2015, after leaving Figueirense which he had already managed on two separate spells. He was fired on  11 July after six games without a win, but hours later he returned to Figueirense. On 13 September 2016, Argel Fuchs was named head coach of Vitória. The following 1 May, after elimination from the Copa do Nordeste against Bahia and the massive brawl that ensued, he was sacked. This was his tenth dismissal in the decade – three alone in 2011 – while he had also resigned from seven jobs; only at Figueirense did he complete a full year in charge of a team. After rejoining Criciúma, Argel Fuchs was dismissed in May 2018. In September, he was announced as the  new manager of fellow Série B team Coritiba, being relieved of his duties on 16 February 2019 after being knocked out of the Copa do Brasil. On 2 July 2019, Argel Fuchs replaced Marcelo Cabo at the helm of first division newcomers CSA. On 28 November, he took over fellow top-tier side Ceará in the place of fired Adílson Batista, but was dismissed the following 9 February. Argel Fuchs returned to CSA on 31 August 2020, but was fired after only 18 days in charge. In October 2021, following a second spell at Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, he returned  to Portugal 17 years after leaving to take charge of third-division club Alverca. Surname. Some of Argel Fuchs' fame stemmed from his prior surname, which coincided with a form of the English word "fuck". This led to some double entendre headlines, including one from Eurosport.com titled "Fucks off to Benfica"; this headline received press coverage itself with "The Register" calling it "snappy and eye-catching", and football humour site Laugh FC deeming it "one of the all time greats". In 2020, the spelling was changed to "Fuchs", and Argel Fuchs explained that the previous spelling was the result of  an error by the registry, and that his name was always supposed to have been Fuchs. Honours. Club. Internacional Santos Porto Palmeiras Benfica International. Brazil U-17 Brazil U-20