Renato Gaúcho

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Renato Portaluppi (born 9 September 1962), known as Renato Gaúcho or just Renato, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio. Formerly a right winger, Renato is known for his wins at the Intercontinental Cup in 1983 as a player for Grêmio, his two Copa Libertadores one as Grêmio player in 1983 and one in 2017 as Grêmio coach, his 1989 Copa América as player for Brazil, and mainly being known for "Rei do Rio" (King of Rio de Janeiro). When in the heat of Brazilian national soccer, he won the Campeonato Carioca of 1995 and won the prize given by the press for being the MVP in the championship and giving the title to Fluminense when beating some of the best Brazilian players at the time, Romário (Flamengo), Túlio Maravilha (Botafogo), Valdir Bigode (Vasco).

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