Argelico Fucks
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Argélico Fucks aka Argel, is a retired Brazil
ian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
, Santos FC and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
, with a brief stint in Japan
in between, and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal
's F.C. Porto, which finished after a serious run-in with the board of directors, and prompted his Brazil return.
In 2001, he returned to Portugal, with S.L. Benfica, which he helped win the league and the supercup, the former after an 11-year drought (with the player contributing with ten matches and one goal).
After falling down the stoppers' pecking order at Benfica, Argel had an unassuming six-month stay at Racing de Santander
, going on to retire in 2007, after representing Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
, Canoas Sport Club and China
's Zhejiang Lucheng.
After his retirement, he started a managerial career, first being hired as Guaratinguetá Futebol
's head coach on 8 February 2008, being sacked exactly one year later. Three days later, he was hired by Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
.
On 2 June 2009, Argel was hired by Campinense Clube
in the same capacity, replacing Fernando Teixeira. On 9 April of the following year, he signed for Criciúma Esporte Clube
.
internationally at the under-20 level
, winning both the South American Youth Championship
and the FIFA U-20 World Cup
.
On 29 March 1995, he gained his only cap
for the full side
, appearing in a friendly
with Honduras
.
|1993||rowspan="3"|Internacional
||rowspan="3"|Série A
||4||0
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|1994||22||2
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|1995||16||1
|-
|1996||rowspan="2"|Verdy Kawasaki||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||0
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|1997||18||0
|-
|1998||rowspan="2"|Santos||rowspan="2"|Série A
||21||2
|-
|1999||0||0
|-
|1999/00||Porto||Primeira Liga||5||1
|-
|2000||rowspan="2"|Palmeiras
||rowspan="2"|Série A
||0||0
|-
|2001||0||0
|-
|2001/02||rowspan="4"|Benfica||rowspan="4"|Primeira Liga||22||2
|-
|2002/03||28||2
|-
|2003/04||19||1
|-
|2004/05||10||1
|-
|2004/05||Racing Santander
||La Liga
||2||0
|-
|2005||Cruzeiro
||Série A
||10||0
|-
|2006||Canoas||Série C
||0||0
|-
|2007||Hangzhou Greentown||Super League
||22||1
73||5
32||0
84||7
2||0
22||1
213||13
|}
|1995||1||0
|-
!Total||1||0
|}
". 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".
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.
Club career
In his country, Argel played for Sport Club InternacionalSport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
, Santos FC and Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
, with a brief stint in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in between, and an unsuccessful spell at Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
's F.C. Porto, which finished after a serious run-in with the board of directors, and prompted his Brazil return.
In 2001, he returned to Portugal, with S.L. Benfica, which he helped win the league and the supercup, the former after an 11-year drought (with the player contributing with ten matches and one goal).
After falling down the stoppers' pecking order at Benfica, Argel had an unassuming six-month stay at Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
, going on to retire in 2007, after representing Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
, Canoas Sport Club and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
's Zhejiang Lucheng.
After his retirement, he started a managerial career, first being hired as Guaratinguetá Futebol
Guaratinguetá Futebol
Americana Futebol Ltda., usually known simply as Americana , is a Brazilian football club from Americana, São Paulo state.- History :...
's head coach on 8 February 2008, being sacked exactly one year later. Three days later, he was hired by Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Together with Juventude, it is one of the biggest teams of Rio Grande do Sul state, losing only the Internacional and Grêmio.-History:Caxias was founded on April...
.
On 2 June 2009, Argel was hired by Campinense Clube
Campinense Clube
Campinense Clube, usually known simply as Campinense, is a Brazilian football club from Campina Grande, Paraíba state. The club finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1972, and has also competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.-History:The club was founded on...
in the same capacity, replacing Fernando Teixeira. On 9 April of the following year, he signed for Criciúma Esporte Clube
Criciúma Esporte Clube
Criciúma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Criciúma, is a Brazilian football club in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 1991, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2002, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2006.-History:...
.
International career
Argel represented BrazilBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
internationally at the under-20 level
Brazil national under-20 football team
Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção, is considered to be the feeder team for the Brazil national football team.-Competitive record:...
, winning both the South American Youth Championship
South American Youth Championship
The South American Youth Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL , for South American national teams of men under age 20.-History:The first South American Youth Championship was hosted by...
and the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
.
On 29 March 1995, he gained his only cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the full side
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
, appearing in a friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
with Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
.
Club
|-|1993||rowspan="3"|Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
||rowspan="3"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||4||0
|-
|1994||22||2
|-
|1995||16||1
|-
|1996||rowspan="2"|Verdy Kawasaki||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||0
|-
|1997||18||0
|-
|1998||rowspan="2"|Santos||rowspan="2"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||21||2
|-
|1999||0||0
|-
|1999/00||Porto||Primeira Liga||5||1
|-
|2000||rowspan="2"|Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
||rowspan="2"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||0||0
|-
|2001||0||0
|-
|2001/02||rowspan="4"|Benfica||rowspan="4"|Primeira Liga||22||2
|-
|2002/03||28||2
|-
|2003/04||19||1
|-
|2004/05||10||1
|-
|2004/05||Racing Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
||La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||2||0
|-
|2005||Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
||Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||10||0
|-
|2006||Canoas||Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
||0||0
|-
|2007||Hangzhou Greentown||Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
||22||1
73||5
32||0
84||7
2||0
22||1
213||13
|}
International
|-|1995||1||0
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!Total||1||0
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Surname
Some of Argel's fame stems from his surname, which is identical to both the plural noun form and to the (singular third-person) present indicative verb form of the vulgar English word "fuckFuck
"Fuck" is an English word that is generally considered obscene which, in its most literal meaning, refers to the act of sexual intercourse. By extension it may be used to negatively characterize anything that can be dismissed, disdained, defiled, or destroyed."Fuck" can be used as a verb, adverb,...
". This led to some double entendre
Double entendre
A double entendre or adianoeta is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first meaning is straightforward, while the second meaning is less so: often risqué or ironic....
headlines including one from Eurosport.com titled "Fucks off to Benfica".
This headline received press coverage itself with The Register
The Register
The Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
calling it "snappy and eye-catching", and football humour site Laugh FC deeming it "one of the all time greats".