Felipe (footballer, born 1977)

Felipe Jorge Loureiro (born 2 September 1977), known as Felipe, is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He is the current technical director of Vasco da Gama.

A left-footed midfielder and left-back, Felipe is known for his playmaking style, that nicknamed him as Maestro, with his excellent ball control, dribbling skills, and vision for orchestrating offensive plays and providing precise passes.

Career
Felipe arrives in Vasco da Gama as a futsal player in 1984 at 6 years old. There, he met Pedrinho, who would be his profession colleague and also personal friend. Times later, in 1990 at 12 years old, Felipe came up through the ranks of Vasco da Gama as a youth player. In 1996, Felipe received his first chance between the professionals, playing as a left back. Until 1999, Felipe stood in Vasco da Gama, getting chances in the Brazil national team and consecrating himself as one of the greatest idols of the club. After an unsuccessful negotiation to Roma and injuries in 2000, Felipe in 2001, already playing as a left side midfielder since 1999, was loaned to Palmeiras, returning to play as a left back, and, posteriorly, to Atlético Mineiro. In 2002, returns to Vasco da Gama for a short time, playing as an left side midfielder, before a negotiated and goes to a mid-season spend in Galatasaray. In 2003, Felipe returns to Brazil, playing two seasons as a right winger for Flamengo. In 2005, after polemics, made a quickly move to Fluminense after goes to Al Sadd, spending five seasons in Middle East. In 2010, Felipe returns to Vasco da Gama, 14 years after his professional debut in the club. Felipe finished his playing career at Fluminense in 2013.

He has seven caps with the Brazil national team, the first one on 23 September 1998. He won the Copa América in 2004.

Years after his retirement as a footballer, Felipe started his career as a coach, debuting at Tigres do Brasil.

Honours
Vasco da Gama
 * Brasileirão Série A: 1997, 2000 (Copa João Havelange)
 * Copa do Brasil: 2011
 * Copa Libertadores: 1998
 * Campeonato Carioca: 1998
 * Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo Tournament: 1999
 * Copa Mercosur: 2000

Flamengo
 * Campeonato Carioca: 2004

Fluminense
 * Campeonato Carioca: 2005

Al Sadd
 * Qatar Stars League: 2005–06, 2006–07
 * Emir of Qatar Cup: 2006–07
 * Crown Prince Cup: 2006, 2007, 2008
 * Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2006–07

Brazil
 * Copa América: 2004

Individual
 * Copa do Brasil Player of Year: 2004, 2011
 * Campeonato Carioca Player of Year: 2004
 * Campeonato Carioca Midfielder of Year: 2004, 2011, 2012
 * South American Team of the Year: 1998