Filipe Luis says ‘no’ to Brazil to follow in Simeone’s footsteps

Filipe Luis Kasmirski (Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, August 9, 1985) decided in December 2023 to end his professional career as a footballer. At 38 years old, the former player of Atlético de Madrid With a total of 333 games, as the fifth foreign player with the most games, he decided to hang up his boots.

But don’t isolate yourself from the world of football, your passion, your life. To such an extent that his idea is to become a professional coach. Of the technicians in his past who had so much influence, apart from them obviously Diego Pablo Simeone, one of the most important in his career; but also others like José Mourinho, Jorge Jesus, Ronald Koeman, Sampaoli, Quique Sánchez Flores, Rogerio Ceni, Joaquín Caparrósetc…

The Brazilian Football Confederation He wanted to take advantage of all that experience for the sake of the national team and was offered to be the technical coordinator of the ‘Verde-amarelha’ team, but the former colchonero kindly declined the proposal.

According to the media ESPN Brazil, Philippines He preferred not to accept the position offered to him Ednaldo Rodriguesvisible head of the CBF, to focus on his teaching career.

Philip already have B License of CBF Academy, allowing him to coach youth teams. If you want to train in Spain you must get the title in our country. His inspiration for jumping off the bench was always Simeon, as he himself explained at length. “Simeon He was the main person who pushed me to become a coach, it was because of him. He changed my life, he changed my thinking, he changed my mentality. It turned me into a champion. If he could do that with me, I need to move on from that, I need to do that with someone too,” commented the Brazilian.

Within Atlético de Madrid He played a total of 333 games. Among them, even though he was a winger, he scored 12 goals and won seven trophies, leaving an amazing memory in the hearts of the red and whites.