Carlos Amadeu, under-17 champion coach with Brazil, dies at 55

Coach Carlos Amadeu Nascimento Lemos, 55, died on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he worked since August at Al-Hillal. According to a note from the Arab club, the Bahian coach, born in Salvador, suffered a heart attack at his home.

As a player, Carlos Amadeu was part of the Bahia Brazilian champion team in 1988. As a coach, he worked prominently in the youth categories of Bahia and Vitria, which guaranteed him the command of the Brazilian under-17 and under-20 team.

Carlos Amadeu was hired by CBF in 2015 and ended up being fired last year. During this period, he led the under-17 South American champion team that had Vinicius Jr, Paulinho and Lincoln. “Undoubtedly one of the most important in my formation. Just thank you for everything!”, Wrote the Real Madrid player on his social networks.

The two main Bahian teams also mourned the coach’s death. “Dismay, we regret with immense regret the sudden loss of Carlos Amadeu, ex-coach of the sub-20 tricolor, at 55, due to a heart problem”, wrote Bahia. “Esporte Clube Vitria deeply feels the pain of the death of Carlos Amadeu and sympathizes with the mourning of friends and family,” recorded Vitria.

“The club’s board of directors, chaired by Mr. Fahad Bin Saad Bin Nafel, and the club’s employees offered sincere condolences and expressed their sympathy to the family of Al Hilal U19 Brazilian coach Carlos Amadeu, who died on Sunday after a heart attack at his home in Riyadh. Al Hilal offered sincere condolences to CBF and its officials, players and coaches, “Al-Hillal said in an official statement.