Filipe Luís

Filipe Luís Kasmirski is a Brazilian former football player and coach. He was born on August 9, 1985 in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina state. During his playing years, he was known as a left back with Atlético Madrid and the Brazilian National Team; As coach, he led Flamengo to the Copa Libertadores championship.

Football career

He completed his infrastructure at Figueirense and became a professional at this club in 2003. He moved to Ajax in 2004, but could not play an official match for the Dutch team; He spent the 2005-06 season on loan in Real Madrid's reserve team, Castilla. In 2006, he joined Deportivo La Coruña, first on loan and then on transfer, and gained a permanent place at left-back in Spain.

He was transferred to Atlético Madrid in 2010. He won the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League, 2012 UEFA Super Cup, 2012-13 King's Cup and 2013-14 La Liga championships with the team during the Diego Simeone era. He spent the 2014-15 season at Chelsea and won the Premier League cup, then returned to Atlético and won the 2017-18 Europa League and the 2018 Super Cup.

He moved to Flamengo in 2019; He shared the 2019 and 2022 Copa Libertadores victories with the Rio team and retired from football in December 2023.

He wore the Brazil jersey 44 times between 2009-2019. He was part of the squads that won the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2019 Copa América, and also played in the 2018 World Cup.

technical directorship

After his retirement, he coached Flamengo's under-17 and 20-year-old teams. He was appointed head of the A team in September 2024 and won the Brazilian Cup in a short time. In 2025, he won consecutive Copa Libertadores and Brazilian League championships; He won a total of five trophies during his tenure. Despite this, he was sent from the team in March 2026 after a bad start to the 2026 season. In July 2026, he signed a two-year contract with French club AS Monaco.