in the hotel after the scheduled time. Renato was remembered for being a loyal friend when it happened because he could jump through the hotel wall and get in unnoticed. But when his friend couldn't, he walked through the main door with him. Leandro was an important and irreplaceable player, so he still got called for the finals and Renato didn't. But to return the loyalty to Renato, Leandro said he wouldn't play if Renato wasn't reaccepted. Renato wasn't recalled and then Leandro made his word true and quit the selection. Leandro's replacement at right-back was Edson, who was injured in the second World Cup match and was then replaced by the relatively unknown Josimar of Botafogo, who became one of the stars of the tournament. Managerial career Early years In 1996, while recovering from a knee injury, Renato was an interim manager of Fluminense on two occasions. As the club struggled to remain outside the relegation zone, Renato "promised to walk naked in the Ipanema beach" if the club suffered relegation, which did occur after they finished in the penultimate place; however, a match-fixing scandal cancelled the relegations shortly after, which kept Fluminense in the first division. Renato's full managerial experience occurred in 2001, as he took over Madureira. Between 2 September 2002 and 11 July 2003, and between 1 October 2003 and 28 December 2003, he was coach of Fluminense. From July 2005 to April 2007, he was Vasco da Gama's coach. Fluminense In April 2007, he returned to Fluminense as a manager. On 6 June 2007, he won the Brazilian Cup with Fluminense, his first trophy as a manager. However, he failed to win the Copa Libertadores as Fluminense were defeated in a penalty shootout to underdogs LDU from Ecuador in the final. On 10 August 2008, Renato was sacked as manager of Fluminense Football Club. His sacking followed a 2–1 defeat to the Brasileirão's bottom side, Ipatinga which left them joint-bottom of the table. On 18 September 2008, he was hired as Vasco's manager. Fluminense reappointed Renato Gaúcho on 21 July 2009 to replace Carlos Alberto Parreira, who was sacked in July 2009. Renato returned for a third stint, having already coached Fluminense twice before (in 2002–2003 and again in 2007–2008). On 1 September 2009, Fluminense dismissed him following a series of poor results. Being the first choice of the sponsor, who intervened with the presidency,