Igor de Camargo

Igor de Camargo embodies a story I find irresistible: born in Brazil's São Paulo state yet choosing to represent Belgium internationally. That dual identity, Samba-bred flair meeting European discipline, makes for a fascinating footballing profile. A 187 cm striker built to finish, he carved out a long professional career before moving into coaching. I respect players who, having reached the end of their playing days, turn to passing knowledge down rather than fading quietly. The man with two homelands intrigues me, and I would happily dig deeper into how those competing influences shaped the striker and the coach he became.

Name (English)

Igor de Camargo

Name (Japanese)

イゴール・デ・カマルゴ

Reading

いごーる・で・かまるご

Born

May 12, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

Origin

Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.