Filipe Luís

Early years

Filipe Luís was born in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina. Coming from Figueirense as an attacking midfielder, he had his first taste of European football with Ajax in 2004, spending one full season in the Beloften Eredivisie with the reserves. He was called up for the first team twice by manager Danny Blind for an Eredivisie match against Den Bosch and a UEFA Cup game against Auxerre, but remained on the bench for both fixtures. Despite never playing a competitive match, he credited the Dutch club for helping him learn tactical aspects of the game, as well as aiding his development by allowing him to train with players such as Rafael van der Vaart and Wesley Sneijder. Afterwards, Filipe Luís was registered under Rentistas, who had a partnership with his agent Juan Figer. In August 2005, he was loaned to Real Madrid, spending the entire season with its B team in Segunda División; the move was not made subsequently permanent, after high financial requests from the Uruguayan club.

Deportivo La Coruña

Filipe Luís joined Deportivo La Coruña in August 2006, with a buyout clause of $2.2 million. He did not have many opportunities in his first season, but his loan was extended for a further year with the same buy-out clause. In 2007–08, after first-choice Joan Capdevila's departure to Villarreal, he went on to establish himself as first-choice left-back. On 10 June 2008, Filipe Luís was purchased and signed a five-year contract. During his debut season…

On 7 August 2009, Filipe Luís was called up by Brazil for the first time, replacing injured Marcelo for a friendly against Estonia but eventually not leaving the bench in the 1–0 away win, on 12 August. He made his debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Venezuela, on 15 October. Filipe Luís was selected in the squad which won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil, although he did not enter the field during the competition. He was one of seven players put on standby for the 2014 World Cup, but did not make the final cut. On 11 October 2014, in that year's Superclásico de las Américas in Beijing, Filipe Luís played the entirety of a 2–0 victory against Argentina. With Marcelo absent through injury, he played every minute of their campaign at the 2015 Copa América in Chile, which ended in the quarter-finals. On 17 November 2015, Filipe Luís scored his first goal for Brazil in a 3–0 defeat of Peru for the 2018 World Cup qualification held in Salvador, Bahia. In May 2018, he was named in Tite's 23-man squad for the finals in Russia, making his debut in the competition on 27 June when he replaced the injured Marcelo in the early minutes of the 2–0 group stage win against Serbia. In May 2019, Filipe Luís was included in the 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América on home soil. In the quarter-final match against Paraguay on 27 June, he was replaced by Alex Sandro at half-time after suffering an injury, as his team advanced to the next stage after winning 4–3 on…

Early coaching career

On 18 January 2024, Filipe Luís became the head coach of the under-17 team of his last club Flamengo. On 13 June 2024, he was promoted to the under-20 squad, replacing departed Mário Jorge, who left the club to take charge of Saudi Arabia U17 national team. Just over a month after taking charge of the under-20 squad he managed the team to win his first title as head coach. On 24 August 2024, Flamengo played against Olympiacos in the 2024 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup beating the Greek team 2–1 in a thrilling match decided in the injury time.

Flamengo

On 30 September 2024, after the dismissal of Tite, Filipe Luís was named interim head coach of Flamengo's first team until the end of the season. The following day, however, he was presented as head coach with a contract until the end of 2025. He officially debuted on 2 October 2024, against Corinthians in the first leg of the 2024 Copa do Brasil semi-finals, Flamengo won 2–0. In 2024, Filipe Luís won his first title as Flamengo head coach by defeating Atlético Mineiro in the Copa do Brasil finals. The next year, he went on to win the 2025 Copa Libertadores by defeating Palmeiras 1–0 in the final match, becoming the ninth person to win the trophy as both player and manager. On 29 December 2025, he extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 December 2027. However, on 3 March 2026, Flamengo announced that Luís would no longer serve as head coach of the team, terminating his tenure shortly…

All four of Filipe Luís' grandparents were European immigrants, who came to Santa Catarina. His paternal grandfather left Poland during World War I. He is also of Italian ancestry. In 2014, Filipe Luís' second child, a daughter named Sara, was born. He also fathered a son the previous year, Tiago.