RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 5 - Santos coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has launched an extraordinary public attack on former player Marcelinho Carioca during a television programme.

Luxemburgo lost his temper and repeatedly insulted Marcelinho during the round table programme on the Bandeirantes television channel.

"It's my way of being. I don't have the pleasure of being Marcelinho's friend, nor do I want to be," said the former Brazil and Real Madrid coach before launching into a tirade of insults, which he repeated several times.

Marcelinho sat quietly two seats away as Luxemburgo lashed out to the astonishment of the other participants on the programme.

Marcelinho, nicknamed Angel Foot because of his ability to swerve the ball at free kicks and corners, played under Luxemburgo at Corinthians in 1998 but left the club after the pair fell out.