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See how many managers have spent over 1️⃣ year in charge of a Série A club

See how many managers have spent over 1️⃣ year in charge of a Série A club

Completing a year at the helm of a top-tier Brazilian club is no easy task.

The number of coaches with at least two full seasons at the same club, for example, is low.

One of them is Gilmar dal Pozzo - featured in the highlight photo.

And there is only one exception when it comes to longevity.

Exactly 30% of the teams in the 2026 Brasileirão hired coaches for the current season. Who have not yet completed 100 days in the job. 

The majority (45%) of coaches arrived during the last season. 

See below the date on which each coach in question took charge of their current team. 


🇦🇷 Martín Anselmi - Botafogo - 56 days

Appointed on 12/22/2025

Glorioso is currently facing a series of defeats and is trying to find its way amid off-field difficulties.

🇨🇴 Juan Carlos Osório - Remo - 60 days

Appointed on 12/18/2025

With previous stints at São Paulo and Athletico, "the profe" was chosen to lead Leão do Norte on their return to Série A. 

🇺🇾 Paulo Pezzolano - Internacional - 60 days

Appointed on 12/18/2025

He is on a new journey in Brazilian football after leading Cruzeiro back to Série A. Inter is still struggling in the Brasileirão, but is doing well in the Gauchão. 

🇧🇷 Tite - Cruzeiro - 62 days

Appointed on 12/16/2025

Coach of the National Team in the last two World Cups, Tite is still searching for consistency and greater acceptance from much of the celeste fanbase. Raposa has yet to win in the BR.

🇵🇹 Luís Castro - Grêmio - 66 days

Appointed on 12/12/2025

Formerly of Botafogo and Al-Nassr, the Portuguese coach returned to Brazilian football to take Mano Menezes' place.

🇧🇷 Fernando Seabra - Coritiba - 70 days

Appointed on 12/08/2025

He was chosen to replace Mozart, who did not reach an agreement to renew. He leads a Coxa side back in Série A. 

🇧🇷 Vagner Mancini - Red Bull Bragantino - 109 days

Appointed on 10/30/2025

Mancini was supposed to stay only until the end of the last Brasileirão with the mission of keeping the team in the league. But he impressed and was kept on for 2026.

🇦🇷 Luis Zubeldía - Fluminense - 144 days

Appointed on 09/25/2025

The Tricolor took a rare gamble: a foreign coach. Flu was knocked out in the Copa do Brasil semifinals, but had a great comeback in the Brasileirão, securing a spot in the Libertadores. And boasts a historic record for home wins. 

🇧🇷 Jair Ventura - Vitória - 145 days

Appointed on 09/24/2025

He extended his list of teams kept in Série A with Leão. That was his first mission upon arrival. He will try to shed his "firefighter" reputation with a long-term project.

🇦🇷 Juan Pablo Vojvoda - Santos - 178 days

Appointed on 08/22/2025

After a long stint at Fortaleza, Vojvoda arrived at Peixe with the mission of keeping the team in the top flight. Which was celebrated with some tension. He is still trying to find the best path this season. 

🇦🇷 Hernán Crespo - São Paulo - 243 days

Appointed on 06/18/2025

He returned to a Tricolor full of problems both on and off the pitch. Last season ended without much sparkle and, after a tough start in 2026, the team is showing improvement.

🇧🇷 Odair Hellmann - Athletico - 271 days

Appointed on 05/21/2025 

He returned to Brazilian football with the mission of reviving an unstable team in Série B. The turnaround came and almost resulted in a title. With one game in hand, his is the only team with a 100% record in the Brasileirão. 

🇧🇷 Fernando Diniz - Vasco - 283 days

Appointed on 05/09/2025

The frustration of being runners-up in the Copa do Brasil turned into harsh criticism after an unstable start to 2026. He is one of the most threatened coaches.

🇧🇷 Dorival Júnior - Corinthians - 294 days

Appointed on 04/28/2025

Dorival's Timão ended 2025 with a Copa do Brasil title, beating rivals Palmeiras along the way. And started the current season by defeating Flamengo in the Supercopa Rei. 

🇧🇷 Rafael Guanaes - Mirassol - 340 days

Appointed on 03/13/2025

He arrived at Leão do Interior before the last Brasileirão. And made history with a historic campaign that ended with a Libertadores spot. 

🇧🇷 Filipe Luís - Flamengo - 514 days

Appointed on 09/30/2024

After a brief spell with the youth teams, the former full-back was chosen to replace the dismissed Tite. And he's been stacking up trophies. 

🇧🇷 Gilmar Dal Pozzo - Chapecoense - 545 days

Appointed on 08/20/2024

He already had plenty of history at Verdão do Oeste. And only reinforced his status as the greatest coach in the club's history with another promotion to Série A. He is in his fourth spell at the club. 

🇧🇷 Rogério Ceni - Bahia - 891 days

Appointed on 09/09/2023

Ceni managed to keep the Tricolor in the top flight in 2023 by a single point. And is aiming for another Libertadores group stage with Bahia. 

🇵🇹 Abel Ferreira - Palmeiras - 1935 days

Appointed on 10/30/2020 

He is the longest-serving coach in Verdão's history in a single spell. And the biggest champion alongside Oswaldo Brandão with ten trophies - but with the most important ones. 

Renato Portaluppi was the previous record holder, having led Grêmio from September 18, 2016 to April 14, 2021. 


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