Fluminense has already defined the future of coach Mano Menezes. The president of Tricolor Carioca, Mário Bittencourt, confirmed in a press conference this Monday (16/12) that Mano will continue as coach in 2025.
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– Our coach Mano Menezes is still with us until 2025. We start working from Wednesday. There is a cast assembly and evaluation process. We left it to announce at a press conference, because our coach deserved to be announced at a press conference for all the help he gave us – he stated.
Mano Menezes arrived at Fluminense in July 2024 replacing Fernando Diniz, Libertadores champion with Flu in 2023, seeking to free the team from the fight against relegation after the team’s poor campaign at the start of the national tournament.
For the Brasileirão, Mano played 25 games, winning 11, with seven draws and seven defeats. Flu finished the tournament in 13th place, with 46 points, four more than Athletico, who were relegated.
The coach, however, was heavily criticized by Tricolor fans for the eliminations in the Libertadores, in the quarter-finals, against Atlético-MG, and in the Copa do Brasil, against Juventude, in the round of 16.
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What is Mano Menezes’ career?
Fluminense is Mano’s 23rd job as a coach. The coach began his career at Guarani de Venâncio Aires, from Rio Grande do Sul.
His first big job was with 15 de Novembro, also from RS, when, in 2004, they reached the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil, eliminating Vasco throughout the tournament.
In 2005, he took over Grêmio with the responsibility of moving the team up to Series A of the Brazilian Championship, becoming champion of Series B. He was two-time champion of Rio Grande do Sul and reached the final of the 2007 Libertadores, losing the decision to Boca Juniors.
In 2008, he took over Corinthians again with the mission of raising a team to Series A of the Brazilian Championship, being once again champion of Series B. He also took Alvinegro to the final of the Copa do Brasil, but was defeated by Sport in the decision. .
In 2009, he was champion of Paulista and the Copa do Brasil, beating Inter in the final, his first elite national title.
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After the winning period at Timão, he was hired by the CBF to take over the Brazilian team after the 2010 World Cup. He spent two years in charge of Amarelinha, leaving the position at the end of 2012. With the team, he won the silver medal at the Olympics from London.
In 2013, he returned to Corinthians, where he stayed for two seasons. After the period at Alvinegro, he took over Cruzeiro, but soon moved to Chinese football, spending time at Shandong Luneng.
He returned to Raposa in 2016, where he experienced the most successful period of his career, winning the Copa do Brasil twice, in 2017 and 2018, and two Campeonato Mineiros, in 2018 and 2019, his most recent title to date.
After leaving Cruzeiro, he signed with Palmeiras in 2019, but had a quick transfer, staying with the team for just under three months. He took over Bahia in 2020, but also stayed for just over three months before leaving the team.
In 2021, he took over Al-Nassr, from Saudi Arabia, his second job outside Brazil. In 2022, he returned to Brazil to take over Inter, staying with the team for a year and three months, without much success.
He returned to Corinthians in September 2023 with the responsibility of saving the team from relegation, managing to save Timão from falling. After a poor start for Paulista in 2024, however, he left the club.
He took over Fluminense in July 2024 again with the mission of saving a team from relegation and once again achieving his goal.
Which teams did Mano Menezes coach?
- Guarani of Venância Aires
- Brasil de Pelotas
- Iraty
- November 15th
- Caxias
- Grêmio
- Corinthians
- Brazilian team
- Brazilian Olympic Team
- Flemish
- Shandong Luneng
- Cruise
- Palm trees
- Bahia
- Al-Nassr
- Inter
- Fluminense
What titles did Mano Menezes win in his career?
Grêmio
- Series B – 2005
- Gaucho Championship – 2006 and 2007
Corinthians
- Series B – 2008
- Paulista Championship – 2009
- Brazilian Cup – 2009
Cruise
- Brazilian Cup – 2017 and 2018
- Minas Gerais Championship – 2018 and 2019
Brazilian team
- London 2012 Olympics – silver medal
