Sérgio Soares

Sérgio Soares da Silva (born 11 January 1967) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current coach of Ceará.

Playing career

Born in São Paulo, Soares served in the late 1980s at Juventus, then had stints several times.

Paulista Championship in 1996 was playing for Palmeiras fantastic team with over 90 goals in the state, which was a substitute Flávio Conceição.^[1]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots at the beginning of 2004 by St. Andrew, went the way the Commission pursuant club's technical staff, and soon their first experience of messes, managed to be the greatest achievement of the club's big ABC today.

After that was accomplished in charge of the team, since then the team's coach at the time was the biggest opponent to the Santo André, São Caetano. It was at the club for a year and a half, having achieved a 4th place in the Championship, a group stage elimination in the Copa Libertadores, and an elimination in the second stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2005.

In 2006 after a brief spell at Juventus, was hired by increasing Grêmio Barueri where he remained until the first half of 2007. Until that year had his second spell at St. Andrew, that however disappointing ending almost relegation in the team for the third national division.

In the first half of 2008 was a period of more disappointments in career coaching, which was part of the Juventus team that was demoted in the state championship. Until another opportunity arises in St. Andrew, now in his third spell at the club was a major contributor to the team access to the elite of Brazilian soccer.

In early 2009 he signed with Ponte Preta, a club where he remained about three messes. Then he went to São Caetano but did not adapt to the club until the fact of having a story on its main rival. After his quick departure from the club's big ABC hit with Paraná which have achieved a good recovery. And then on September 7, has her back to St. Andrew confirmed as well being their fourth passage. In 2010 led the team vice champion São Paulo, but will not get to repeat the same success in Campenato Brazilian Serie B and resigned after defeat to Portugal on September 21, thus ending his fourth spell at St. Andrew.

In October 2010, signed with Atlético Paranaense.^[2]

On 11 May 2011, Sérgio returned to Brazilian Série B club Grêmio Barueri for second spell as head coach.^[3]

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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Titles

Player

Al-Hilal

• UAFA Club Cup: 1994, 1995

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1996

Santo André

• Copa Paulista: 2003
• Copa do Brasil: 2004

Manager

Grêmio Barueri

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2006

Santo André

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2008

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 2014

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2015

References

External links

• (Portuguese) Ogol
• (Japanese)