Brazilian centre-back to take charge of Bayern Munich’s academy | OneFootball

The market for Brazilian coaches is set to get a major boost starting in the 2026/2027 season.

Center-back Dante, 42, will retire from Nice at the end of the season and take over as head coach of Bayern Munich’s under-23 team.

According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, the defender was chosen by the Bavarian club to replace Holger Seitz. The contract has reportedly already been signed.

At 42, Dante is in his final season as a professional player.

Before Nice, the Bahia-born player had a successful spell in Germany, where he played from 2009 to 2016 for Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

The center-back has been in Europe since 2004, when he left Juventude for Lille.

Dante also represented the Brazilian national team and was part of the squad that played in the 2014 World Cup.

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