Dorival Júnior joins top five longest-serving Brasileirão managers | OneFootball

OneFootball's home page

Dorival Júnior joins top five longest-serving Brasileirão managers | OneFootball

In partnership with

Yahoo sports
Icon: Central do Timão

Central do Timão

·3 March 2026

Dorival Júnior joins top five longest-serving Brasileirão managers

Article image:Dorival Júnior joins top five longest-serving Brasileirão managers
  1. By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Editorial Team

Even with less than a year in charge of Corinthians, Dorival Júnior already ranks among the longest-serving coaches in the Brazilian Championship Série A. This position was solidified in the early hours of Tuesday (3), following Filipe Luís's departure from Flamengo.

Currently, the black-and-white commander is the fifth longest-serving coach at the helm of the same club in the national elite. He was officially appointed by the Parque São Jorge team on April 28, 2025, and thus has accumulated just over ten months in the position.

OneFootball Videos

Article image:Dorival Júnior joins top five longest-serving Brasileirão managers

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

Since his debut on April 30, Dorival has led the team in 58 matches. During this period, he accumulated 91 points, with a 52% success rate. The record includes 25 wins, 16 draws, and 17 losses. Corinthians scored 64 goals, averaging 1.10 goals per game, and conceded 50 goals, averaging 0.86 per match.

In the ranking of longest-serving coaches in Série A, only four names are ahead of Dorival. The longest-serving is Abel Ferreira, who has been managing Palmeiras since October 2020. Next are Rogério Ceni, with Bahia since September 2023; Gilmar Dal Pozzo, with Chapecoense since August 2024; and Rafael Guanaes, with Mirassol since March 2025.

The 2026 season has already seen significant changes on the elite benches, even before the start of the group stages of the Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil. Jorge Sampaoli left Atlético-MG; Fernando Diniz left Vasco da Gama; Juan Carlos Osorio left Remo; and Filipe Luís left Flamengo.

Ranking of Longest-Serving Coaches in Série A (by start date)

  • Abel Ferreira – Palmeiras – 10/30/20
  • Rogério Ceni – Bahia – 09/09/23
  • Gilmar Dal Pozzo – Chapecoense – 08/20/24
  • Rafael Guanes – Mirassol – 03/13/25
  • Dorival Júnior – Corinthians – 04/28/25
  • Odair Hellmann – Athletico Paranaense – 05/21/25
  • Hernán Crespo – São Paulo Futebol Clube – 06/18/25
  • Juan Pablo Vojvoda – Santos Futebol Clube – 08/22/25
  • Jair Ventura – Vitória – 09/24/25
  • Luis Zubeldía – Fluminense – 09/25/25
  • Vagner Mancini – Red Bull Bragantino – 10/30/25
  • Fernando Seabra – Coritiba – 12/08/25
  • Luís Castro – Grêmio – 12/12/25
  • Tite – Cruzeiro – 12/16/25
  • Paulo Pezzolano – Internacional – 12/18/25
  • Martín Anselmi – Botafogo – 12/22/25
  • Eduardo Domínguez – Atlético Mineiro – 02/24/26

Note: Vasco da Gama, Remo, and Flamengo are currently without coaches.

See More:

Article image:Dorival Júnior joins top five longest-serving Brasileirão managers

Experience the history and tradition of Corinthians at Parque São Jorge. Click HERE to secure your spot!

Friday and Saturday: 10:15 AM | 12:00 PM | 2:45 PM

Sunday: 9:20 AM | 11:00 AM | 1:50 PM

Away from home, Corinthians asserts itself over Grêmio and consolidates in the top positions of the Brasileirão Sub-20

With less than six months remaining on the contract, a Corinthians forward can already sign a pre-contract with any other club

Corinthians consults a defender but sees Rio competition ahead in negotiations

Corinthians News

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

View publisher imprint

MORE STORIES

See More Stories
Watch on OneFootball