Learn more about Emily Lima, possible new Corinthians Women’s coach

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·24 February 2026

Learn more about Emily Lima, possible new Corinthians Women’s coach

By Henrique Vigliotti/Central do Timão Editorial Team

Corinthians Women’s team is expected to announce coach Emily Lima in the coming days to take over the position left by Lucas Piccinato in the early hours of last Friday (20), after the 1-1 draw against Fluminense. Check out below a bit about the coach’s recent work in her career and her best phase.

A coach since 2010, Emily has built a career at various Brazilian football clubs, with stints at Portuguesa, Juventus-SP, and São Caetano, before initially taking charge of the Brazil Women’s U-17 National Team. In 2016, after managing São José, she reached the pinnacle of her career and was appointed head coach of the Brazil Women’s Senior National Team, a role she held from 2016 to 2017. During this period, she led the team in nine matches and achieved four victories. It’s worth noting that during her time with the National Team, she called up and used the current Corinthians captain Gabi Zanotti on four occasions.

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In 2018, while in charge of Santos, Emily Lima won the only title of her career: the Paulista Championship. That season, the coach led the team in 29 matches, with an impressive record of 19 wins, eight draws, and only two losses.

From 2019, after leaving the Baixada Santista rival, Emily Lima began a journey with South American national teams, alternating between leading the U-20 and the senior Ecuadorian national team from 2019 to 2022. In this period, she achieved her last career victory: on July 8, 2022, when Ecuador thrashed Bolivia 6-1.

Since then, Emily had a stint with the Peru National Team, where she led the team in six matches, all ending in defeat. In her most recent job, with Levante in Spain, she remained in charge for 11 games, with one draw and ten defeats.

Despite the recent negative record, Emily Lima sees her return to Brazil as an opportunity to rediscover success in her career. At Corinthians, the coach returns to Brazilian football after more than six years without managing teams in the country. One of the hallmarks of her work is valuing good structure and organization within her teams, an aspect that, according to reports and later confirmed by her at the time, weighed in her decision to leave Santos in 2019.

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