Meet Erasmo Damiani, Corinthians' new youth academy chief | OneFootball

The Corinthians acted quickly and has already defined the hiring of a new executive for the youth categories. The professional chosen by President Osmar Stabile was Erasmo Damiani, a manager with a successful track record in youth clubs across the country and even the Brazilian National Team.

Meet Erasmo Damiani

Erasmo Damiani's first experience in sports was not in football. During his youth, he was an athletics athlete and even competed for some teams.

Damiani began his football career as a physical trainer for Figueirense. In 2004, he started working as a manager in the youth categories of the Santa Catarina team. He was successful at Figueira, winning the Copinha title in 2008.

Erasmo took over the management of Figueirense's professional football but later left the club and was hired by Athletico-PR. From there, he went through the Sports Department of the Florianópolis City Hall until he arrived at Palmeiras in 2013, under the management of Paulo Nobre.

The professional initiated the restructuring process of the now victorious alviverde youth system. The success caught the attention of the CBF, which took him from Verdão two years later. He was hired to be the coordinator of the youth categories of the Brazilian National Team.

There, Damiani resumed his partnership with Rogério Micale, with whom he had already worked at Figueirense. The duo's reunion was successful. Together, they guided Neymar, Renato Augusto, and company towards winning the long-dreamed Olympic gold in 2016. A year later, both were dismissed after the failure in the South American U-20 Championship.

Erasmo's last roles as a youth executive were with Atlético-MG and Botafogo. At Galo, he helped assemble the team that won the U-17 Brazilian championship this year. His stint in Rio de Janeiro was short. After only five months in the position, he was dismissed under the justification of cost-cutting.

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Role at Corinthians

At Corinthians, Erasmo Damiani will replace Alex Brasil, who was dismissed last week. He will work alongside Carlos Roberto Auricchio, known as Nenê do Posto, the statutory director of Timão's youth football.

Together, they will have the mission of hiring a new coach for the U-17 team, considering that Raphael Laruccia was also dismissed from the position last week. The club also plans changes in the department, which was the target of corruption allegations at the beginning of the season.

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