São Paulo sack Muricy Ramalho's nephew from Cotia under-16 role | OneFootball

São Paulo dismissed Mário Ramalho from charge of the club’s under-16 team this Wednesday (15). Nephew of former professional football coordinator and eternal idol Muricy Ramalho, the coach was let go as part of an ongoing administrative, technical, and financial restructuring plan in the youth academy at Cotia.

The dismissal is aligned with the guidelines of the administration led by councilman José Roberto Canassa, who is responsible for heading a process of cutting operating costs and reorganizing procedures in the youth departments.

The board is planning further changes to the organizational chart and coaching staffs of the lower categories in the coming weeks.

Seven-year spell at the Cotia training center

Mário Ramalho joined São Paulo’s player development department in 2019. Over the course of his seven-year stint with Tricolor, the professional took part in the development of players from different age groups, having led the under-13 (initiation and transition), under-15, under-17 (competitive development), and under-16 (intermediate transition category) teams.

In a farewell message sent to the club’s employees and staff after his departure was made official, the coach thanked them for the opportunity to work at Tricolor.

“Every training session, every match, every conversation, and every person who crossed my path left marks that I will carry with me forever. I leave with a heart full of gratitude to all of you who were part of this journey. Today I am certain that I leave much better than when I arrived,” he said.

Transition in charge of the under-16 team

São Paulo’s board has not yet decided on a replacement for the vacant under-16 head coach position.

The youth football department is evaluating names internally and studying whether it will promote an in-house solution, reallocating professionals already integrated into the club’s structure, or whether it will look for a new coach in the youth development market to continue the team’s work.

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