Corinthians boss matches Felipão as most decorated Copa do Brasil manager

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·22 de diciembre de 2025

Corinthians boss matches Felipão as most decorated Copa do Brasil manager

By Henrique Pereira / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the evening of last Sunday (21), Corinthians defeated Vasco 2-1 at Maracanã, with goals scored by Yuri Alberto and Memphis Depay, and became the Brazilian Cup champion for the fourth time in its history. The victory held a very special meaning for coach Dorival Júnior.

With the title achieved by Corinthians this Sunday, the coach reached his fourth Brazilian Cup trophy and now shares the position of the tournament's most successful coach with Luiz Felipe Scolari, known as Felipão.

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The triumph with Timão expanded a rare milestone in Dorival's career: he now has Brazilian Cup victories with four different clubs. Three of them are from São Paulo football — Santos in 2010, São Paulo in 2023, and now Corinthians in 2025. The exception is Flamengo, which won under his command in 2022.

In 2024, Dorival was not present in the Brazilian Cup competition. At that time, the coach took over the Brazilian National Team and therefore was absent from the national tournament.

In addition to the four titles, Dorival also competed in a fifth final of the competition. In 2015, leading Santos, he reached the final but was defeated by Palmeiras, which represents the only runner-up finish for the coach in the tournament's history.

For Corinthians, the 2025 victory solidified the club as a four-time Brazilian Cup champion. The new trophy adds to the victorious campaigns of 1995, under Eduardo Amorim, 2002, with Carlos Alberto Parreira, and 2009, when Mano Menezes was the coach.

Coaches with the most Brazilian Cup titles:

Dorival Júnior – 4 titles: Santos (2010), Flamengo (2022), São Paulo (2023) and Corinthians (2025)

Felipão – 4 titles: Criciúma (1991), Grêmio (1994) and Palmeiras (1998 and 2012)

Mano Menezes – 3 titles: Corinthians (2009) and Cruzeiro (2017 and 2018)

Levir Culpi – 2 titles: Cruzeiro (1996) and Atlético Mineiro (2014)

Renato Gaúcho – 2 titles: Fluminense (2007) and Grêmio (2016)

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