Ex-Flamengo boss Zé Ricardo linked with Brasileirão champions | OneFootball

Zé Ricardo's Last Job Was at Criciúma, in 2025

After being eliminated from the Paulista Championship in the first phase, Guarani now focuses on the rest of the season. Thus, the team, champion of the Brasileirão in 1978, is negotiating the hiring of a new coach. As a result, Zé Ricardo, former Flamengo coach, is one of the club's main targets.

According to journalist Lucas Rossafa, Zé Ricardo is one of Guarani's main targets for the rest of the season. Besides the former Flamengo coach, Fábio Matias, currently at Portuguesa, and Rogério Correia, from Ferroviária-SP, are also on the list.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF GUARANI?

Guarani dismissed coach Matheus Costa after two early eliminations in the season. The Campinas team fell in the first phase of the Paulista Championship. Finally, they were defeated by Castanhal on penalties in the second round of the Copa do Brasil.

Thus, Guarani is seeking a new coach to return to the Série B of the Brazilian Championship. The club from the interior of São Paulo will only compete in the third division until the end of the year and aims to return to the 'Segundona'.

DID ZÉ RICARDO WORK AT FLAMENGO?

Zé Ricardo worked with the youth teams at Flamengo. The coach got his first opportunity with the main team in 2016 and 2017, leading Mengão in almost 90 matches, with 47 victories. During this period, he won the Carioca Championship (2017).

AND WHAT ABOUT FLAMENGO?

While Guarani is looking for a coach, Flamengo introduced their new manager this Thursday (05). Thus, Leonardo Jardim will debut for the red-black team on Sunday (08), against Fluminense, at 6 PM (Brasília time), in the final of the Carioca.

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