Vitória unveil Jair Ventura as head coach for the rest of the season | OneFootball

Vitória announced this Wednesday the hiring of coach Jair Ventura. The coach arrives to lead the team for the rest of the season and in the fight against relegation.

In addition to the head coach, Vitória also hired assistant coach Emílio Faro and performance analyst Antônio Macêdo, who will now be part of the club’s coaching staff.

Jair Ventura will be Vitória’s third different coach this season, after Thiago Carpini and Fábio Carille. The latter, in fact, led the team in only nine matches, with three losses, five draws, one win, and a success rate of 29.6%.

Carille was dismissed on August 25, after suffering a heavy defeat against Flamengo, by 8-0, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship at Maracanã. Since then, interim coach Rodrigo Chagas has been in charge of the team.

Vitória is in 17th place, the first team inside the relegation zone, with 22 points.

Jair Ventura’s Work at Avaí

Since March 2025, Jair Ventura had been in charge of Avaí. In total, there were 27 matches, with nine wins, ten draws, and eight losses. He leaves the team in 11th place in Série B, six points behind Novorizontino, the tournament’s fourth-placed team.

This Tuesday, the Santa Catarina club announced the coach’s departure.

Besides Avaí, Jair Ventura also had stints at Botafogo, Santos, Corinthians, Sport, Chapecoense, Juventude, Goiás, and Atlético-GO.

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