🤯 Almost half of Série A managers joined their clubs in 2026 | OneFootball

This Friday (3), Chapecoense announced the departure of head coach Gilmar Dal Pozzo, after the 4-0 thrashing inflicted by Atlético-MG right at Arena Condá.

The 56-year-old coach had been with the western Santa Catarina club since August 20, 2024, and "boasted" the distinction of being the third longest-serving manager among Brasileirão Serie A clubs.

Only Abel Ferreira, who arrived at Palmeiras on October 30, 2020, and Rogério Ceni, who has been in charge of Bahia since September 9, 2023, had been at the same club longer than Dal Pozzo.

And this coaching "game of musical chairs" in the country produced an interesting statistic: nearly half of the 19 managers employed in Serie A joined their clubs in 2026.

More precisely, eight managers, or 42.1% of Brasileirão coaches, arrived only this year.

Considering that Chapecoense will still announce a new head coach in 2026, 45% of the managers started their work at their respective clubs this year.

With the Brasileirão being a "meat grinder," averaging one coaching change per round, only Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras), Rogério Ceni (Bahia), Rafael Guanaes (Mirassol), Dorival Júnior (Corinthians), Odair Hellmann (Athletico-PR), Jair Ventura (Vitória), Luis Zubeldía (Fluminense), Vagner Mancini (RB Bragantino), Fernando Seabra (Coritiba), Luís Castro (Grêmio) and Paulo Pezzolano (Internacional) began their spells in 2025 or earlier.

Fernando Seabra, Luís Castro and Paulo Pezzolano, in fact, were announced after the end of the 2025 Brasileirão.

🔄 Check out the coaching changes in the 2026 Brasileirão

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📸 YASUYOSHI CHIBA