Daniel Paulista is Ceará Sporting Club's new manager | OneFootball

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Ceará have reached an agreement to appoint coach Daniel Paulista. The Most Beloved had already been monitoring the manager’s situation, and the deal was finalized this Thursday, the 25th. The new Alvinegro head coach, who signed a contract until December 2026, arrives accompanied by assistant coach Daniel Cerqueira and fitness coach Rodolfo Mancha.

Daniel Paulista will join the squad and coaching staff in Caxias do Sul tomorrow, the 26th. On Saturday, the 27th, he will take part in the final training session, but he will not be on the touchline for Juventude/RS vs. Ceará. For that match, the team will still be led by Anderson Batatais.

As a coach, Daniel Paulista began his career at Sport/PE, a club he also represented as a player. In addition to the Pernambuco side, Daniel has experience at clubs such as Guarani/SP, Confiança/SE, CRB/AL and Remo/PA, where he drew attention for the good work he did during the 2025 season.

Daniel preferably sets up tactically compact teams, with quick attacking transitions and defensive stability, important characteristics for a Série B campaign.

Last year, the new Alvinegro head coach had another spell at Sport/PE, this time in Brazil’s Série A. In 2026, the new Alvinegro manager worked at Goiás/GO.

Honours

In 10 years working in professional football, Daniel Paulista has won one Pernambuco State Championship (2017 - Sport), one Sergipe State Championship (2020 - Confiança), one Alagoas State Championship (2024 - CSA), one Pará State Championship (2025 - Remo) and one Goiás State Championship (2026 - Goiás), in addition to earning promotion from Série C to Série B with Confiança in 2019. As a player, he won the Brazilian Championship with Santos (2004) and the Copa do Brasil with Sport (2008).

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