Paulo Victor named new coach of the Brazil Under-20 and Pre-Olympic teams | OneFootball

Paulo Victor is the new coach of the Brazilian Under-20 and Pre-Olympic National TeamCredits: Lucas Figueiredo/CBF

Coach Paulo Victor is the new leader of the Brazilian Men's Under-20 National Team and the Brazilian Pre-Olympic Team. Having previously worked with the Under-15 and Under-17 categories of the national team, the 38-year-old professional returns to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to lead Brazil in the upcoming South American, Under-20 World Cup, and Olympic cycles.

Known as PV, he has been working in Mexican football since 2023, where he is an assistant in André Jardine's technical staff at Club América. Together, they won the Mexican Championship three times (Apertura and Clausura 2023/24, Apertura 2024/25) and the 2024 Campeones Cup. Paulo Victor will lead the Brazilian Under-20 National Team during the FIFA March window but will continue with the Mexican club until the end of the 25/26 season in May.

Joining him is Lucas Andrade, who will be the assistant coach. He stood out while leading the Palmeiras Under-20 team, winning the Under-20 Brasileirão in 2024 and 2025, and was also part of the technical staff of the team that won the South American Under-17 Championship in 2023. Lucas Andrade will still lead the São Paulo team in the Under-20 Libertadores from March 7 to 22 in Ecuador, and then he will join the National Team.

Paulo Victor led the victory in the South American Under-15 in 2019Credits: Rudy Lezcar/CBF

The hiring of Paulo Victor and Lucas Andrade is part of CBF's strategic planning to lead Brazil in the pursuit of the most important tournaments in the Under-20 category and also in the quest for the third Olympic gold medal. Paulo Victor was even an assistant to Jardine in winning the Olympic title in Tokyo 2020.

“Paulo Victor has always been an excellent coach wherever he went, with a great ability to develop promising athletes and form a champion team with offensive and winning football. He arrives with the experience of someone who already knows the responsibility and pride of representing the Brazilian National Team. Lucas has already worked with us and is a top-notch professional, with modern game characteristics that fit perfectly with the work we are developing. I wish them great success with the Under-20 and Pre-Olympic National Teams," highlighted Branco, coordinator of Brazil's men's youth categories.

“The arrival of Paulo Victor and Lucas Andrade gives us great confidence for the South American cycle, Under-20 World Cup, and Olympic Games. The ability of both is recognized nationally and internationally, which is why we are convinced that they are our best choice to achieve our goals,” praised Rodrigo Caetano, general executive coordinator of the Men's National Teams.

Paulo Victor and Lucas Andrade formed a duo at Palmeiras and will lead the technical staff of the Under-20 and Pre-Olympic TeamsCredits: Fabio Menotti/Palmeiras

Champion History

Born in the city of Barra Bonita, São Paulo, his coaching career began in 2013 in the youth categories of Novorizontino-SP. Two years later, he was hired by Palmeiras for the club's Under-15 team.

Paulo Victor balanced his work with the São Paulo team with his appointment as the coach of the Brazilian Men's Under-15 National Team in August 2017, leading them to victory in the 2019 South American Championship. That generation included names like Andrey Santos, Savinho, and other players who are now successful worldwide. He became the Under-17 coach in August 2018, when he was officially appointed by the CBF.

Paulo Victor was part of the technical staff that won the gold medal at the Tokyo OlympicsCredits: Lucas Figueiredo/CBF

The return to the Brazilian Football House also symbolizes his reunion with the National Team. After the Under-15 and Under-17 teams, he was part of the gold-medal-winning delegation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as André Jardine's assistant coach.

A year after the Olympic victory, in 2021, PV left the Brazilian National Team to take over the Palmeiras Under-20 team, where he demonstrated his ability to develop players and build a winning team. Under his command, Palmeiras won the Paulista Under-20 in 2021, secured their first Copinhas in 2022 and 2023, and lifted the Brasileirão and Copa do Brasil Under-20 trophies in 2022.

At Palmeiras, he played a crucial role in the development of talents such as Estêvão and Endrick.

New coach of the Under-20 National Team, Paulo Victor was a multi-champion at Club América, MexicoCredits: Personal Archive

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