From Tite to Dorival: recent Corinthians managers’ records

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·02 de janeiro de 2026

From Tite to Dorival: recent Corinthians managers’ records

By Vinícios Cotrim | Central do Timão Editorial Team

In this article, Central do Timão presents the statistics of the most recent coaches who have managed Corinthians. The list begins with Tite’s third stint, from 2015 to 2016, and ends with Dorival Júnior, the current coach, who is expected to start 2026 at the helm of the club, now with Marcelo Paz as the new football executive.

Since 2015, Corinthians has had 13 different permanent coaches, not counting interim managers: Tite (2015-16), Cristóvão Borges (2016), Oswaldo de Oliveira (2016), Fábio Carille (2017-18 and 2019), Osmar Loss (2018), Jair Ventura (2018), Vagner Mancini (2020-21), Sylvinho (2021-22), Vítor Pereira (2022), Fernando Lázaro (2023), Cuca (2023), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (2023), Mano Menezes (2023-24), António Oliveira (2024), Ramón Díaz (2024-25), and Dorival Júnior (2025-26).

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Tite

Tite’s third spell at Corinthians brought the 2015 Brasileirão title and ended when he agreed to manage the Brazilian National Team. Between January 2015 and June 2016, the coach led the club in 106 matches, with 65 wins, 24 draws, and 17 losses, achieving a 68.8% success rate.

Cristóvão Borges

Chosen to replace the idol Tite, Cristóvão Borges couldn’t find consistency at Corinthians and managed the team in only 18 matches, with seven wins, five draws, and six losses, achieving a 48.1% success rate.

Oswaldo de Oliveira

Also in 2016, Corinthians brought in Oswaldo de Oliveira, world champion in 2000, to lead the team in the final stretch of the Brasileirão after Cristóvão’s dismissal. However, the veteran managed only half as many games as his predecessor and left Timão at the end of 2016 without achieving the goal of qualifying the team for the Libertadores. In nine matches, there were two wins, four draws, and three losses, with a 37% success rate.

Fábio Carille

The then assistant replaced Oswaldo de Oliveira and took over the team permanently in the 2017 season, winning the Paulistão twice, in 2017 and 2018, and the 2017 Brasileirão in his first spell. He left the club after receiving an offer from Arab football in mid-2018 and returned in 2019, once again winning the state championship. However, poor results led to his dismissal in November 2019.

In total, Carille managed Corinthians in 183 matches, with 86 wins, 56 draws, and 41 losses, achieving a 57.1% success rate.

Tiago Nunes

Champion of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and the 2019 Copa do Brasil with Athletico-PR, Tiago Nunes arrived at Corinthians in 2020 with the mission of making the team play more attacking football, but was dismissed in September after just nine months. The coach led the club in 27 matches, with nine wins, ten draws, and eight losses, achieving a 45.6% success rate.

Vagner Mancini

After a spell with Dyego Coelho as interim following Tiago Nunes’ departure, Corinthians hired Vagner Mancini to avoid relegation in 2020. The coach led the team’s recovery in the Brasileirão, but elimination from the 2021 Paulistão by Palmeiras led to his dismissal, leaving the club with a 54% success rate: 20 wins, 13 draws, and 12 losses.

Sylvinho

A former full-back developed by Corinthians and Tite’s assistant in 2013, Sylvinho was chosen by the board to replace Vagner Mancini. The coach finished the 2021 Brasileirão in fifth place, securing a direct spot in the Libertadores, but strong rejection from the fans led to his dismissal in the third round of the 2022 Paulistão. He managed 43 matches, 16 wins, 14 draws, and 13 losses, with a 48% success rate.

Vítor Pereira

The fans’ rejection of Sylvinho led Corinthians to bet on a foreign coach after 17 years. The Portuguese Vítor Pereira arrived with high expectations and took the club to the runner-up spot in the 2022 Copa do Brasil and fourth place in the Brasileirão, again securing a direct spot in the Libertadores. But the coach chose not to renew his contract and signed with Flamengo for 2023.

Vítor Pereira led Corinthians in 58 matches, 23 wins, 20 draws, and 15 losses, resulting in a 51% success rate.

Fernando Lázaro

To replace Vítor Pereira, the board decided to promote then assistant Fernando Lázaro, who had achieved good results in two stints as interim coach. The former performance analyst started well in the 2023 Paulistão, but losses to Remo in the Copa do Brasil and Argentinos Juniors in the Libertadores cost him his job.

As a permanent coach, Lázaro led Corinthians in 17 matches, eight wins, five draws, and four losses, with a 57% success rate.

Cuca

Fernando Lázaro was replaced by Cuca at the helm of Corinthians, but the hiring of the Atlético-MG idol did not sit well with Corinthians fans. This was because the coach had been convicted of sexual crimes in Switzerland in the 1980s. After facing strong rejection from fans, the coach resigned and left the club after just two matches, with one win and one loss, i.e., a 50% success rate.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Without Cuca, Corinthians opted for a different profile and brought in a veteran. Vanderlei Luxemburgo was chosen and returned to the club after 22 years. The coach bet on several youth academy players and took the team to the semifinals of both the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana, but never managed to move away from the relegation zone in the Brasileirão.

Therefore, after elimination from the Copa do Brasil and a draw with Fortaleza in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal, Luxemburgo was dismissed from Corinthians. His third spell in charge ended after 38 matches, 14 wins, 12 draws, and 12 losses, resulting in a 48% success rate.

Mano Menezes

Corinthians then returned to the market and brought back Mano Menezes, who began his third spell with the mission of avoiding relegation and leading a squad overhaul for 2024. Not surprisingly, his contract was valid until December 2025. The coach saved the club from dropping to Série B in 2023 and was approved by Augusto Melo, the club’s new president, to remain in charge.

Mano Menezes’ third spell at Corinthians included 19 matches, with six wins, five draws, and eight losses, resulting in a 40% success rate.

António Oliveira

After five straight defeats in the 2024 Paulistão, the club decided to dismiss Mano Menezes and hired António Oliveira, who came from Cuiabá. The Portuguese coach arrived with the mission of heroically qualifying the team for the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Paulista but was unsuccessful, and the team finished third in Group C.

In the Brasileirão, the coach also failed to achieve good results, occupying 19th place in the national league, with nine losses, six draws, and only one win in 13 matches. António Oliveira left Corinthians with a 51.7% success rate in points contested: 12 wins, nine draws, and eight losses in 29 matches.

Ramón Díaz

Facing almost the same situation as in 2023, Corinthians turned to the Argentine, who had been dismissed from Vasco da Gama. The coach reached the semifinals of both the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana. In the Brasileirão, the team only left the relegation zone in the 31st round, went on a streak of nine consecutive wins, and secured a spot in the 2025 Libertadores and Copa do Brasil. His peak was winning the Paulistão title against Palmeiras.

In total, there were 59 matches with 30 wins, 16 draws, and 13 losses, with a 59.8% success rate in points contested.

Dorival Júnior

Due to a drop in performance from Ramón Díaz’s coaching staff, Corinthians decided to dismiss the Argentine in April 2025 and, after Tite declined, announced Dorival Júnior. The coach did not do well in the Brasileirão but lifted the Copa do Brasil trophy with only one loss in the campaign.

In total, there were 43 matches played, with 18 wins, 12 draws, and 13 losses. This adds up to a 51% success rate in points contested.

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