| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo de Souza Barroca | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CRB (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2003–2007 | Madureira (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Sendas U17 | ||
| 2008 | Sendas | ||
| 2009–2010 | PAEC (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Corinthians U17 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bahia (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Bahia (interim) | ||
| 2012 | Bahia (interim) | ||
| 2012 | Bahia (interim) | ||
| 2013 | Bahia (interim) | ||
| 2013 | Bahia (interim) | ||
| 2013 | Audax Rio U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Botafogo (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Vasco da Gama (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Botafogo U20 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Corinthians U20 | ||
| 2019 | Botafogo | ||
| 2019 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 2020 | Coritiba | ||
| 2020 | Vitória | ||
| 2020–2021 | Botafogo | ||
| 2021 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 2022 | Avaí | ||
| 2022 | Bahia | ||
| 2023 | Ceará | ||
| 2023–2024 | Avaí | ||
| 2025 | Mirassol | ||
| 2025– | CRB | ||
Eduardo de Souza Ney Barroca (born 22 April 1982) is a Brazilian professionalfootballcoach, currently in charge ofCRB.
Born inRio de Janeiro, Barroca started his career atFlamengo in 2000, working as a fitness coach of the under-13 squad. In 2003 he moved toMadureira, being appointed assistant coach.
Barroca's first coaching experience occurred withSendas in 2007, as he was in charge of the under-17s; the following year, he was named first team coach.[1] In 2009, he joinedPão de Açúcar EC as an assistant.
In January 2011, after a short stint asCorinthians' under-17 head coach, Barroca joinedBahia, working asRogério Lourenço's assistant.[2] On 9 February 2011, he was the club's interim coach during a 2–0Campeonato Baiano defeat ofCamaçari, as Lourenço was sacked.[3]
Barroca acted as an interim for Bahia in a further eight occasions, being also the youngest head coach to win aSérie A match after defeating Flamengo on 4 September 2011, aged only 29.[3] On 18 May 2013, he left the club,[4] and subsequently returned to Sendas (now named Audax Rio) to work as an assistant coach of the under-20s.[1] The following January, he joinedBotafogo as a permanent assistant coach of the first team.[5]
On 2 June 2014, Barroca signed forFluminense to work as a coordinator.[6] The following 5 January, he was namedDoriva's assistant atVasco da Gama.[7]
On 1 March 2016, Barroca returned to Botafogo, being named head coach of the under-20 squad.[8] On 29 May 2018, he moved back to Corinthians, also as an under-20 coach.[9]
On 14 April 2019, Barroca was announced as head coach of Botafogo, replacing firedZé Ricardo.[10] On 6 October, however, he was himself sacked after a poor run of results, and took overAtlético Goianiense eight days later.[11]
In December 2019, after taking Atlético to the top tier, Barroca left the club, and was appointed head coach of another newly promoted side,Coritiba, on 20 December.[12] He was sacked the following 20 August, as the club was ranked last inthe league.[13]
Barroca took overVitória in the second division on 7 October 2020.[14] He left the club on 27 November to return to his former side Botafogo, in the place ofRamón Díaz,[15] but was himself dismissed the following 6 February, after the club'srelegation.[16]
On 27 May 2021, Barroca returned to Atlético Goianiense, in the place ofJorginho.[17] He left on a mutual agreement on 27 September, after only one win in the last ten matches.[18]
On 13 February 2022, Barroca was named head coach ofAvaí, also in the top tier.[19] On 12 September, with the club in the relegation zone, he was sacked,[20] and returned to Bahia in the second division on 2 October.[21]
On 6 November 2022, after achieving promotion to the top tier, Barroca left Bahia.[22] The following 24 April, he replacedGustavo Morínigo at the helm ofCeará,[23] but was himself dismissed on 28 June.[24]
On 3 July 2023, Barroca returned to Avaí, also replacing Morínigo.[25] He was dismissed on 26 April of the following year, after a poor start in the2024 Série B.[26]
On 17 December 2024, Barroca was appointed head coach of first division newcomersMirassol.[27] The following 21 February, he left the club by mutual consent,[28] and took overCRB on 27 March.[29]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bahia (interim) |  | 7 February 2011 | 9 February 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | [3] |
| Bahia (interim) | | 2 September 2011 | 6 September 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | [3] |
| Bahia (interim) | | 2 February 2012 | 7 February 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 100.00 | [3] |
| Bahia (interim) | | 20 July 2012 | 22 July 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 | [3] |
| Bahia (interim) | | 28 August 2012 | 29 August 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | [3] |
| Bahia (interim) | | 7 April 2013 | 11 April 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | [3] |
| Bahia (interim) | | 7 May 2013 | 15 May 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | [3] |
| Botafogo | | 16 April 2019 | 6 October 2019 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 037.04 | [citation needed] |
| Atlético Goianiense | | 12 October 2019 | 30 November 2019 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 033.33 | [citation needed] |
| Coritiba | | 20 December 2019 | 20 August 2020 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 050.00 | [citation needed] |
| Vitória | | 7 October 2020 | 27 November 2020 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 011.11 | [30] |
| Botafogo | | 27 November 2020 | 6 February 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 011.11 | |
| Atlético Goianiense | | 27 May 2021 | 27 September 2021 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 028.00 | [18] |
| Avaí | | 13 February 2022 | 12 September 2022 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 023.53 | |
| Bahia | | 2 October 2022 | 6 November 2022 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 033.33 | [22] |
| Ceará | | 27 April 2023 | 29 June 2023 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 046.15 | |
| Avaí | | 7 July 2023 | 26 April 2024 | 43 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 037.21 | |
| Mirassol | | 17 December 2024 | 21 February 2025 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 045.45 | |
| CRB | | 27 March 2025 | present | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 046.67 | |
| Total | 231 | 84 | 66 | 81 | 268 | 263 | +5 | 036.36 | — | |||