Sérgio Soares da Silva (born 11 January 1967) is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as amidfielder. He is the current head coach ofJuventus-SP.
Born inSão Paulo, Soares began his career with hometown sideJuventus, making his first team debut in 1985 and being sold toAl-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in 1993.[1] In 1996, after a short period atGuarani, he joinedPalmeiras.
A backup option atVerdão, Soares was loaned to Japanese clubKyoto Purple Sanga for the remainder of the 1996 season. After featuring more sparingly in 1997, he still left the club and moved toGoiás, where he featured very rarely before returning to his first club Juventus.
Shortly after retiring, Soares was named assistant manager and supervisor at his last club Santo André.[4] On 25 July 2004, he was named manager of the first team afterPéricles Chamusca left.[5]
Soares returned to his assistant role after the appointment ofLuiz Carlos Ferreira for the 2005 season, but was again named manager on 14 March 2005, after Ferreira resigned.[6] He left in December to return to his first club Juventus, now as manager.[7]
On 21 January 2008, Soares returned to Juventus.[12] He resigned on 29 February,[13] and subsequently rejoined Santo André for a fourth period as manager on 16 May.[14] He led the latter side to atop tier promotion before opting to joinPonte Preta on 4 December.[15]
Soares left Ponte on 9 March 2009,[16] and took overSão Caetano three days later.[17] He was sacked on 1 June,[18] and was named in charge ofParaná five days later;[19] he resigned on 7 September,[20] and returned to Santo André the following day.[21]
Soares led Santo André to the second position of the2010 Campeonato Paulista, but resigned on 22 September after the club was in the relegation zone.[22] On 4 October, he was namedAtlético Paranaense manager,[23] but was sacked on 3 February 2011.[24]
Soares returned to Barueri on 11 May 2011,[25] but was sacked on 1 August.[26] On 6 January, he had his first managerial experience abroad after being named in charge of Japanese clubCerezo Osaka,[27] but was relieved of his duties on 27 August and subsequently replaced by compatriotLevir Culpi.[28]
On 6 December 2012, Soares replacedArgel Fuchs at the helm ofAvaí.[29] Sacked the following 10 March,[30] he was named in charge ofCeará on 18 August 2013, in the place ofSérgio Guedes.[31]
Soares resigned from Ceará on 22 October 2014,[32] and was appointedBahia manager on 22 December.[33] On 6 October of the following year, after five winless matches, he was sacked,[34] and took overSão Bernardo on 26 February 2016.[35]
Soares was announced back at Ceará on 4 April 2016, with the move being effective seven days later.[36] On 14 November, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed,[37] and he returned to Santo André on 28 February 2017.[38]
On 3 April 2017, Soares agreed to become the manager of another club he represented as a player, Goiás,[39] but was sacked on 27 May after four winless matches.[40] He returned to Santo André for the2018 Campeonato Paulista on 11 October 2017,[41] and left after the competition ended.
On 29 June 2018, Soares took overLondrina[42] also in the second level, but was dismissed on 4 August.[43] On 11 February 2019, he returned to São Bernardo,[44] and later moved toABC on 15 May.[45]
Sacked by ABC on 9 June 2019,[46] and was appointed in charge ofFerroviária the following 17 January.[47] He was dismissed by the latter on 27 March 2020,[48] and returned to Juventus on 4 January 2021.[49]
Soares was dismissed by Juventus on 4 May 2021,[50] and was named manager of neighbouringPortuguesa for the 2022 campaign on 11 November.[51] He won the 2022Campeonato Paulista Série A2 with the club, before departing on 4 October of that year.[52]
On 16 May 2023, Soares replacedJerson Testoni at the helm ofAltos in theSérie C,[53] but was sacked after just 40 days on 26 June.[54] On 27 June, he took over fellow third division sideFloresta,[55] leaving on a mutual agreement on 8 August.[56]
^"Sérgio Soares volta ao Santo André" [Sérgio Soares returns to Santo André] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 3 January 2003. Retrieved12 July 2022.
^"Sérgio Soares volta para casa" [Sérgio Soares returns home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. 28 February 2017. Retrieved12 July 2022.
^"Sergio Soares é o novo treinador da Ferroviária" [Sergio Soares is the new manager of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 17 January 2020. Retrieved12 July 2022.
^"Sérgio Soares é o novo técnico do Juventus" [Sérgio Soares is the new manager of Juventus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Juventus. 4 January 2021. Retrieved12 July 2022.
^"Sérgio Soares é o novo técnico da Portuguesa" [Sérgio Soares is the new manager of Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 11 November 2021. Retrieved12 July 2022.
