Brazilian football manager (born 1980)
Tiago Retzlaff Nunes (born 15 February 1980) is a Brazilianfootball coach , currently in charge of Ecuadorian clubLDU Quito .
Born inSanta Maria, Rio Grande do Sul , Nunes was a youth player at hometown sideRiograndense ; initially amidfielder , he switched tocentral defender before ending his playing career due to aknee injury.[ 1] [ 2] Inter de Santa Maria , Clube Atlético Camponovense,São Luiz-RS (two spells),Santo Ângelo ,Pelotas ,Bacabal ,Luverdense (two spells) andNovo Horizonte .[ 3]
Nunes' first managerial experience came in 2010, withRio Branco-AC , where he won the year'sCampeonato Acreano . In June, he became the assistant ofTarcísio Pugliese in theSérie C .[ 4]
On 7 November 2010, Nunes was appointed Luverdense manager in the place of departingLisca ,[ 5] [ 6] Sapucaiense ,[ 7] Riograndense ,[ 8] Bagé [ 9] União Frederiquense [ 10] Grêmio 's under-15 manager in 2013.
After working forJuventude ,[ 11] Brasília [ 12] Ferroviária 's under-20 sides, Nunes was announced asSão Paulo-RS manager on 3 May 2016.[ 13] Veranópolis for the following campaign.[ 14]
[ edit ] Nunes in 2018 On 21 April 2017, Nunes joinedAtlético Paranaense as manager of the under-19 squad.[ 15] [ 16] Campeonato Paranaense . On 27 June 2018, he was named first-team interim manager in the place ofFernando Diniz .[ 17]
Still an interim, Nunes led the club to an impressive run in the league, finishing seventh (two points shy of aCopa Libertadores qualification spot) and winning the2018 Copa Sudamericana . On 11 January 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, being definitely appointed as manager.[ 18]
On 5 November 2019, Nunes was dismissed after accepting an offer fromCorinthians .[ 19] [ 20]
On 21 April 2021, Nunes returned to Grêmio, being appointed first team manager in the place of longtime incumbentRenato Gaúcho .[ 21]
Nunes took over fellow Brazilian top tier sideCeará on 30 August 2021.[ 22] Cearense and theCopa do Nordeste , he was sacked.[ 23]
On 17 November 2022, Nunes was named manager of Peruvian clubSporting Cristal for the upcoming season.[ 24] Botafogo .[ 25]
On 16 November 2023, Nunes was named head coach ofBotafogo on a contract until 2025.[ 26] Aurora .[ 27]
[ edit ] On 22 March 2024, Nunes was announced as manager ofChilean Primera División sideUniversidad Católica .[ 28] [ 29]
On 6 June 2025, Nunes switched teams and countries again, after being presented as manager ofLDU Quito in Ecuador.[ 30]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of 17 November 2025 Rio Branco-AC
Athletico Paranaense
Grêmio
^ "Conheça a breve trajetória de Tiago Nunes como jogador antes de virar técnico de ponta e chegar ao Corinthians" [Know the brief path of Tiago Nunes as player before becoming a top level manager and arrive at Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese).GloboEsporte.com . 26 November 2019. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ " ["Football worker", Tiago Nunes started as a fitness coach in Ijuí and had epic match against Mano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved9 February 2021 .^ "Trajetória de Tiago Nunes, técnico do Athletico" [Path of Tiago Nunes, manager of Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 19 July 2019. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Tarcisio Pugliese já está em Rio Branco" [Tarcisio Pugliese is already in Rio Branco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol do Norte. 4 June 2010. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Lisca troca o Luverdense pelo Caxias" [Lisca changes Luverdense for Caxias] (in Spanish). Craques do Rádio. 7 November 2010. Archived fromthe original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^a b "Após fracasso na Copa MT, Thiago Nunes cai no Luverdense" [After failure in the Copa MT, Thiago Nunes is sacked at Luverdense] (in Portuguese). Show do Esporte. 22 November 2010. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Juventude assina com a Dalponte !!! Tiago Nunes é da Sapucaiense !!! Contratações Pelo Interior !!!" [Juventude sign with Dalponte !!! Tiago Nunes is of Sapucaiense !!! Signings throughout the countryside !!!] (in Portuguese). Peleia FC. 15 December 2010. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais o técnico do Riograndense" [Tiago Nunes is no longer the manager of Riograndense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte SUL. 10 June 2012. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ " ["In Bagé, I would become a real manager", says letter signed by Tiago Nunes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Minuano. 20 September 2019. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Tiago Nunes comandará o União na Divisão de Acesso 2013" [Tiago Nunes will be in charge of União in the 2013 Divisão de Acesso] (in Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 5 November 2012. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Técnico Tiago Nunes deixa as categorias de base do Grêmio para treinar sub-20 do Juventude" [Manager Tiago Nunes leaves Grêmio's youth setup to train Juventude's under-20s] (in Portuguese). Esporte Sul. 27 February 2014. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Da dispensa no Brasília ao sucesso no Athletico-PR: a passagem do técnico Tiago Nunes pelo futebol do DF" [From the release at Brasília to the success at Athletico-PR: the stint of manager Tiago Nunes in the football of theDF ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 18 September 2019. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Tiago Nunes é o novo treinador do Leão" [Tiago Nunes is the new manager ofLeão ] (in Portuguese). SC São Paulo. 3 May 2016. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Técnico Tiago Nunes comandará o Veranópolis no Gauchão" [Manager Tiago Nunes will be in charge of Veranópolis in theGauchão ] (in Portuguese). Veranópolis EC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Técnico santa-mariense Tiago Nunes acerta com novo clube" [Santa Maria-born manager Tiago Nunes signs with new club] (in Portuguese). Esporte Sul. 21 April 2017. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Tiago Nunes será o técnico do Atlético Paranaense no Campeonato Estadual" [Tiago Nunes will be the manager of Atlético Paranaense in the State League] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 4 January 2018. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Tiago Nunes assume interinamente o comando do time principal do Atlético Paranaense" [Tiago Nunes takes over the main squad of Atlético Paranaense in an interim manner] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 27 June 2018. Retrieved20 July 2018 .^ "Furacão renova com Tiago Nunes!" [Furacão renew with Tiago Nunes!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 11 January 2019. Retrieved19 February 2019 .^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais treinador do Athletico Paranaense" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of Athletico Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Athletico Paranaense. 5 November 2019. Retrieved6 November 2019 .^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais técnico do Corinthians" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved11 September 2020 .^ "Grêmio anuncia contratação de Tiago Nunes e aguarda técnico para assinar até o fim de 2022" [Grêmio announce the signing of Tiago Nunes and wait for the manager to sign until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved21 April 2021 .^ "Tiago Nunes é o novo técnico do Ceará" [Tiago Nunes is the new manager of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 August 2021. Retrieved30 August 2021 .^ "Tiago Nunes deixa o comando técnico do Ceará" [Tiago Nunes leaves Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved25 March 2022 .^ " ["Bem-vindo, Prof !": Sporting Cristal made the Brazilian Tiago Nunes official as their new manager] (in Spanish).Radio Programas del Perú . 17 November 2022. Retrieved17 November 2022 .^ "OFICIAL: ¡Tiago Nunes se va de Sporting Cristal!" [OFFICIAL: Tiago Nunes leaves Sporting Cristal!] (in Spanish).Radio Programas del Perú . 11 November 2023. Retrieved14 November 2023 .^ "Tiago Nunes é o novo treinador do Botafogo" [Tiago Nunes is the new head coach of Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 16 November 2023. Retrieved16 November 2023 .^ "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 22 February 2024. Retrieved22 February 2024 .^ "Universidad Católica anuncia la llegada de Tiago Nunes como su nuevo director técnico" [Universidad Católica announce the arrival of Tiago Nunes as their new manager] (in Spanish).La Tercera . 22 March 2024. Retrieved22 March 2024 .^ "Fin de ciclo: Tiago Nunes deja de ser el entrenador de Universidad Católica" [End of cycle: Tiago Nunes ceases to be Universidad Católica's coach] (in Spanish).La Tercera . 25 May 2025. Retrieved28 May 2025 .^ "Oficial: Liga de Quito presentó a un campeón de la Copa Sudamericana como su nuevo DT" [Official: Liga de Quito presented a Copa Sudamericana champion as their new manager] (in Spanish).Olé . 6 June 2025. Retrieved7 June 2025 .^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais técnico do União Frederiquense" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of União Frederiquense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 14 April 2013. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais comandante do São Paulo" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sulista FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^a b "Da glória no Athletico até o Corinthians: a história de Tiago Nunes" [From the glory at Athletico until Corinthians: the story of Tiago Nunes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Vagner Mancini tem o melhor aproveitamento do ano entre técnicos do Corinthians" [Vagner Mancini has the best record in the year among the managers of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 10 November 2020. Retrieved11 February 2021 .^ "Tiago Nunes deixa o Ceará após eliminação para o CRB" [Tiago Nunes leaves Ceará after elimination to CRB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 March 2022. Retrieved25 March 2022 .
Tiago Nunes managerial positions
