In thisPortuguese name, the first or maternalfamily name isLourenço and the second or paternal family name isLouzer. "Filho" is agenerational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Umberto Lourenço Louzer Filho (born 24 February 1980) is a Brazilianfootballcoach and former player who played as adefensive midfielder. He is the current head coach ofVila Nova.
On 11 October 2011, Umberto agreed to a contract withCaxias.[3] He returned to his first club Paulista in 2013, and retired in the following year at the age of 34.
Louzer began his managerial career with his first club Paulista's youth setup in 2016, being promoted to assistant of the first team in the following year. In February 2017, he was announced assistant of another club he represented as a player, Guarani.[4]
On 3 January 2018, Louzer was appointed manager of Guarani.[5] On 19 April, after leading the club to aCampeonato Paulista Série A2 title, he renewed his contract for a further year.[6]
Louzer presented as head coach ofVila Nova in 2018
Louzer was sacked on 13 November 2018, and was subsequently in charge ofVila Nova[7] andCoritiba[8] during the 2019 season. On 17 February 2020, he was named manager ofChapecoense.[9]
On 23 August 2021, Louzer left Sport on a mutual agreement.[12] The following 22 February, he took overAtlético Goianiense also in the first division.[13]
On 15 May 2022, Louzer was sacked after a poor start in the2022 Série A.[14] On 22 June, he replacedEduardo Baptista at the helm of fellow top tier sideJuventude,[15] but was himself dismissed on 3 October.[16]
On 5 November 2022, Louzer was named in charge ofCRB in the second division for the 2023 season.[17] Despite winning the2023 Campeonato Alagoano, he was sacked on 27 May 2023, after a poor start in the2023 Série B.[18]
On 13 June 2023, Louzer returned to Guarani, replacingBruno Pivetti.[19] Sacked the following 9 February,[20] he returned toChape two days later.[21]
On 4 August 2024, Louzer left Chapecoense[22] to return to Atlético Goianiense the following day.[23] On 29 October, however, he resigned,[24] and returned to CRB on 30 November.[25]
On 27 March 2025, despite winning the year'sCampeonato Alagoano, Louzer left CRB by mutual consent,[26] and took over fellow league teamNovorizontino nine days later.[27] On 25 August, he was sacked from the latter after five winless matches,[28] and returned to Vila exactly one month later.[29]
^"Ju apresenta volante Umberto" [Ju present defensive midfielder Umberto] (in Portuguese). EC Juventude. 27 January 2010. Archived fromthe original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved11 June 2018.
^"Umberto Louzer é o novo técnico da Chapecoense" [Umberto Louzer is the new manager of Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 17 February 2020. Retrieved22 February 2020.
^"Comunicado | 14/04/2021" [Announcement | 14/04/2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 14 April 2021. Archived fromthe original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved15 April 2021.
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