Coritiba Parts Ways with Coach Fernando Seabra Amid Brasileirão Shake-Up
The 2026 Brasileirão witnessed yet another coaching change on Tuesday (27) with Coritiba’s sacking of Fernando Seabra.
Following this latest move, only six teams maintain the same head coach they began the competition with.
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Coritiba will join a group of seven teams that have experienced two coaching changes once they announce their new head coach.
Currently, six clubs are operating under their third coach since the start of this Brazilian league season.
Among these, São Paulo stands out as the only team comfortably distancing itself from the relegation zone.
For a closer look at teams with the most coaching changes as well as those that have remained loyal to their coaches, see below.
3️⃣ Different Coaches in the Brasileirão:
São Paulo – Hernán Crespo, Roger Machado, and Dorival Jr.
Chapecoense – Gilmar Dal Pozzo, Fábio Matias, and Rafael Lacerda
Vasco – Fernando Diniz, Renato Gaúcho, and Pedro Emanuel
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Remo – Juan Carlos Osório, Léo Condé, and Thiago Carpini
Botafogo – Martin Anselmi, Franclim Carvalho, and Tite
Corinthians – Dorival Jr., Fernando Diniz, and Seedorf
2️⃣ Different Coaches:
Atlético – Sampaoli and Eduardo Domínguez
Flamengo – Filipe Luís and Leonardo Jardim
Cruzeiro – Tite and Artur Jorge
Santos – Vojvoda and Cuca
Fluminense – Zubeldía and Marcão
Grêmio – Luís Castro and Renato Gaúcho
Internacional – Pezzolano and Eduardo Baptista
Same Coach Since the Start:
Palmeiras – Abel Ferreira
Bahia – Rogério Ceni
Mirassol – Rafael Guanaes
Athletico – Odair Hellmann
Vitória – Jair Ventura
Red Bull Bragantino – Vagner Mancini
Find Out When Each Coach Was Hired 📅
Abel Ferreira stands out in terms of longevity at Série A clubs.
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This coming Friday (30), he will celebrate six years with Palmeiras.
Rogério Ceni is also marking a milestone, having completed three years at Bahia last month.
Below are the dates when each coach was appointed by their respective club:
Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras) – 30/10/2020
Rogério Ceni (Bahia) – 09/09/2023
Rafael Guanaes (Mirassol) – 13/03/2025
Odair Hellmann (Athletico) – 21/05/2025
Jair Ventura (Vitória) – 24/09/2025
Vagner Mancini (Red Bull Bragantino) – 30/10/2025
Eduardo Domínguez (Atlético-MG) – 24/02/2026
Leonardo Jardim (Flamengo) – 04/03/2026
Cuca (Santos) – 19/03/2026
Artur Jorge (Cruzeiro) – 22/03/2026
Dorival Jr (São Paulo) – 15/05/2026
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Rafael Lacerda (Chapecoense) – 30/05/2026
Pedro Emanuel (Vasco) – 10/07/2026
Marcão (Fluminense) – 22/08/2026
Renato Gaúcho (Grêmio) – 14/09/2026
Thiago Carpini (Remo) – 16/09/2026
Tite (Botafogo) – 16/09/2026
Eduardo Baptista (Internacional) – 23/09/2026
Seedorf (Corinthians) – 11/10/2026
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
