Criciúma Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Criciúma, is a Brazilian professional club based in

Criciúma Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials in ...

, Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the

1991 Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil 1991 was the 3rd staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on February 9, 1991, and concluded on June 2, 1991, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, in which Criciúm ...

, the

2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2002, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 11 to December 7, 2002. The competition had 26 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and six were relegated ...

, and the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

History

Criciúma Esporte Clube was founded on May 13, 1947, as Comerciário Esporte Clube; however the club folded due to a

financial crisis A financial crisis is any of a broad variety of situations in which some financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and man ...

in the 1960s. The club refounded in 1976 by some of the original Comerciário Esporte Clube members. In 1978 the club was renamed as Criciúma Esporte Clube, and its current colors black, yellow and white were adopted in 1984. The present colors of Criciúma Esporte Clube are the reason the club is called Tigre (meaning Tiger). The club's greatest feat was winning the

under coach Felipe Scolari, later World Cup winner with Brazil, which qualified Criciúma to the following year's

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

. In the following years the club was not very successful, and was relegated to the Série B. In 2005, Criciúma, after a very poor campaign, was relegated to the Brazilian Série C. In

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, Criciúma won the Série C, as was promoted back to the Série B. After a period of crisis in the club, in 2012 the club regained forces and after being in the first four places the entire championship returned to the Série A.

Honors

Criciúma has won three national level championships. Winning the

qualified the club to the 1992

where Criciúma finished in the 5th place, surpassing even the expectations of its fans. These achievements make Criciúma one of the most successful teams from Santa Catarina. *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

: Winner (1): 1991 * Série B : Winner (1): 2002 : ''Runner-up (1):''

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* Série C : Winner (1):

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. History The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ...

: Winners (10): 1968 ^{( 1)}, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2013 : ''Runners-up (7):'' 1982, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 *

Copa Santa Catarina The Copa Santa Catarina ( en, Santa Catarina Cup) is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to com ...

: Winner (1): 1993 : ''Runner-up (1):'' 1998 *

Campeonato Catarinense Série B The Campeonato Catarinense Série B is the second tier of football league of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South A ...

: Winner (1): 2022

¹'' Champion in 1968 as Comerciário Esporte Clube''

Stadium

Criciúma's stadium is Estádio Heriberto Hülse, built in 1955, with a maximum capacity of 19,900 people.

Current squad

Head coaches

Lori Sandri Lori Paulo Sandri (29 January 1949 – 3 October 2014) was a Brazilian football manager. Coaching career He previously managed Atlético Paranaense, Criciúma, Santa Cruz, Guarani, Al-Shabab, Al-Ettifaq, Internacional, Coritiba, Al Ain, ...

(1981), (1987), (1991) * Edu (1987) *

Levir Culpi Levir Culpi (born 28 February 1953) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Known as Levir during his playing days, he was born in Curitiba, Paraná, and started his career with ...

(1989–90) *

Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense. Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and no ...

(1991) *

(1992) *

Ivo Wortmann Ivo Ardais Wortmann (born 10 March 1949) is a Brazilian former professional football player and manager. Ivo Wortmann was a defensive midfielder as a player. He played for América-RJ and for Palmeiras. He coached Saudi Arabia under-16 nati ...

(1992) *

(1994) *

Cláudio Duarte Cláudio Roberto Pires Duarte (born 15 March 1950) is a Brazilian former footballer and coach. Cláudio Duarte is a sports commentator at RBS TV. He was born in São Jerônimo, and has managed Juventude, Grêmio, Remo, Gama and Interna ...

(1996) *

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(1997) * Cassiá (1999) *

Edson Gaúcho Career Valandro began his professional career in the Aimoré in 1974. Later he played for the teams: 14 de Julho, Juventude, Santa Cruz, Náutico, Rio Ave and Lausanne, where he finished his career in 1989. As a manager, Valandro worked as ...

(2002) * Cuca (2002–03) *

(2003) *

Gilson Kleina Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilian football coach, currently in charge of Portuguesa. Managerial career Born in Curitiba, Kleina started his career at Coritiba's youth setup, as a fitness coach. He later acted as Abel Braga's assi ...

(2003–04) *

(2004) *

Vágner Benazzi Vágner Benazzi de Andrade (17 July 1954 – 22 May 2023) was a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a right-back. During his tenure as a coach, he gained recognition as the "''Rei do Acesso''" (King of Promot ...

(Feb 20, 2004 – Sept 2, 2004) * José Luiz Plein (2005) *

Dorival Júnior Dorival Silvestre Júnior (born 25 April 1962) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Playing career Known only as Júnior during his playing days, he was born in Araraquara, São Pau ...

(May 24, 2005 – July 7, 2005) *

(July 28, 2005 – May 1, 2006) *

Paulinho Criciúma Paulo Roberto Rocha usually known as Paulinho or Paulinho Criciúma (born on August 30, 1961 in Criciúma) is a former football (soccer) player and a football head coach. Club career During his football career, he played as a center-forward. He r ...

(2006) *

Gelson Silva Gelson da Silva (born 4 November 1967, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina), sometimes known as just Gelson, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He played football for Grêmio FBPA, and scored a penalty for the club in the penalty shoot ...

(2006–07) *

Roberto Cavalo Roberto Fernando Schneiger (born 13 April 1963), known as Roberto Cavalo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Brasiliense. Career as a player Born in ...

(Sept 12, 2007 – Nov 3, 2007) *

(2008) *

(July 10, 2008 – Sept 1, 2008) * Paulo Campos (Sept 2, 2008 – Oct 15, 2008) *

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(April 29, 2009 – June 22, 2009) * Itamar Schülle (2009–10) *

Argel Fucks Argélico Fuchs (born Argélico Fucks; 4 September 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. His professional career as a central defender spanned 15 years, during which he was mainly associated with Benfica and Inte ...

(April 10, 2010 – Nov 12, 2010) * Guilherme Macuglia (Nov 30, 2010 – April 24, 2011) *

(April 28, 2011 – June 13, 2011) *

Guto Ferreira Augusto Sérgio "Guto" Ferreira (born 7 September 1965) is a Brazilian professional Association football, football Coach (sport), coach, currently the head coach of Ceará Sporting Club, Ceará. Career Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo (state), Sã ...

(June 14, 2011 – Aug 3, 2011) *

Mauro Fernandes Mauro Fernandes da Silva (born 3 August 1953), known as Mauro Fernandes, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a current manager. Career Born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Mauro Fernandes started his career with C ...

(Aug 4, 2011 – Sept 19, 2011) * Márcio Goiano (Sept 20, 2011 – Feb 14, 2012) * Paulo Comelli (April 20, 2012 – March 3, 2013) * Vadão (March 8, 2013 – Aug 23, 2013) *

Sílvio Criciúma Silvio Nicoladelli (born 7 September 1971 in Orleans, Santa Catarina), known as Sílvio Criciúma, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the current head coach of Morrinhos. Honours Club ...

''(int.)'' (Aug 24, 2013 – Sept 23, 2013) *

(Sept 24, 2013 – Dec 10, 2013) *

Ricardo Drubscky Sebastião Ricardo Drubscky de Campos (born 20 January 1962), known as Ricardo Drubscky, is a Brazilian football manager. Career Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Drubscky began his career as a fitness coach of Cruzeiro's youth setup in 1 ...

(Jan 1, 2014 – Feb 20, 2014) *

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(Feb 26, 2014 – April 29, 2014) *

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(April 30, 2014 – Aug 25, 2014) *

Gilmar Dal Pozzo Gilmar Dal Pozzo (born 1 September 1969) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current head coach of Chapecoense. Playing career Born in Quilombo, Santa Catarina. represented Caxi ...

(2014) *

Toninho Cecílio Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho, better known as Toninho Cecílio (born 27 May 1967), is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current director of football of Portuguesa. Toninh ...

(2014) * Luizinho Vieira (2014–15) *

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(2015) *

Dejan Petković Dejan Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Петковић, ; born 10 September 1972) is a Serbian football pundit and retired footballer. In his native country he is widely known under the nickname Rambo while in Brazil he is known as Pet. He played ...

(2015) *

(2015–2016) * Deivid (2017) *

Luiz Carlos Winck Luís Carlos Coelho Winck, (born 5 January 1963) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a right back. He is the current head coach of Anápolis. Club career Luís Carlos Winck his successful career in football as a defe ...

(2017) * Beto Campos (2017–present)

1991 Copa do Brasil

Criciúma won the Copa do Brasil 1991, playing the following matches:

Competitions record

Notes

External links

Official Site

Discussion List
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