Eduardo de Souza Ney Barroca (born 22 April 1982) is a Brazilian professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co ...

Career

Born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Barroca started his career aat

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

in 2000, working as a fitness coach of the under-13 squad. In 2003 he moved to Madureira, being appointed assistant coach. Barroca's first coaching experience occurred with Sendas in 2007, as he was in charge of the under-17s; the following year, he was named first team coach. In 2009, he joined Pão de Açúcar EC as an assistant. In January 2011, after a short stint as

Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...

' under-17 head coach, Barroca joined

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

, working as Rogério Lourenço's assistant. On 9 February 2011, he was the club's interim coach during a 2–0

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption. 2020 format First stage: 10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams in ...

defeat of

Camaçari Camaçari is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at . It is part of the Salvador Metropolitan Region (''Região Metropolitana de Salvador''), being the industrial city of the metropolis. Camaçari covers , and had an estimated population of 304 ...

, as Lourenço was sacked. Barroca acted as an interim for Bahia in a further eight occasions, being also the youngest head coach to win a Série A match after defeating Flamengo on 4 September 2011, aged only 29. On 18 May 2013, he left the club, and subsequently returned to Sendas (now named Audax Rio) to work as an assistant coach of the under-20s. The following January, he joined

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

as a permanent assistant coach of the first team. On 2 June 2014, Barroca signed for

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

to work as a coordinator. The following 5 January, he was named

Doriva Dorival Guidoni Júnior, known simply as Doriva (born 28 May 1972) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English Premier League club Middlesbrough, winning the 2004 League Cup ...

's assistant at

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

. On 1 March 2016, Barroca returned to Botafogo, being named head coach of the under-20 squad. On 29 May 2018, he moved back to Corinthians, also as an under-20 coach. On 14 April 2019, Barroca was announced as head coach of Botafogo, replacing fired

Zé Ricardo José Ricardo Mannarino (born 5 June 1971), known as Zé Ricardo, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse. Career Early career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Zé Ri ...

. On 6 October, however, he was himself sacked after a poor run of results, and took over

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

eight days later. In December 2019, after taking Atlético to the top tier, Barroca left the club, and was appointed head coach of another newly promoted side,

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

, on 20 December. He was sacked the following 20 August, as the club was ranked last in

the league ''The League'' is an American sitcom that aired on FX and later FXX from October 29, 2009, to December 9, 2015, for a total of seven seasons. The series, set in Chicago, Illinois, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football league ...

. Barroca took over Vitória in the second division on 7 October 2020. He left the club on 27 November to return to his former side Botafogo, in the place of

Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine Association football, footballer and the current manager of Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal. He played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forw ...

, but was himself dismissed the following 6 February, after the club's

relegation In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...

. On 27 May 2021, Barroca returned to Atlético Goianiense, in the place of Jorginho. He left on a mutual agreement on 27 September, after only one win in the last ten matches. On 13 February 2022, Barroca was named head coach of

Avaí Avaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 milli ...

, also in the top tier. On 12 September, with the club in the relegation zone, he was sacked, and returned to Bahia in the second division on 2 October. On 6 November 2022, after achieving promotion to the top tier, Barroca left Bahia.

Coaching statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barroca, Eduardo 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Esporte Clube Bahia managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Atlético Clube Goianiense managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers Avaí FC managers