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Marco Octávio Simoes Barbosa (or simply Marco Octavio) is a Brazilian
beach soccer Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
and
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. He is currently the head coach of the
Iran national beach soccer team The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
. Octávio guided
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 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
to four
BSWW Mundialito The BSWW Mundialito, often simply known as Mundialito, is an annual international beach soccer tournament that takes place between few select countries, which are invited to play at the tournament organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). First ...
titles, which remains a record. His coaching ability did not go unnoticed in Asia and he was given a job in
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
before assuming the
Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
controls in 2006. He masterminded China's rebuilding process and did take the East Asians to the level where they were capable to compete against the continent's best. Octávio has also coached professional clubs, including
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 ...
and
Shirin Faraz Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (former named by ''Shirin Faraz'') is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Kermanshah, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The cl ...
. He has qualified
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
to the
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men's national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, this was the 18t ...
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Career

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Brazil national beach soccer team The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil. Portugal, Russia, Spain and Senegal are the only squads to have eliminat ...
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Portugal national beach soccer team The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for Portuguese football. The team has participated in 18 of ...
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United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team The United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team represents United Arab Emirates in beach soccer. They are one of the most successful Asian national teams, having won twice the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (2007, 2008). At the FIFA Beach Soccer ...
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China national beach soccer team The China national beach soccer team represents People's Republic of China in international beach soccer competition. Roster ''Correct as of July 2012'' Coach: Ross Ongaro Tournament FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup * 1995 to 200 ...
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Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia (), known familiarly as Bahia, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Bras ...
(2003–2004) *
Iran national beach soccer team The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
(2007) *
Shirin Faraz Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (former named by ''Shirin Faraz'') is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Kermanshah, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The cl ...
(2007–2008) *
Iran national beach soccer team The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
(2010) *
Iran national beach soccer team The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
(2012–2015) *
Iran national beach soccer team The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
(2017–2019)


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