Márcio Zanardi Gomes da Silva (born 11 July 1978) 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 ...

who is currently in charge of São Bernardo.

Career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Zanardi began his career with Pão de Açúcar EC's under-15 sides before moving to Lithuania in 2006, with

FC Vilnius FC Vilnius was a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital city of Vilnius. At first it was known under the name ''Šviesa''. In 2003, the club made its debut in the Lithuanian top division. In 2007, the club went back to the second di ...

. He then worked for three years in the United Arab Emirates with

Al-Nasr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

, before returning to Brazil in 2010 with

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 ...

. After working in the under-13, under-15 and under-17 sides of Corinthians, Zanardi was dismissed by the club on 21 November 2016. The following 3 May, he was appointed head coach of Portuguesa's under-20 squad. In August 2017, Zanardi was promoted to ''Lusa''s main squad as an assistant. The following 20 February, he moved to Guarani and took over the under-20s. On 19 February 2019, Zanardi was named head coach of the under-20 side of Santos. He left roughly a year later, and took over the same category at São Bernardo shortly after. On 1 October 2021, after first team trainer

Ricardo Catalá Ricardo Catalá Salgado Junior (born 28 April 1982), known as Ricardo Catalá, is a Brazilian professional football manager, currently in charge of Mirassol. Career Of Catalan heritage, Catalá's first senior job was at CE Europa's ''Cadete A'' ...

left, Zanardi was appointed in charge of São Bernardo for the remainder of the

Copa Paulista The Copa Paulista de Futebol, formerly known as Copa FPF, also sometimes called Copa Federação Paulista de Futebol or, in English, São Paulo State Cup, is a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol Company every second half of ...

, and led the side to their second-ever title of the tournament.

Personal life

Zanardi's older brother Caio is also a football coach.

Honours

São Bernardo *

: 2021

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanardi, Marcio 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo Brazilian football managers São Bernardo Futebol Clube managers Santos FC non-playing staff Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Lithuania Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates