Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Stefano Cugurra and nicknamed as Teco, is a Brazilian

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coach. who is the current head coach of Indonesian club Bali United. Started his career in Indonesia as a physical coach at Persebaya Surabaya in 2004, he rose into prominence when he was coaching Persija Jakarta in late 2017. In 2018, he brought Persija to its first Indonesian top league title since 2001. Afterwards, he moved to Bali United, in which he won his second consecutive league title; it is the first Balinese club to win an Indonesian top league title.

Managerial career

Bali United

On 14 January 2019, Bali United appointed Cugurra as their new manager, replacing

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. On the same day eight new players were announced. The players are Gunawan Dwi Cahyo,

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, Samuel Reimas,

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, Gusti Sandria,

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, and a Brazilian player

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. Cugurra's first competitive match in charge was a 3-0 win against Blitar United in the second-round of 2018-19 Piala Indonesia. In February, Cugurra signed Portuguese midfielder Paulo Sérgio to fill up the foreign player quota. On 16 May 2019, Cugurra's first

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game, against

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ended with a 2-1 win for his team, thanks to goal from

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and new signing Paulo Sérgio, who scored on his debut.

Honours

Manager

;Persija Jakarta * Liga 1:

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;Bali United * Liga 1:

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, 2021–22 ; Individual * Liga 1 Best Coach:

* APPI Indonesian Soccer Awards Best Coach: 2019

References

External links

Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues's Biodata

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