Thiago Mendes Larghi (born 27 September 1980) is a Brazilian

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Career

Born in

Paraíba do Sul The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when ...

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, Larghi began his professional career at

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in 2011, as a performance analyst. In January 2013, he was called up by technical director

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to join

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's staff in the Brazil national team. After the

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, Larghi left the ''Seleção'' and spent some time in Europe. In 2016, he returned to Brazil and joined

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's staff at

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. Larghi remained as Oswaldo's assistant at

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and

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. On 9 February 2018, after Oswaldo's dismissal from the latter, Larghi was the only staff member kept at ''Galo''; he was subsequently named interim manager. On 25 June 2018, Larghi was appointed as permanent manager after over four months and 32 matches in charge, a record tenure for an interim manager in Brazil. On 17 October, however, he was sacked and replaced by

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. On 21 August 2020, after more than a year without a club, Larghi was named manager of

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in the first division, but was sacked after only 38 days in charge. On 5 December 2022, he was announced as an assistant manager of

. He left the following 20 April, after head coach

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was removed from the role.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larghi, Thiago 1980 births Living people People from Paraíba do Sul Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Clube Atlético Mineiro managers Goiás Esporte Clube managers Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Sport Club Corinthians Paulista non-playing staff