João Paulo Imbernom Sanches (born 14 August 1980), known as João Paulo Sanches, is a Brazilian

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. He is the current technical coordinator of

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Career

Sanches' first experience as first team manager occurred in February 2015, after

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's dismissal. He was in charge for two further spells during the year, replacing Jorginho and Gilberto Pereira. Sanches returned to his assistant role in 2016, but was again appointed interim manager on 21 July 2017, replacing sacked

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. Despite failing to avoid relegation with the club, he was definitely named manager on 3 December. Sanches went back to the assistant role after the appointment of Claudio Tencati, and subsequently had spells at Ponte Preta (as an assistant) and Aparecidense (as a manager) before returning to ''Dragão'' in 2020, as a technical coordinator. On 3 March 2021, after both manager

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and permanent assistant manager Eduardo Souza left the club, he was named interim manager for the start of the campaign.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanches, Joao Paulo 1980 births Living people People from Mirassol Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Atlético Clube Goianiense managers Associação Atlética Aparecidense managers Footballers from São Paulo (state)