Maurício Nogueira Barbieri (born 30 September 1981) is a Brazilian professional

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Barbieri began his professional career at

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in 2004, working with the youth setup. In 2010 he was promoted to the first team as an assistant coach. On 20 September 2011, Barbieri was named head coach of Audax Rio, and managed to achieve promotion to the first division of the

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in the following year, as runner-up. On 12 November 2013, he was announced at the helm of

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. After achieving promotion from

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and taking the club to their first national championship of their history, Barbieri renewed his contract for a further year on 21 September 2015. He left the club in the end of his contract.

Guarani

On 20 February 2017, Barbieri replaced departing Ney da Matta at Guarani. On 23 March, after just six matches in charge, he left the club.

Flamengo

Barbieri was subsequently in charge of Desportivo Brasil before leaving the club on 9 January 2018, after accepting an offer from

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. Initially an assistant to

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, he was appointed interim coach on 30 March 2018. On 29 June 2018, after 19 matches in charge, Barbieri was definitely appointed as head coach until the end of the year. He was dismissed on 28 September, after being in charge of the club for 39 matches overall.

Goiás

Barbieri appointed head coach of newly promoted side

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on 1 December 2018, replacing departed Ney Franco. He was himself sacked the following 21 April, after losing the year's

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América Mineiro

On 6 May 2019, Barbieri was announced as head coach of

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. On 15 July, after a 4–0 loss to Figueirense and only one win in seven matches, he was sacked.

CSA

Barbieri was appointed in charge of CSA on 10 December 2019, but was dismissed the following 10 February after only six matches in charge.

Red Bull Bragantino

On 2 September 2020, Barbieri took over

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in the top tier, replacing fired

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. After picking up the team in the 17th position, he managed to achieve a final 10th position in the season, qualifying to the

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. Barbieri reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana with ''Braga'' in 2021, but lost to Athletico Paranaense. On 10 November 2022, after a disappointing season overall, he was sacked.

Vasco da Gama

On 6 December 2022, Barbieri was named the new head coach of

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, also in the top tier. He was sacked on 23 June 2023, with the club in the relegation zone of the 2023 Série A.

Juárez

On 9 February 2024, Barbieri moved abroad for the first time in his career, after being appointed manager of

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side Juárez. On 29 October, he was dismissed.

Athletico Paranaense

On 16 December 2024, Barbieri was named head coach of Athletico Paranaense, recently relegated to the second division. The following 4 May, he was sacked after a 4–1 home loss to

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Coaching statistics

References

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