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José Ricardo Mannarino (born 5 June 1971), known as Zé Ricardo, is a Brazilian professional football
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and former player. He is the current head coach of
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club
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.


Career


Early career

Born in
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, Zé Ricardo represented
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and Olaria as a youth, but retired at early age. He subsequently appeared professionally in
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, but retired at the age of 25. In 1992, aged only 21, Zé Ricardo was appointed manager of futsal club Vila Isabel. He subsequently went on to manage
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and
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in the 1990s, and also took charge of adult teams in Italy. Zé Ricardo arrived at
Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
in 1998, still in futsal. In 2005, he moved to football, being initially in charge of the youth categories. In 2008 Zé Ricardo left ''Fla'' and was appointed manager of Audax Rio. He returned to the former in 2012, being crowned champions of multiple tournaments with the under-18s and under-20s.


Flamengo

On 26 May 2016, Zé Ricardo was appointed as caretaker of the first team, after
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resigned due to health problems. His first professional match in charge occurred on 29 May 2016, a 2–1 Série A away win against Ponte Preta. Zé Ricardo was appointed as permanent first team manager on 14 July 2016. On 6 August of the following year, he was sacked after winning only a single match in eight.


Vasco da Gama

On 22 August 2017, just two weeks after departing Flamengo, Zé Ricardo took charge of fellow state club
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. He took the club to a seventh position in the season, thus qualifying for the
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. On 2 June of the following year, Zé Ricardo resigned.


Botafogo

On 4 August 2018, Zé Ricardo was appointed manager of
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still in his native state, in the place of fired
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. On 12 April 2019, after being knocked out of the year's
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by Série C side Juventude, he was sacked.


Fortaleza

On 12 August 2019, Zé Ricardo replaced
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at the helm of
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, still in the first division. On 27 September, however, he was relieved from his duties, with Ceni subsequently taking his place.


Internacional

On 21 October 2019, Zé Ricardo was announced as manager of
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until the end of the year.


Qatar SC

After leaving Internacional, Zé Ricardo spent a year in Italy studying, and was appointed manager of
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on 14 June 2021. On 29 September, after only five matches, he was sacked.


Vasco da Gama return

On 4 December 2021, Zé Ricardo returned to Vasco da Gama after being named manager of the club for the 2022 campaign. On 5 June 2022, he resigned.


Managerial statistics


Honours


As manager

Flamengo *
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...
: 2016 *
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
:
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Individual *
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Manager of the year:
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References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ze Ricardo 1971 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube managers CR Flamengo managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Fortaleza Esporte Clube managers Sport Club Internacional managers Qatar Stars League managers Qatar SC managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Qatar J1 League managers J2 League managers Shimizu S-Pulse managers