José Ricardo Mannarino (born 5 June 1971), known as Zé Ricardo, is a Brazilian professional
football manager
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and former player. He is the current head coach of
J2 League
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club
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which bega ...
.
Career
Early career
Born in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Zé Ricardo represented
São Cristóvão
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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
Vasco da Gama
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and
Botafogo
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in the 1990s, and also took charge of adult teams in Italy.
Zé Ricardo arrived at
Flamengo
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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
Muricy Ramalho
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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
Vasco da Gama
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. He took the club to a seventh position in
the season, thus qualifying for the
2018 Copa Libertadores
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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
Botafogo
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still in his native state, in the place of fired
Marcos Paquetá
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Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro but raised in the Paquetá Island, he starte ...
. On 12 April 2019, after being knocked out of the year's
Copa do Brasil
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by
Série C side
Juventude, he was sacked.
Fortaleza
On 12 August 2019, Zé Ricardo replaced
Rogério Ceni
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He is considered one of the all-time greatest Brazilian goalkeepers and is recognised by the Intern ...
at the helm of
Fortaleza
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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
Internacional
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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
Qatar SC
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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
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Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
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: 2016
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Campeonato Carioca
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:
2017
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Individual
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Campeonato Carioca
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Manager of the year:
2018
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References
External links
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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