Dorival Júnior
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Dorival Júnior with Fluminense in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorival Silvestre Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Araraquara, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Marília | ||
| 1978–1982 | Ferroviária | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Ferroviária | 19 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Marília | ||
| 1984–1985 | Guarani | 37 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Avaí | ||
| 1986–1987 | Joinville | 35 | (0) |
| 1988 | São José-SP | 23 | (1) |
| 1988 | Coritiba | 23 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Palmeiras | 124 | (3) |
| 1993 | Grêmio | 9 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Juventude | 92 | (4) |
| 1996 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1997 | Matonense | ||
| 1998 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Ferroviária | ||
| 2003–2004 | Figueirense | ||
| 2005 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2005 | Criciúma | ||
| 2005 | Juventude | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2006 | Avaí | ||
| 2006–2007 | São Caetano | ||
| 2007 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2008 | Coritiba | ||
| 2009 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2010 | Santos | ||
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2011–2012 | Internacional | ||
| 2012–2013 | Flamengo | ||
| 2013 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2013 | Fluminense | ||
| 2014 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2015–2017 | Santos | ||
| 2017–2018 | São Paulo | ||
| 2018 | Flamengo | ||
| 2020 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 2022 | Ceará | ||
| 2022 | Flamengo | ||
| 2023–2024 | São Paulo | ||
| 2024–2025 | Brazil | ||
| 2025– | Corinthians | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dorival Silvestre Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [doɾiˈvaw siwˈvɛstɾi ˈʒuni.oʁ]; born 25 April 1962) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Corinthians.
A defensive midfielder, Júnior notably played for Palmeiras. After retiring, he began his coaching career in 2002 with Ferroviária, but only gained national notoriety in 2010 when coaching Neymar's Santos. He later led Flamengo to a 2022 Copa Libertadores win and São Paulo to their first-ever Copa do Brasil title in 2023, before being named head coach of the Brazil national team in January 2024.