Brazil has named Dorival Jr as the new national team manager. Dorival Jnr will leave his role as coach of Sao Paulo to take charge of the country’s football team following the sacking of interim manager Fernando Diniz on Friday.
His departure from Sao Paulo was announced by the club on X, formerly known as Twitter, but the Brazilian Football Confederation is yet to confirm his appointment.
The CBF is keen to appoint a coach on a permanent basis with Brazil currently struggling in the 2026 world cup qualifiers where they are in sixth position and final automatic qualifying place for the World Cup.
Brazil followed a draw against Venezuela on October 13 by losing their next three qualifiers against Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay.
Dorival’s first matches in charge of Brazil will be prestigious friendlies in March against England and Spain in Europe.
He led Flamengo to the Copa Libertadores title and the Brazilian Cup in 2022 before joining Sao Paulo, whom he guided to their first Brazilian Cup last year.
The much-travelled coach has also taken charge of Atletico Mineiro, Athletico Paranaense, Internacional, Vasco da Gama, Fluminense and Palmeiras.
Brazil have been without a permanent head coach since the 2022 World Cup, when Tite resigned following their quarter-final defeat by Croatia. Under-20s coach Ramon Menezes took charge before Diniz was appointed.
