Now it is official: Dorival Junior is becoming the new national coach of Brazil. This was confirmed by the association CBF on Wednesday and announced the presentation of the coach on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro.
The 61-year-old follows the record world champion on Fernando Diniz, who was only released after three defeats in a row in the end of last week. Nothing is known about the duration of the contract, but according to media reports, this should run until the 2026 World Cup.
Dorival Junior’s ex-club, FC São Paulo, announced on Sunday. Accordingly, the trainer routineer had asked for an exemption to take over the Selecao. It is “a personal dream that has become true.”
With São Paulo, Dorival Junior won the national trophy last year. With Flamengo, he also triumphed at the Copa Libertadores in 2022, the South American counterpart to the Champions League.
Brazil Encounters Challenges in the Process of World Cup qualification.
In the qualification of the South America World Cup, Brazil only finished six games after six games with seven points. Diniz did not get the curve with the five -time world champion.
Since the successful coach Tite in Qatar was published after the 2022 World Cup, the association has been looking for a long -term solution. Both the title successor Ramon Menezes and Deniz did not turn out to be like this. Most recently, Real Madrid’s coach Carlo Ancelotti was acted as the new national coach, but the Italian recently extended his contract with the Royal.