(Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro membership Flamengo have appointed Brazil’s Dorival Junior as their new head coach to interchange Paulo Sousa as they appear to bounce again from a poor begin to the season.
Sousa, who joined Flamengo in December final yr, left the membership earlier this week following back-to-back league defeats towards Bragantino and Fortaleza, which left them in 14th place in Brazil’s high tier after 10 matches.
In a press release on Friday, the membership stated Dorival, 60, had signed a deal that can run till December 2022. This can be Dorival’s third stint on the membership, having beforehand coached them in 2012 and 2018.
His first job as supervisor was with Ferroviaria in 2002, after which he coached a string of Brazilian groups.
Dorival takes over at one in all Brazil’s greatest and most profitable golf equipment, albeit one usually in flux. He can be Flamengo’s fifth coach in two years.
Domenec Torrent, Rogerio Ceni, Renato Gaucho and Sousa have taken cost because the departure of Portuguese boss Jorge Jesus in July 2020 however all left after brief spells, buffeted by the lengthy shadow of the victorious Jesus and the calls for of a giant fan base.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)
