Eduardo Gonçalves Torres de Oliveira (born 26 May 1982), known as Eduardo Oliveira, is a Brazilian football coach, currently in charge of Atlético Mineiro's under-20 team.

Playing career

Born in Rio de Janeiro,[3] Oliveira started to play football at young age in his hometown, before being invited to play in Minas Gerais[5] with Democrata de Sete Lagoas.[3] He subsequently played for Goiás before being invited to play college soccer in the United States.[5]

Oliveira joined University of West Florida's West Florida Argonauts in 2003.[4] He started in 57 of his 59 matches during his four-year spell, scoring nine goals and providing one assist.[4] In 2006, he was named in NCAA Division II's All-America team, being the first player from the UWF to be included.[3]

In 2009, Oliveira played in four USL Premier Development League matches for Panama City Beach Pirates.[6]

Managerial career

In 2007, Oliveira remained with the Argonauts, as an assistant coach.[4] In the summer of 2009, he moved to the Panama City Beach Pirates after being hired as an assistant coach.[4]

Oliveira returned to his home country in 2010, after being invited by the Brazilian Football Confederation to work as a fitness coach of the Brazil women's under-20 team.[5] He later became an assistant fitness coach of the full side in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup,[5] being also an assistant of Jorge Barcellos for a brief period in 2011.[7]

Oliveira joined Botafogo in 2012, as a technical coordinator, and was subsequently invited by Nike in 2014 and 2015 to manage the Rio de Janeiro-based team for the Nike Most Wanted trials, which later selected players for the Nike Academy.[5][8][9] He joined Fluminense in 2017, as a youth coordinator.[5] He took over the under-17 team in May 2018,[5] and was appointed in charge of the under-20s on 16 December 2019.[10]

On 21 January 2022, Fluminense announced the departure of Oliveira from his under-20 role, after stating that he resigned after "receiving an offer"; he was replaced by his brother.[11] Just hours later, ge revealed that he had accepted an offer from Cuiabá to manage the club in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense;[12] the deal was officially announced three days later, as he was named the club's permanent assistant manager and interim for the state league.[13]

Oliveira made his managerial debut for Dourado on 26 January 2022, in a 2–1 away win over União Rondonópolis.[14] After another three matches in charge, he moved to the assistant role after the appointment of Pintado.[15]

On 7 May 2022, Oliveira left Cuiabá,[16] and returned to the under-20 category after being named in charge of Atlético Mineiro.[17]

Personal life

Oliveira's younger brother Guilherme is also a football manager, and both worked together at Fluminense and Botafogo.[18] Their father Eraldo Torres was a footballer, and played for the likes of America-RJ, Bangu, São Cristóvão and Americano before becoming a manager.[18]

Managerial statistics

As of 4 February 2022.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Cuiabá Brazil 21 January 2022 6 February 2022 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 075.00 [15]
Total 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 075.00

References

  1. ^ "Fluminense / RJ X Grêmio / RS" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Eduardo Torres" (in German). Sport.de. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Eduardo Oliveira (2015) – Hall of Fame". West Florida Argonauts. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Eduardo Oliveira – All-Time Men's Soccer Roster". West Florida Argonauts. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "198 gols, títulos, DNA do Flu: quem é Eduardo, técnico do sub-17 pedido pela torcida no profissional" [198 goals, titles, Flu's DNA: who is Eduardo, manager of the under-17s asked to be in the main squad by the supporters] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Eduardo Oliveira". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Seleção Feminina: Torneio Cidade São Paulo" [Women's national team: São Paulo City Tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Winners of Nike chance global showcase announced at St George's Park". Sport Locker. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Vencedores da etapa brasileira de "Os Procurados" são definidos" [Winners of the Brazilian stage of the "Most Wanted" are defined] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Nike. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Eduardo Oliveira é o novo técnico do Sub-20 do Fluminense" [Eduardo Oliveira is the new under-20 manager of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Fluminense comunica a saída do técnico Eduardo Oliveira" [Fluminense announce the departure of manager Eduardo Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Cuiabá contrata técnico Eduardo Oliveira, que estava no Sub-20 do Fluminense" [Cuiabá sign manager Eduardo Oliveira, who was at Fluminense's under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Eduardo Oliveira é contratado para comissão permanente" [Eduardo Oliveira is signed for the permanent staff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Com gol de Rodriguinho de falta Cuiabá vence o União e assume liderança do Mato-grossense" [With a free kick goal from Rodriguinho Cuiabá defeat União and take over the leadership of the Mato-grossense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Só Notícias. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Novo comandante! Cuiabá anuncia a contratação do técnico Pintado" [New commander! Cuiabá announce the signing of manager Pintado] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Joga10 News. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Luiz Fernando Iubel volta ao Cuiabá e Eduardo Oliveira deixa o clube" [Luiz Fernando Iubel returns to Cuiabá and Eduardo Oliveira leaves the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Atlético-MG anuncia Eduardo Oliveira como técnico do sub-20" [Atlético-MG announce Eduardo Oliveira as head coach of the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Irmãos, técnicos do Fluminense Sub-20 e Sub-17 unem futebol que corre no sangue ao "DNA Tricolor"" [Brothers, managers of Fluminense under-20s and under-17s join football that runs in the blood to "DNA Tricolor"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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