Tiago Retzlaff Nunes (born 15 February 1980) is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current manager of Chilean club Universidad Católica.

Career

Early career

Born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Nunes was a youth player at hometown side Riograndense; initially a midfielder, he switched to central defender before ending his playing career due to a knee injury.[1] He then began his career as a fitness coach in the early 2003,[2] and worked at hometown side Inter de Santa Maria, Clube Atlético Camponovense, São Luiz-RS (two spells), Santo Ângelo, Pelotas, Bacabal, Luverdense (two spells) and Novo Horizonte.[3]

Nunes' first managerial experience came in 2010, with Rio Branco-AC, where he won the year's Campeonato Acreano. In June, he became the assistant of Tarcísio Pugliese in the Série C.[4]

On 7 November 2010, Nunes was appointed Luverdense manager in the place of departing Lisca,[5] but was sacked after only three matches.[6] He was subsequently in charge of Sapucaiense,[7] Riograndense,[8] Bagé[9] and União Frederiquense[10] before being named Grêmio's under-15 manager in 2013.

After working for Juventude,[11] Brasília[12] and Ferroviária's under-20 sides, Nunes was announced as São Paulo-RS manager on 3 May 2016.[13] On 17 October, he was named at the helm of Veranópolis for the following campaign.[14]

Atlético Paranaense

Nunes in 2018

On 21 April 2017, Nunes joined Atlético Paranaense as manager of the under-19 squad.[15] The following 4 January he was appointed manager of the under-23s,[16] and won the year's Campeonato Paranaense. On 27 June 2018, he was named first-team interim manager in the place of Fernando Diniz.[17]

Still an interim, Nunes led the club to an impressive run in the league, finishing seventh (two points shy of a Copa Libertadores qualification spot) and winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana. On 11 January 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, being definitely appointed as manager.[18]

Corinthians

On 5 November 2019, Nunes was dismissed after accepting an offer from Corinthians.[19] He was sacked on 11 September 2020 due to poor form and bad results.[20]

Grêmio

On 21 April 2021, Nunes returned to Grêmio, being appointed first team manager in the place of longtime incumbent Renato Gaúcho.[21] He was dismissed on 4 July, after seven winless league matches.

Ceará

Nunes took over fellow Brazilian top tier side Ceará on 30 August 2021.[22] On 25 March 2022, after two eliminations in the Cearense and the Copa do Nordeste, he was sacked.[23]

Sporting Cristal

On 17 November 2022, Nunes was named manager of Peruvian club Sporting Cristal for the upcoming season.[24] On 11 November 2023, after missing out a place in the finals, he left amidst rumours to take over Botafogo.[25]

Botafogo

On 16 November 2023, Nunes was named head coach of Botafogo on a contract until 2025.[26] He was sacked the following 22 February, after a 1–1 draw against Bolivian club Aurora.[27]

Universidad Católica

On 22 March 2024, Nunes was announced as manager of Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica.[28]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 April 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rio Branco Brazil January 2010 5 June 2010 13 11 1 1 40 17 +23 084.62
Luverdense Brazil 7 November 2010 22 November 2010 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 033.33 [6]
Sapucaiense Brazil 15 December 2010 12 May 2011 18 5 5 8 15 22 −7 027.78
Riograndense Brazil 24 September 2011 10 June 2012 24 9 6 9 35 29 +6 037.50
Bagé Brazil 23 June 2012 4 November 2012 12 5 2 5 14 8 +6 041.67
União Frederiquense Brazil 5 November 2012 14 April 2013 5 0 4 1 3 5 −2 000.00 [29]
São Paulo-RS Brazil 3 May 2016 12 September 2016 10 4 2 4 12 13 −1 040.00 [30]
Veranópolis Brazil 17 October 2016 21 April 2017 13 3 6 4 9 15 −6 023.08 [31]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil 27 June 2018 5 November 2019 102 53 24 25 156 81 +75 051.96 [31]
Corinthians Brazil 1 January 2020 11 September 2020 26 9 10 7 32 25 +7 034.62 [32]
Grêmio Brazil 21 April 2021 4 July 2021 20 10 5 5 38 19 +19 050.00
Ceará Brazil 30 August 2021 25 March 2022 32 14 11 7 38 22 +16 043.75 [33]
Sporting Cristal Peru 1 January 2023 11 November 2023 48 23 18 7 78 45 +33 047.92
Botafogo Brazil 16 November 2023 22 February 2024 15 4 7 4 19 17 +2 026.67
Universidad Católica Chile 22 March 2024 present 39 17 9 13 58 45 +13 043.59
Career total 380 168 112 100 549 364 +185 044.21

Honours

Rio Branco-AC

Athletico Paranaense

Grêmio

References

  1. ^ "Conheça a breve trajetória de Tiago Nunes como jogador antes de virar técnico de ponta e chegar ao Corinthians" [Know the brief path of Tiago Nunes as player before becoming a top level manager and arrive at Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ ""Operário da bola", Tiago Nunes iniciou como preparador físico em Ijuí e teve jogo épico contra Mano" ["Football worker", Tiago Nunes started as a fitness coach in Ijuí and had epic match against Mano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Trajetória de Tiago Nunes, técnico do Athletico" [Path of Tiago Nunes, manager of Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Tarcisio Pugliese já está em Rio Branco" [Tarcisio Pugliese is already in Rio Branco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol do Norte. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Lisca troca o Luverdense pelo Caxias" [Lisca changes Luverdense for Caxias] (in Spanish). Craques do Rádio. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Após fracasso na Copa MT, Thiago Nunes cai no Luverdense" [After failure in the Copa MT, Thiago Nunes is sacked at Luverdense] (in Portuguese). Show do Esporte. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Juventude assina com a Dalponte !!! Tiago Nunes é da Sapucaiense !!! Contratações Pelo Interior !!!" [Juventude sign with Dalponte !!! Tiago Nunes is of Sapucaiense !!! Signings throughout the countryside !!!] (in Portuguese). Peleia FC. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais o técnico do Riograndense" [Tiago Nunes is no longer the manager of Riograndense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte SUL. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ ""Em Bagé, me tornaria um técnico de verdade", diz carta assinada por Tiago Nunes" ["In Bagé, I would become a real manager", says letter signed by Tiago Nunes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Minuano. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Tiago Nunes comandará o União na Divisão de Acesso 2013" [Tiago Nunes will be in charge of União in the 2013 Divisão de Acesso] (in Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Técnico Tiago Nunes deixa as categorias de base do Grêmio para treinar sub-20 do Juventude" [Manager Tiago Nunes leaves Grêmio's youth setup to train Juventude's under-20s] (in Portuguese). Esporte Sul. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Da dispensa no Brasília ao sucesso no Athletico-PR: a passagem do técnico Tiago Nunes pelo futebol do DF" [From the release at Brasília to the success at Athletico-PR: the stint of manager Tiago Nunes in the football of the DF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Tiago Nunes é o novo treinador do Leão" [Tiago Nunes is the new manager of Leão] (in Portuguese). SC São Paulo. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Técnico Tiago Nunes comandará o Veranópolis no Gauchão" [Manager Tiago Nunes will be in charge of Veranópolis in the Gauchão] (in Portuguese). Veranópolis EC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Técnico santa-mariense Tiago Nunes acerta com novo clube" [Santa Maria-born manager Tiago Nunes signs with new club] (in Portuguese). Esporte Sul. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Tiago Nunes será o técnico do Atlético Paranaense no Campeonato Estadual" [Tiago Nunes will be the manager of Atlético Paranaense in the State League] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Tiago Nunes assume interinamente o comando do time principal do Atlético Paranaense" [Tiago Nunes takes over the main squad of Atlético Paranaense in an interim manner] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Furacão renova com Tiago Nunes!" [Furacão renew with Tiago Nunes!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais treinador do Athletico Paranaense" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of Athletico Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Athletico Paranaense. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais técnico do Corinthians" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Grêmio anuncia contratação de Tiago Nunes e aguarda técnico para assinar até o fim de 2022" [Grêmio announce the signing of Tiago Nunes and wait for the manager to sign until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Tiago Nunes é o novo técnico do Ceará" [Tiago Nunes is the new manager of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Tiago Nunes deixa o comando técnico do Ceará" [Tiago Nunes leaves Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  24. ^ ""¡Bem-vindo, profe!": Sporting Cristal oficializó al brasileño Tiago Nunes como su nuevo entrenador" ["Bem-vindo, Prof!": Sporting Cristal made the Brazilian Tiago Nunes official as their new manager] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  25. ^ "OFICIAL: ¡Tiago Nunes se va de Sporting Cristal!" [OFFICIAL: Tiago Nunes leaves Sporting Cristal!] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Tiago Nunes é o novo treinador do Botafogo" [Tiago Nunes is the new head coach of Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Universidad Católica anuncia la llegada de Tiago Nunes como su nuevo director técnico" [Universidad Católica announce the arrival of Tiago Nunes as their new manager] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais técnico do União Frederiquense" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of União Frederiquense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  30. ^ "Tiago Nunes não é mais comandante do São Paulo" [Tiago Nunes is no longer manager of São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sulista FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  31. ^ a b "Da glória no Athletico até o Corinthians: a história de Tiago Nunes" [From the glory at Athletico until Corinthians: the story of Tiago Nunes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Vagner Mancini tem o melhor aproveitamento do ano entre técnicos do Corinthians" [Vagner Mancini has the best record in the year among the managers of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  33. ^ "Tiago Nunes deixa o Ceará após eliminação para o CRB" [Tiago Nunes leaves Ceará after elimination to CRB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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