Cícero Júnior
Brazilian football manager
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Cícero Moacir Martins Júnior (born 11 February 1980), known as Cícero Júnior, is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current head coach of Rio Branco-ES.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cícero Moacir Martins Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | São João del-Rei, Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Branco-ES (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| América Mineiro | |||
| Santa Tereza | |||
| Venda Nova | |||
| Athletic-MG | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Gammonense (youth) | ||
| 2016 | Social U17 | ||
| 2017 | Figueirense-MG U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Athletic-MG U17 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Athletic-MG | ||
| 2020 | Uberlândia U20 | ||
| 2020 | Uberlândia (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Athletic-MG | ||
| 2021 | Coimbra U20 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2022 | Coimbra | ||
| 2022 | Coimbra B | ||
| 2023 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2023 | Athletic-MG | ||
| 2024 | Gama | ||
| 2024 | Pouso Alegre | ||
| 2024 | Coimbra | ||
| 2025 | Itabirito | ||
| 2025 | Azuriz | ||
| 2025 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2026– | Rio Branco-ES | ||
Career
Born in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Cícero Júnior played for the youth sides of América Mineiro, Santa Tereza, Venda Nova and Athletic-MG before moving to coaching in 2000, with the youth sides of Gammonense. In 2002, he returned to Athletic and was the club's coach in their youth futsal schools.[1]
In 2009, Cícero Júnior became Athletic's head coach during the club's amateur periods, remaining in the role until 2014.[1] In 2016, he worked in the under-15 and under-17 teams of Social, and was an assistant coach of the under-20 side of Figueirense-MG in the following year.[1]
In 2018, after returning to Athletic to coach their under-17 team,[1] Cícero Júnior was named head coach of the main squad for their return to a professional status in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão. He led the club to a promotion after finishing second, and kept the club in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II in the following year.[2]
On 14 November 2019, Cícero Júnior was named Uberlândia's under-20 coach.[3] He was named interim head coach of the main squad for one match in the following January, after the dismissal of Felipe Surian,[4] but returned to his previous role after one match.
On 20 August 2020, Athletic announced the return of Cícero Júnior for the year's Mineiro Módulo II.[5] On 21 December, after achieving a first-ever promotion to the Campeonato Mineiro, he renewed his contract,[6] and managed to avoid relegation in the 2021 Mineiro with the club.
In May 2021, Cícero Júnior signed with Coimbra, spending a short period as their under-20 coach before moving to Villa Nova as a head coach, after the latter club established a partnership with the former. He also led Villa to promotion to the Mineiro, now as champions.[2]
After being in charge of Villa Nova during the 2022 Mineiro, Cícero Júnior went back to Coimbra for the Mineiro Módulo II,[7] also taking over their B-team in the Mineiro Segunda División in the same year. On 19 December 2022, he was announced back at Villa Nova for the ensuing campaign.[8]
On 2 April 2023, Cícero Júnior left Villa,[9] and returned to Athletic two days later.[10] In September, he led the club to their first-ever promotion to the Série C,[11] but subsequently left after not renewing his contract.[12]
On 12 October 2023, Cícero Júnior was announced as head coach of Gama.[13]
Honours
Villa Nova