Mário Henrique
Brazilian football coach (born 1980)
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Mário Henrique de Souza Rocha (born 31 January 1980), known as Mário Henrique, is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently the head coach of Azuriz' under-20 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Henrique de Souza Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Azuriz U20 (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007 | Mixto (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Rondonópolis (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Tanabi U17 | ||
| 2013 | Mirassol U17 | ||
| 2013 | Mixto (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Barretos (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Comercial-SP (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Novorizontino U17 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Novorizontino U20 | ||
| 2019 | Mirassol U17 | ||
| 2020 | Mirassol U20 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cuiabá (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Cruzeiro U17 | ||
| 2022 | Cruzeiro U20 | ||
| 2022 | Goiás U17 | ||
| 2023 | Goiás U20 | ||
| 2023 | Goiás (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Azuriz U20 | ||
Career
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Mário Henrique began his career as an assistant of Mixto and Rondonópolis, before working as an under-17 coach at Tanabi and Mirassol. He returned to Mixto in 2013, being later a fitness coach of Rio Preto and Itumbiara during the 2014 campaign.[1]
In 2016, after being an assistant at Barretos and Comercial-SP, Mário Henrique became the under-17 coach of Novorizontino.[2] After working with the under-20 squad, he returned to Mirassol and their under-17 team in 2019; in November of that year, he took over the under-20s.[3]
In December 2020, Mário Henrique was an interim head coach of Cuiabá during two Campeonato Mato-Grossense matches against Luverdense.[4] On 3 February 2021, he was named coach of the under-17 side of Cruzeiro.[5]
On 14 February 2022, after a period in charge of the under-20s, Mário Henrique was dismissed by Cruzeiro.[6] Eight days later, he joined the under-17 squad of Goiás to work as their coach.[7]
Promoted to the under-20 squad of the Esmeraldino in November 2022,[8] Mário Henrique was named interim head coach of the main squad for the remaining matches of the 2023 Série A on 14 November, replacing sacked Armando Evangelista.[9]
Honours
Goiás U20
- Campeonato Goiano de Futebol Sub-20: 2023