Rogério Micale

Early career

Micale started his coaching career in 1999 with his first club Portuguesa, being a youth coach.^[3] He remained in the state of Paraná in the following years, always in charge of youth teams, before joining Figueirense in 2005 as a head coach of the under-20 team.

In February 2007, Micale was named interim head coach of Figueira, replacing sacked Heriberto da Cunha. He coached the side on three matches before returning to his previous role, after the appointment of Mário Sérgio;^[4] he was also in charge on one further match, as Mário Sérgio was recovering from an appendicitis. Back with the under-20s, he won the 2008 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, the club's first-ever title in the competition.

On 13 January 2009, Micale was named the under-20 coach of Atlético Mineiro.^[5] On 31 December 2010, he was appointed head coach of Grêmio Prudente,^[6] but his reign only lasted 21 days and two matches.^[7]

Brazil national team

Micale subsequently returned to Atlético and their youth team, before being named head coach of the Brazil national under-20 team in the place Alexandre Gallo on 9 May 2015.^[8] He achieved a second place in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and also was the head coach of the under-23s during the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the latter for the first time in the country's history.^[9]

On 20 February 2017, Micale was dismissed by the CBF after failing to qualify the under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[10]

Atlético Mineiro

On 21 July 2017, Micale returned to Atlético, now appointed head coach of the first team.^[11] He was fired on 24 September, after a 3–1 home defeat to Vitória.^[12]

Paraná

On 24 February 2018, Micale replaced Wagner Lopes at the helm of Paraná.^[13] He sacked on 14 August, after ten losses in 18 matches.^[14]

Figueirense

On 10 September 2018, Micale returned to Figueirense after nearly ten years, being now a first team head coach; he replaced dismissed Milton Cruz.^[15] On 28 November, after just one win in 12 matches, he was himself relieved of his duties.^[16]

Paraná return

Micale then spent seven months in charge of Cruzeiro's under-20 team,^[17][18] and returned to Paraná on 3 November 2020.^[19] He was sacked on 2 December, less than one month after arriving, after six winless matches.^[20]

Al Hilal

Shortly after leaving Paraná, Micale joined Saudi club Al Hilal to take over the under-19 team. In February 2021, he replaced Răzvan Lucescu at the helm of the first team.^[21]

Despite being named Manager of the Month in March 2021,^[22] Micale was himself replaced by José Morais on 2 May.^[23]

Al Dhafra

On 2 October 2021, Micale was appointed manager of Emirati club Al Dhafra, with the club in the 11th place in the league.^[24] He was sacked the following 2 March, as the side was sitting in the 12th place and still under threat of relegation.^[25]

Egypt national team

In August 2022, Micale was appointed as head coach of the Egypt U23 national team.^[26] In October 2024, he became the head coach of Egypt U20 national team, a position he held until 31 December of the same year.^[27]

Londrina

On 8 May 2026, Micale returned to Brazil and took over a club he represented as a player, Londrina.^[28]