Diogo Giacomini

Brazilian football manager
Diogo Giacomini
Giacomini in 2020
Personal information
Full name Diogo Schüler Giacomini
Date of birth (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Santa Maria, Brazil
Team information
Current team
 América Mineiro (interim)
Managerial career
Years Team
1999–2000 Inter-SM U20 (assistant)
2001–2002 Inter-SM (assistant)
2004 Olympic (assistant)
2005–2006 América Mineiro U15
2008–2013 Atlético Mineiro U17
2013–2015 Palmeiras U20
2015 Cruzeiro U17
2015–2016 Atlético Mineiro U20
2015 Atlético Mineiro (interim)
2016 Atlético Mineiro (interim)
2017 Atlético Mineiro (assistant)
2018–2021 Coimbra
2021– América Mineiro (assistant)
2021 América Mineiro (interim)
2023 América Mineiro (interim)
2023– América Mineiro (interim)

Diogo Schüler Giacomini (born 20 June 1979) is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current interim head coach of América Mineiro.

Career

Born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Giacomini started his career at hometown side Internacional de Santa Maria in 1999, being an assistant of the under-20s and the main squad.[1] He then moved to Minas Gerais to get a master's degree and worked at América Mineiro's youth schools and as an assistant for Olympic.

In May 2005, Giacomini returned to América and was named manager of the under-15s, but left in April 2006 to work at Cruzeiro's scouting area. He then left the latter in December 2007 for rivals Atlético Mineiro, being in charge of the under-17s until April 2013.

On 11 April 2013, Giacomini was presented as Palmeiras' new under-20 manager.[2] He left the club on 10 February 2015,[3] and on 9 May, after a three-month spell at Cruzeiro's under-17s, he returned to Atlético and was named in charge of the under-20s.[4]

On 26 November 2015, Giacomini was named interim manager of Galo, replacing sacked Levir Culpi.[5] He was in charge for the remaining two league matches of the season. He returned to his former role after the arrival of Diego Aguirre, but was again interim after the dismissal of Marcelo Oliveira prior to the second leg of the 2016 Copa do Brasil Finals;[6] he managed to achieve a 1–1 draw against Grêmio, but his side lost 4–2 on aggregate.[7]

For the 2017 season, Giacomini became an assistant manager of the main squad before being dismissed on 13 December of that year.[8] The following 27 January, he was named in charge of Coimbra,[9] achieving two consecutive promotions in the lower divisions of the Campeonato Mineiro, both as champions.

On 11 August 2021, Giacomini returned to América Mineiro, now as a permanent assistant manager of the main squad.[10] He was an interim head coach of the side on two occasions in 2023.

Personal life

Giacomini's father, Luiz Celso, is a former handball manager who managed the Brazil men's national handball team.[11]

Honours

Coimbra

References

  1. ^ "Quem é Diogo Giacomini? Conheça o interino que comanda Atlético na reta final do Brasileiro" [Who is Diogo Giacomini? Know the interim who is in charge of Atlético in the final rounds of the Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Novo técnico do sub-20, Giacomini quer formar bons atletas" [New manager of the under-20s, Giacomini wants to raise good athletes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Técnico Diogo Giacomini deixa o comando da equipe Sub-20 do Palmeiras" [Manager Diogo Giacomini leaves Palmeiras under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Diogo Giacomini é o novo técnico dos juniores do Atlético" [Diogo Giacomini is the new manager of Atlético's under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Emocionado, Levir Culpi chora na despedida do Atlético-MG: "Até logo"" [Touched, Levir Culpi cries at Atlético-MG's farewell: "See you soon"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Técnico que tentará virada com Atlético-MG é ex-Cruzeiro e Palmeiras e 'revelou' Bernard" [Manager who will try a comeback with Atlético is formerly of Cruzeiro and Palmeiras and 'discovered' Bernard] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Diogo Giacomini acreditou, mas o dia não era do Atlético" [Diogo Giacomini believed, but it was not Atlético's day] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Galo faz mais mudanças na base e demite Diogo Giacomini e Frederico Cascardo" [Galo make more changes in the youth setup and sack Diogo Giacomini and Frederico Cascardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Giacomini, ex-Galo, de emprego novo" [Giacomini, formerly of Galo, with a new job] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  10. ^ "América-MG contrata Diogo Giacomini para a comissão técnica fixa do clube mineiro" [América-MG sign Diogo Giacomini for the fixed technical staff of the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Gaúcho que substitui Levir Culpi no Galo é filho de ex-treinador da Seleção de handebol" [Gaúcho who replaces Levir Culpi at Galo is the son of former handball national team manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

External links

  • InterMédio Sports profile (in Portuguese)
  • Diogo Giacomini coach profile at Soccerway
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