Tite (football manager)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tite
Tite as Brazil head coach in 2018
Personal information
Full name Adenor Leonardo Bacchi
Date of birth (1961-05-25) 25 May 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Flamengo (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Caxias 121 (8)
1984–1985 Esportivo 18 (7)
1985–1986 Portuguesa 15 (1)
1986–1989 Guarani 19 (1)
1990 Guarany de Garibaldi [pt]
Total 173 (17)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Guarany de Garibaldi [pt]
1991–1992 Caxias
1992–1995 Veranópolis
1996 Ypiranga-RS
1997 Juventude
1998 Caxias
1998 Veranópolis
1999–2000 Caxias
2001–2003 Grêmio
2003–2004 São Caetano
2004–2005 Corinthians
2005 Atlético Mineiro
2006 Palmeiras
2007 Al Ain
2008–2009 Internacional
2010 Al Wahda
2010–2013 Corinthians
2014–2016 Corinthians
2016–2022 Brazil
2023– Flamengo
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as manager)
Copa América
Winner 2019
Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adenor Leonardo Bacchi (born 25 May 1961), commonly known as Tite (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈtʃitʃ(i)]),[1][2] is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Flamengo.

Tite played from 1978 to 1984 for Caxias, then a season for Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves and a season for Portuguesa. The three following seasons from 1986 to 1989 at Guarani were his most successful as player. At age 27, he ended his career due to successive knee injuries that caused him to lose mobility in one of his knees.

From 1991 onwards, Tite coached more than 10 teams in more than 15 stints. Amongst these were his first club, Caxias that he returned to in 1999, and they won the 2000 Campeonato Gaúcho defeating Grêmio, which had Ronaldinho in its team. Due to the achievements with Caxias, Tite became the Grêmio coach in 2001 where they won the 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho and the 2001 Copa do Brasil. He stayed until 2003 when Tite trained other teams: São Caetano, Corinthians in 2004, Atlético Mineiro in 2005, Palmeiras in 2006, and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in 2007. From 2008 to 2009 he trained Internacional and they won the 2008 Copa Sudamericana and the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho. At the end of 2010 he was announced as a coach of Al Wahda of the United Arab Emirates, but he left the club months later to return to Corinthians.[citation needed]

For Corinthians, Tite won the 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title, the 2012 Copa Libertadores title, the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup title against Chelsea, the 2013 Campeonato Paulista and the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana. On 14 November 2013, Tite announced that he was leaving the club. After a sabbatical period, Tite returned to Corinthians in 2015, where they won the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Club career[edit]

Tite began his playing career in 1978 for Caxias. In 1984 he played for Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves. In 1985 he played for Portuguesa. From 1986 until 1988 he played for Guarani, in which he achieved the greatest honors as a player in his career, being part of the squad that finished as runners-up in the 1986 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the 1987 Copa União and the 1988 São Paulo State Championship. His career, however, was ended prematurely at age 27 due to successive knee injuries, which caused him to lose mobility in one of the knees.[3]

After leaving Guarani, Tite opened a sports shop in Bento Gonçalves, but was invited to play for Guarany de Garibaldi [pt] in the 1990 Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão; knowing his physical limitations, he accepted the offer but also became the club's fitness coach, to help them reduce costs.[4]

Coaching career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Midway through the 1990 Segundona, Guarany's manager Celso Freitas left the club, and Tite was appointed manager on his place.[4] In 1991, after narrowly missing out promotion with Guarany, he was named in charge of Caxias,[4] but left the club in 1992.

Tite joined Veranópolis in 1992,[5] shortly after leaving Caxias, and led the side to a title in the 1993 Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão.[6] On 3 January 1996, he was presented as manager of Ypiranga de Erechim, but was dismissed on 22 April after eleven matches.[7]

Tite was in charge of Juventude for a brief period during the 1997 season, but was sacked during the year's Campeonato Gaúcho and replaced by Gílson Nunes.[8] In 1998, he had short stints at Caxias and Veranópolis,[9] and also worked as a sports commentator in the Rádio Gaúcha.[10]

Early success[edit]

Caxias[edit]

In 1999, Tite was hired by Caxias, his first club as a professional footballer, leading the team through a surprising campaign in the 2000 Campeonato Gaúcho.[11] Caxias were the champions of the Rio Grande do Sul state tournament, defeating Ronaldinho's Grêmio, winning the first match at the finals by 3–0 and drawing the second one with no goals. Tite's success on the Gauchão drew the attention of the Rio Grande do Sul press, as the Campeonato Gaúcho is rarely claimed by any team other than the "big two", Grêmio and Internacional.[12]

Grêmio[edit]

Signed by Grêmio in 2001, Tite led the Porto Alegre squad to another Gauchão title, defeating Juventude in the finals, winning by 3–2 and 3–1 and claiming the 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho for Grêmio.[13]

In the same year, Grêmio won the 2001 Copa do Brasil under Tite's command, knocking out a respectable selection of teams throughout the brackets, such as Villa Nova on the first stage, Santa Cruz on the second, Fluminense on the round of 16, São Paulo on the quarter-finals, and Coritiba on the semifinals. Facing Corinthians on the finals, Tite's Grêmio drew the first leg of the finals at their home stadium, Estádio Olímpico Monumental, by 2–2. In front of a capacity crowd at Estádio do Morumbi, Grêmio defeated Marcelinho Carioca and Müller's Corinthians 3–1, claiming what would be Tite's first national title.[14]

Tite would remain with the Tricolor Gaúcho until 2003, leaving the club after failing to lead the club to any substantial victory after the 2001 Copa do Brasil. Grêmio reached the third place at both the 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the 2002 Copa Libertadores, but led Grêmio to a lackluster campaign during the year of 2003, which led to his departure from the club, exacerbated by his long spell as coach.[15]

Leaving Rio Grande do Sul; Spells in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and foreign clubs[edit]

Tite was hired by São Caetano do Sul club Associação Desportiva São Caetano in 2003, with the goal of taking the azulão to the Copa Libertadores qualifying zone.[16] Leading the team to a good campaign, São Caetano reached the fourth place in the league table, qualifying itself to the 2004 Copa Libertadores, being routed at the quarter-finals by Boca Juniors, after drawing both games and losing on penalty kicks. Tite, however, had been fired by the club and replaced with Muricy Ramalho before the 2004 Campeonato Paulista.[17]

Tite also coached Corinthians (2004–2005), Atlético Mineiro (2005), Palmeiras (2006), and Al Ain (2007).

Internacional[edit]

Tite was signed in 2008 to Internacional, despite the protests of the colorado supporters, who resented the presence of the former coach of their rivals, Grêmio, as the club manager.

Since then, Tite led the club to a sixth-place finish in the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and won the 2008 Copa Sudamericana over Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata, eliminating important Latin American clubs such as Universidad Católica, Boca Juniors and Chivas Guadalajara along the way.

Under Tite's command, Internacional also won the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho over Grêmio and reached the 2009 Copa do Brasil finals, losing against Corinthians but knocking clubs such as Flamengo and Coritiba out of the competition. Internacional were the runners-up of the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana, losing against LDU Quito in the finals. In the same year, Internacional won the 2009 Suruga Bank Championship, defeating Japanese club Oita Trinita.

In the 2009 season, Internacional had a very good first half of the season, however its results greatly diminished during the second half, both in and out of the Beira-Rio stadium. Tite was then fired by the directors of the club on 5 October.[18][19]

Brief stay at Al-Wahda and return to Corinthians[edit]

Tite was signed by Emirati side Al Wahda. Tite's stay was brief, as he was approached by his former club, Corinthians, to replace coach Adilson Batista, who had left the team.[20]

Campeonato Brasileiro 2010[edit]

Tite returned to Corinthians in a complicated moment, as the club's battle for the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title had been derailed by a 10-game dry spell, which caused the sacking of previous coach Adilson Batista with eight matches still to be played in the season. In spite of not winning the tournament, losing the title at the final round of the season after a draw against Goiás from Goiânia, Corinthians had a solid campaign under Tite, remaining unbeaten through the final matches of the season, and finishing at a respectable third place, earning a berth at the 2011 Copa Libertadores first stage and cementing Tite's position.[21]

Defeat in the Libertadores Cup[edit]

After an uneventful debut at the 2011 Campeonato Paulista, defeating Portuguesa 2–0, the Corinthians squad prepared itself for its matches against Deportes Tolima for the preliminary stage of the Copa Libertadores. Drawing 0–0 at the Estádio do Pacaembu, Tite's squad raised suspicions with the fans and the press, as the preliminary stage of the continental competition was widely seen in Brazil as a preamble to the real competition, not being a proper part of it.[22] With the moral obligation of winning the away leg of the match in Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro at Ibagué, Colombia, Corinthians was under intense scrutiny of their supporters and detractors. Playing poorly against the Colombian squad, barely finishing or generating goal scoring opportunities, Tolima defeated Corinthians 2–0, inciting fury among supporters, the mockery of rival fans, and a crisis in the São Paulo team, as Corinthians was the first Brazilian team not to advance in the "Pré-Libertadores", as the preliminary stage of the cup is known.[23][24] Despite the wide demand of the fans to fire him, club president Andrés Sánchez reinforced the fact that Tite was still the coach.[25]

Days later, 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup champion, all-time lead scorer at World Cup finals and two-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo was criticized for his poor performance, physical shape and lack of playing time for Corinthians throughout his spell with the team, announced his retirement from the sport.[26] Fellow 2002 world cup champion Roberto Carlos departed the club for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala alongside Jucilei, while Bruno César left for Benfica.[27] The team, already without Elias and soon to be without Dentinho, who would leave the club for Shakhtar Donetsk, needed an overhaul.[28] Tite enlisted the help of Portuguese international – and native Brazilian – Liédson, who returned to Brazil to join Corinthians.[29][30]

2011 Campeonato Paulista[edit]

Soon after its Libertadores defeat, Corinthians had to face their rivals, Palmeiras, on the Campeonato Paulista. With Tite's job on the line, Corinthians won the derby by 1 goal to 0. Picking up important victories on the competition, Corinthians had qualified to the final stage of the Paulistão, defeating Oeste in the quarter-finals, Palmeiras in the semi-finals, and drawing against Santos on the first leg of the finals. Santos, however, won 2–1 in the second leg of the final match, winning their second state title in a row.[31]

2011 Campeonato Brasileiro[edit]

Off to an impressive start on the Brasileirão with a ten-game undefeated streak, Corinthians spent most of the first half of the 2011 season as the leader of the competition, in spite of moments of instability, such as its defeats against Avaí and rivals Palmeiras, coupled with draws against lower table clubs such as Ceará.[32]

With a diminished performance during the second half of the season, Tite's job as a coach was being questioned by the fans, after repeated losses and a two-loss streak against Fluminense and Santos. The club president, Andrés Sanchez, did not budge and kept backing Tite's status as manager. Facing São Paulo in a derby match, Tite decided to remove club captain, the defender Chicão from the starting 11. The match ended in a goalless draw, quelling the demands of the fans and helping maintain Tite's managing position. Earning important, but sometimes lackluster, results, including a 0–0 draw against direct competitors for the title Vasco da Gama, Tite's Corinthians went on undefeated until the 29th round, when it lost to Botafogo. In the 33rd round, Corinthians lost against América-MG, in a great upset. América, virtually relegated and firmly entrenched on the last place of the league, played at home, but decided to sell all of their game tickets to the opposing fans to improve finances, as América's matches typically had very low fan attendance. In front of a capacity crowd of corintianos, América defeated Corinthians 2–1, finally improving its condition on the league table. With five games to go until the end of the season, the demands for Tite's departure were mounting, and were once again quelled by a winning streak.

In the penultimate match of the competition, Corinthians needed a win against Figueirense and it needed Vasco da Gama to draw against Fluminense in order to become champions of the 2011 season. Routing the Florianópolis team with ease, Coringão was virtually the champion, as Vasco drew against Fluminense during the Rio de Janeiro derby. In the final minute of the match, however, Vasco scored, interrupting the celebrations of the São Paulo club, pushing the championship definition to the next and final round, on the coming Sunday.[33]

Leading the league tables by the final round, Corinthians had 70 points and a higher win ratio, while Vasco had 68 points. Needing only a draw against bitter rivals Palmeiras to be consecrated as champions, Corinthians was in a better position than Vasco, who needed to defeat Flamengo and for Corinthians to lose against Palmeiras.[34] Vasco did not manage to defeat Rio rivals Flamengo, and Corinthians drew against Palmeiras in a tense game, winning the Campeonato Brasileiro. This was Tite's first Campeonato Brasileiro title, and his second national title.[35]

Tite was praised by the press for his persistence and his important tactical changes during the matches, and for promoting two important overhauls in the club, the first after the Libertadores defeat, and the second after the Paulistão finals loss.[36][37]

2012 Copa Libertadores[edit]

After a turbulent elimination in the 2012 Campeonato Paulista, in which Corinthians were eliminated in the playoffs by Ponte Preta, Tite managed the club to their first ever Libertadores title in an unbeaten campaign, defeating Boca Juniors in the finals.[38][39]

2012 FIFA Club World Cup[edit]

Tite in 2012

Entering the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning South American champions, Corinthians earned a berth in the semi-finals against Egyptian club Al Ahly, the reigning 2012 CAF Champions League champions. Edging the Africans 1–0, Tite's defensive, possession-based tactics were called into question, especially after the tense second half of the game which saw the Egyptians create many goalscoring chances.[40]

Advancing to the final, Corinthians were to face the champions of Europe, Chelsea. The two teams were in deeply different stages of morale and form – Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benítez was being heavily contested by the supporters; the captain of the team, John Terry, was out due to injury; and the team's main striker, 2010 World Cup winner Fernando Torres, was in poor form. Tite's squad lacked individual quality and talent, but was fine-tuned tactically and enjoyed a heavy boost of morale.[41] The match saw the young goalkeeper Cássio save many dangerous shots, and Corinthians won after striker Paolo Guerrero scored a header against Petr Čech, winning Corinthians its second World Club Cup title, as well as Tite's first.[42][43]

2013 and leaving Corinthians[edit]

Despite winning State of São Paulo League and Recopa Sudamericana, 2013 was not a good year for Corinthians. The club was eliminated in Copa Libertadores, where they unsuccessfully tried to defend their title, had a poor campaign at the Brazilian League and also lost Brazilian Cup after a penalty was missed by Alexandre Pato, arguably the main signing of that season.

Although supported by most Corinthians fans, Tite announced that his contract with the club would not be renewed on 14 November. Mano Menezes (former Brazil national team head coach and Corithians president Mario Gobbi's friend) return as Alvinegro's coach.[44]

Sabbatical year[edit]

After leaving Corinthians, Tite decided to focus on studying modern football. He received offers, but declined them in favour of his studies. He watched several games (including games from the 2014 World Cup) and visited some clubs as part of that refinement, including Arsenal[45] and Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid.[46] He was expected to be appointed as Brazil's new coach and was even approached by Japan, but Dunga was selected as Brazil's coach and Tite did not go through negotiations with Japan.[47]

Third stint at Corinthians[edit]

On 15 December 2014, Tite's return as manager of Corinthians was announced.[48] He won the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with the best campaign in the history of the tournament at time (currently 3rd best all-time, after Flamengo in 2019 and Atlético Mineiro in 2021).

Brazil national team[edit]

Tite managing Brazil in 2016

In June 2016, Tite was announced as the new coach for the Brazil national team to replace Dunga, who was fired following Brazil's poor performance at Copa América Centenario.[49][50] In Tite's first match in charge of Brazil, a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador on 1 September 2016, Brazil prevailed 3–0, with goals from Neymar and Gabriel Jesus.[51] He would then lead his team to seven consecutive victories in qualifying matches, eventually securing a spot at the World Cup in Russia, making them the first team to qualify for the tournament, apart from the hosts.[52][53] On 14 May 2018, Tite announced the 23-men Brazil squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He would lead the squad to a quarterfinal exit.[54]

Tite is noted for not having a preferred captain - as of May 2018, he had named 15 different captains in 19 matches.[55] As of May 2019, he had used a total of 16 in 21 matches, with Neymar being the most common one with a total of seven matches. In August 2018, Tite decided to have Neymar as the fixed captain as an opportunity for him to demonstrate maturity following his behavior at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2019, however, he handed the armband to Dani Alves following Neymar's incident with a spectator at the 2019 Coup de France final.[56]

On 25 July 2018, Brazil manager Tite signed a new contract which keeps him with the five-time world champions until the end of the 2022 World Cup.

In 2019, Tite led the Brazil national team to win the 2019 Copa América on home soil; this was Brazil's 9th Copa America title, their first Copa America in 12 years, and their first trophy in 6 years.[57]

In February 2022, Tite revealed that he intended to step down as manager of Brazil after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[58] On 9 December 2022, Tite confirmed that he would leave Brazil, following their elimination from the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Croatia on penalties.[59]

Flamengo[edit]

On 9 October 2023, Tite was announced as new head coach of Flamengo, signing a contract until December 2024.[60]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 17 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Caxias Brazil 1 May 1999 31 December 2000 97 42 30 25 144 111 +33 043.30
Grêmio Brazil 27 December 2000 3 June 2003 164 80 41 43 265 194 +71 048.78
São Caetano Brazil 29 July 2003 1 February 2004 34 14 10 10 45 29 +16 041.18
Corinthians Brazil 30 May 2004 28 February 2005 51 24 15 12 62 44 +18 047.06 [61]
Atlético Mineiro Brazil 5 April 2005 3 August 2005 21 4 6 11 28 33 −5 019.05 [62]
Palmeiras Brazil 17 May 2006 22 September 2006 20 8 5 7 32 30 +2 040.00 [63]
Al Ain United Arab Emirates 1 July 2007 27 December 2007 9 4 2 3 19 13 +6 044.44
Internacional Brazil 12 June 2008 5 October 2009 105 57 24 24 195 104 +91 054.29
Al Wahda United Arab Emirates 3 September 2010 17 October 2010 5 2 3 0 9 2 +7 040.00
Corinthians Brazil 17 October 2010 4 December 2013 221 107 71 43 291 160 +131 048.42 [64]
Corinthians Brazil 15 December 2014 15 June 2016 106 65 24 17 183 80 +103 061.32 [65]
Brazil Brazil 20 June 2016 9 December 2022 81 60 15 6 174 30 +144 074.07
Flamengo Brazil 9 October 2023 Pressent 29 21 4 4 53 14 +39 072.41
Total 942 487 250 205 1,498 843 +655 051.70

Honours[edit]

Manager[edit]

Veranópolis

Caxias

Grêmio

Internacional

Corinthians

Flamengo

Brazil

Individual[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Tite is married to Rosmari[68] and has a daughter and son Mateus Bachi, who played NCAA Division II soccer at Carson–Newman University.[69] Tite is a practising Roman Catholic.[70][71][72]

As a youth, he studied physical education under Luiz Felipe Scolari at school. Like Scolari, Bacchi family immigrated from Italy. Scolari went on to be his mentor and then rival as a coach.[73] He went on to graduate in physical education at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas.[74]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "7 things you should know about incoming Brazil boss Tite – and what's on his plate". FourFourTwo. 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Pronunciations for Tite in Portuguese".
  3. ^ Por Carlos Augusto FerrariSão Paulo. "Pai coruja e marido dedicado, Tite apresenta família e vida fora do Timão :: Marketing esportivo". Velozindosports.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Quem é Tite: como assumiu seu primeiro trabalho como técnico" [Who is Tite: how did he took over his first job as manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ ""A Segundona hoje já é difícil. Tu imagina em 1992, 1993?"" ["The Segundona is hard nowadays. Can you imagine it in 1992, 1993?"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Grande e memorável TITE!" [Great and remarkable TITE!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Veranópolis ECRC. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Atualizada: agora na Seleção, Tite chegou a comandar o Ypiranga por 111 dias" [Updated: now in the national team, Tite was in charge of Ypiranga for 111 days] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atmosfera. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Juventude tenta superar má campanha do estadual" [Juventude try to overcome poor campaign in the state league] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 5 July 1997. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Do Veranópolis Esporte Clube para a Seleção Brasileira: A Carreira de Tite" [From Veranópolis Esporte Clube to the Brazil national team: The career of Tite] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Veranópolis ECRC. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Antes dos grandes títulos, Tite aprimorou a retórica como comentarista esportivo de rádio" [Before the great titles, Tite enhanced his rhetoric as a radio sports commentator] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Campeonato Gaúcho". Futebolao.com.br. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Gauchão 2000: a glória eterna do Caxias (Perin, saudando a torcida grená!) | Almanaque Esportivo". Clicrbs.com.br. 22 June 2000.
  13. ^ "Tabela do Campeonato Gaúcho 2001". Futebolnarede.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Portal Oficial do Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense – 3.7.1. Tetracampeão da Copa do Brasil 2001 – Final". Gremio.net. 17 June 2001. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Dirigentes dizem que Tite estava desgastado no Grêmio". Esportes.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Tite chega ao São Caetano". Esportes.terra.com.br. 31 July 2003.
  17. ^ "Muricy lamenta situação do São Caetano". Esportes.terra.com.br. 23 January 2013.
  18. ^ "Archived". Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2023.[dead link]
  19. ^ "Site oficial do Sport Club Internacional – Coletiva explica saída do técnico Tite – 05/10/2009". Internacional.com.br.
  20. ^ Olá. "Tite recebe liberação do Al Wahda e chega nesta semana para assumir o Corinthians – Corinthians – R7". Esportes.r7.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Brasileirсo 2010 – Goias 1 × 1 Corinthians". Meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  22. ^ "Corinthians só empata com Goiás e terá que disputar pré-Libertadores – esportes – futebol – Estadão". Estadao.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  23. ^ "Corinthians perde do Tolima e tem queda histórica na Pré-Libertadores". Esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  24. ^ "Corintianos apedrejam área de entrada do clube após eliminação – esportes – futebol – Estadão". Estadao.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  25. ^ "Sob pressão, Tite é garantido no cargo por Andrés – esportes – futebol – Estadão". Estadao.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  26. ^ "Ronaldo confirma aposentadoria para jornal; coletiva na segunda é divulgada – 13/02/2011 – UOL Esporte – Futebol". Esporte.uol.com.br. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  27. ^ Por GLOBOESPORTE.COM São Paulo (16 February 2011). "Roberto Carlos revela que vandalismo pesou para aposentadoria de Ronaldo | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  28. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk anuncia Dentinho por 7,5 milhões de euros". Lancenet.com.br. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  29. ^ "Liedson da Silva Muniz – Flapédia" (in Portuguese). Flamengo.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  30. ^ "Liedson Leaves Sporting CP For Corinthians – Report". Goal.com. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  31. ^ "Em jogo emocionante, Santos perde, mas é campeão paulista – iG Esporte / Futebol – IG". Esporte.ig.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  32. ^ dom, 28/08/11. "olhotatico » Corinthians, "campeão" irreal do primeiro turno » Arquivo". Globoesporte.globo.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ "Figueirense x Corinthians – Brasileirão – Por dentro da 37ª rodada – Fotos". Esportes.br.msn.com. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  34. ^ Vooght, Luke (1 December 2011). "Scolari: Corinthians are already the champions – Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football". Sambafoot.com. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  35. ^ "Brazilian Serie A wrap: Corinthians crowned champions". Soccerway. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  36. ^ "Uma dívida pessoal paga, afirma Tite sobre o título brasileiro – Brasileirão – ZH Esportes". Zerohora.clicrbs.com.br. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  37. ^ Daniel Augusto Jr./Fotoarena. "Tite: a receita para ser campeão - Esporte - Notícia - VEJA.com". Veja.abril.com.br. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  38. ^ "Corinthians: Os momentos inesquecíveis do título invicto da Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Goal.com.
  39. ^ "Corinthians, the cream of South America". FIFA.com. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  40. ^ 0 – 1 FT. "Al Ahly v Corinthians live football scores | Soccer scores and live video". ESPNFC.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  41. ^ Fábio Sormani (15 April 2013). "Campeão Do Mundo, Corinthians Prova Que Futebol Europeu É Menos Do Que Se Imagina | Blog Do Sormani". Esportes.terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
  42. ^ Ian McCourt (16 December 2012). "Chelsea v Corinthians – as it happened| Ian McCourt | Football | guardian.co.uk". Guardian.
  43. ^ 1 – 0 FT. "Corinthians v Chelsea live football scores | Soccer scores and live video". ESPNFC.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  44. ^ "Tite não vai renovar com o Corinthians. Mano Menezes está a caminho". Estadao.com.br. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  45. ^ "O estudioso Tite: livros em três idiomas, viagens e fissura por tática". esporte.uol.com.br. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  46. ^ "Tite volta da Espanha entusiasmado com métodos de Ancelotti". globoesporte.globo.com/blogs/especial-blog/bastidores-fc/1.html. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  47. ^ "Tite admite frustração com Seleção Brasileira e explica recusa ao Japão". diariocatarinense.clicrbs.com.br. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  48. ^ "Tite está de volta ao Corinthians". Corinthians. Retrieved 15 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
  49. ^ "É oficial: Tite aceita convite da CBF e assume a seleção no lugar de Dunga". UOL Esportes (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Grupo Folha. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  50. ^ "The wait is over - Meet new Brazil boss Tite - Goal.com". 15 June 2016.
  51. ^ "Brazil boss Tite hails Gabriel Jesus, Neymar after Ecuador win". ESPN FC. ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  52. ^ Donke, André; Belattini, Rafael; Valente, Rafael (29 March 2017). "Brasil se classifica à Copa do Mundo enquanto Tite concede coletiva: 'Vai ter caipora'". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  53. ^ "World Cup qualifying: Brazil beat Paraguay to seal place in Russia". BBC Sport. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  54. ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (14 May 2018). "World Cup 2018: Brazil name 23-man squad as Tite selects Shakhtar pair Fred and Taison". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  55. ^ "Brazil's Dani Alves missing the World Cup would be a nightmare for Tite". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  56. ^ Lozetti, Alexandre (28 May 2019). "Com Tite, faixa de capitão da seleção brasileira vai do êxito do rodízio ao desgaste da troca". Globo Esporte. Grupo Globo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  57. ^ "Tite signs new Brazil contract". BBC Sport.
  58. ^ Garcia, Adriana (25 February 2022). "Brazil coach Tite leaving after 2022 World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  59. ^ Seif Soliman (9 December 2022). "Tite confirms he will leave as Brazil coach following shock World Cup exit to Croatia". Goal.com.
  60. ^ "Tite é o novo técnico do Flamengo" [Tite is the new head coach of Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  61. ^ "Tite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acervo SCCP. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  62. ^ "Atlético-MG empata e Tite pede demissão outra vez" [Atlético-MG draw and Tite resigns again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  63. ^ "Tite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Verdazzo. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  64. ^ "Há 11 anos, Tite iniciava 2ª passagem no Corinthians com vitória sobre o Palmeiras" [11 years ago, Tite started his 2nd stint at Corinthians with a win over Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  65. ^ "Roberto de Andrade confirma decisão de Tite, que deixa o Timão" [Roberto de Andrade confirms Tite's decision, who leaves Timão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  66. ^ Gazeta, T. V. "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2011 (Melhores Momentos) – TV Gazeta - TV Gazeta - Você por perto. Tudo certo!". www.tvgazeta.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  67. ^ "Confira a seleção de craques premiada pelo Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  68. ^ "Tite recebe equipe do LANCENET! Em sua casa". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  69. ^ "Matheus Bachi". Carson-Newman.
  70. ^ "Religioso, Tite vai à igreja no Japão com Gobbi e reza antes de semi".
  71. ^ "Religioso, Tite visita santuário de Bogotá antes de duelo pela Liberta | Notícias do Dia Florianópolis". Ndonline.com.br. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  72. ^ "O mundo de Tite".
  73. ^ Por GLOBOESPORTE.COM Caxias do Sul, RS (May 2011). "Felipão foi professor de Tite em uma escola no RS na década de 70 | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  74. ^ "COLUNA DOMINICAL | Blog André Kfouri". Blogs.lancenet.com.br. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

External links[edit]