João Batista Donizete Dressler Burse (born 10 June 1982) is a Brazilian professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ...

and former player. A

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

, Burse spent most of his playing career in Brazil, as well as brief spells in Japan and Chile.

Playing career

Born in

Estiva Gerbi Estiva Gerbi is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 11,407 (2020 est.) in an area of 74.1 km2. The elevation is 590 m. Media In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In ...

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Burse was a

Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim is a municipality located in the eastern part of São Paulo State, in Brazil. The population is 93,650 (2020 est.) in an area of 498 km2. The elevation is 611 m. Mogi Mirim is around 65 km from Campinas, the biggest city in ...

youth graduate. Promoted to the first team in 1999, he played for the club until 2002, and subsequently represented

Nagoya Grampus ; formerly known as is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, and have for all but one season since the inauguration of the league, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture an ...

, Corinthians Alagoano,

União Barbarense União is the Portuguese word for Union. It may refer to: *the Brazilian federal government *União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea * Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...

and the under-23 side of Universidad Católica. He retired at the age of 24 due to a serious pubis injury.

Coaching career

After retiring, Burse joined his first club Mogi Mirim as a fitness coach of the under-15s. He was later appointed head coach of the category, and subsequently was in charge of the under-20s. On 29 January 2014, Burse was appointed head coach of Vitória's under-17 squad. On 17 September of the following year, he was named at the helm of

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

' under-20 team. Sacked by ''Verdão'' on 16 May 2017, Burse returned to Vitória on 20 September and took over the under-20s. Ahead of the 2018 campaign, he was also at the helm of the under-23s. On 31 July 2018, after

Vágner Mancini Vagner do Carmo Mancini (born 24 October 1966) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Goiás. Playing career Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Mancini started ...

's dismissal, Burse was named interim coach of the main squad. He returned to his previous role on 14 August, after the appointment of

Paulo César Carpegiani Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February 1949, in Erechim) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul ...

. On 6 November 2018, Burse was again named interim for the remaining six matches of the season, replacing sacked Carpegiani. After the club's relegation, he returned to his previous role. On 22 October 2019, Burse was named head coach of

Cianorte Cianorte is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil, with an estimated population of 83,816, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 2020. History The city was planned as a " garden city" and founded by the ...

for the upcoming campaign. He left the club on 22 March 2022, and returned to Vitória on 19 June, now named first team coach of the side in the Série C. Burse led Vitória to promotion in the 2022 Série B, but was dismissed on 5 February 2023 after a poor start into the new season. On 8 June 2023, he was named in charge of Tombense also in the second tier, but was sacked on 21 August. On 28 November 2023, Burse was named head coach of

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian fo ...

for the upcoming season. He left the club on 30 August of the following year, after being eliminated from the 2024 Série C, and took over fellow league team Botafogo-PB on 3 November 2024. Burse was sacked by ''Belo'' on 2 April 2025, after losing the

Campeonato Paraibano The Campeonato Paraibano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Gr ...

to Sousa. Em maio de 2025, o treinador acerta com o Porto Vitória para o resto da temporada.

References

Honours

Coach

Mogi Mirim *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

Sub-20: 2013 Vitória *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...

Sub-17: 2015 *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

Sub-17: 2015 *

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (English: ''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''English: Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (English: ''Northeastern Cup'') is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern re ...

Sub-20: 2017

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burse, Joao 1982 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano players União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players Nagoya Grampus players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Esporte Clube Vitória managers Cianorte Futebol Clube managers Tombense Futebol Clube managers Figueirense FC managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) managers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen