Tiago Retzlaff Nunes (born 15 February 1980) is a Brazilian

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, currently in charge of Ecuadorian club

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Nunes was a youth player at hometown side Riograndense; initially a

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, he switched to

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before ending his playing career due to a

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injury. He then began his career as a fitness coach in the early 2003, and worked at hometown side Inter de Santa Maria, Clube Atlético Camponovense, São Luiz-RS (two spells),

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, Luverdense (two spells) and Novo Horizonte. Nunes' first managerial experience came in 2010, with Rio Branco-AC, where he won the year's

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. In June, he became the assistant of

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in the Série C. On 7 November 2010, Nunes was appointed Luverdense manager in the place of departing Lisca, but was sacked after only three matches. He was subsequently in charge of Sapucaiense, Riograndense,

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and União Frederiquense before being named Grêmio's under-15 manager in 2013. After working for Juventude,

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and Ferroviária's under-20 sides, Nunes was announced as São Paulo-RS manager on 3 May 2016. On 17 October, he was named at the helm of

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for the following campaign.

Atlético Paranaense

On 21 April 2017, Nunes joined

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as manager of the under-19 squad. The following 4 January he was appointed manager of the under-23s, and won the year's

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. On 27 June 2018, he was named first-team interim manager in the place of

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. Still an interim, Nunes led the club to an impressive run in the league, finishing seventh (two points shy of a

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qualification spot) and winning the

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. On 11 January 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, being definitely appointed as manager.

Corinthians

On 5 November 2019, Nunes was dismissed after accepting an offer from

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. He was sacked on 11 September 2020 due to poor form and bad results.

Grêmio

On 21 April 2021, Nunes returned to Grêmio, being appointed first team manager in the place of longtime incumbent

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. He was dismissed on 4 July, after seven winless league matches.

Ceará

Nunes took over fellow Brazilian top tier side

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on 30 August 2021. On 25 March 2022, after two eliminations in the Cearense and the

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, he was sacked.

Sporting Cristal

On 17 November 2022, Nunes was named manager of Peruvian club

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for the upcoming season. On 11 November 2023, after missing out a place in the finals, he left amidst rumours to take over

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Botafogo

On 16 November 2023, Nunes was named head coach of

on a contract until 2025. He was sacked the following 22 February, after a 1–1 draw against Bolivian club

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Universidad Católica

On 22 March 2024, Nunes was announced as manager of

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side Universidad Católica. He was sacked the following 25 May, with the club in the eighth place.

LDU Quito

On 6 June 2025, Nunes switched teams and countries again, after being presented as manager of

in Ecuador.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Rio Branco-AC *

: 2010 Athletico Paranaense *

: 2018 *

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* J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship:

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Grêmio *

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* Recopa Gaúcha: 2021

References

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