José Ricardo Mannarino (born 5 June 1971), known as Zé Ricardo, is a Brazilian professional

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and former player.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Zé Ricardo represented

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and Olaria as a youth, but retired at early age. He subsequently appeared professionally in

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, but retired at the age of 25. In 1992, aged only 21, Zé Ricardo was appointed manager of futsal club Vila Isabel. He subsequently went on to manage

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and

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in the 1990s, and also took charge of adult teams in Italy. Zé Ricardo arrived at

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

in 1998, still in futsal. In 2005, he moved to

, being initially in charge of the youth categories. In 2008 Zé Ricardo left ''Fla'' and was appointed manager of Audax Rio. He returned to the former in 2012, being crowned champions of multiple tournaments with the under-18s and under-20s.

Flamengo

On 26 May 2016, Zé Ricardo was appointed as caretaker of the first team, after

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resigned due to health problems. His first professional match in charge occurred on 29 May 2016, a 2–1 Série A away win against Ponte Preta. Zé Ricardo was appointed as permanent first team manager on 14 July 2016. On 6 August of the following year, he was sacked after winning only a single match in eight.

Vasco da Gama

On 22 August 2017, just two weeks after departing Flamengo, Zé Ricardo took charge of fellow state club

. He took the club to a seventh position in the season, thus qualifying for the

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. On 2 June of the following year, Zé Ricardo resigned.

Botafogo

On 4 August 2018, Zé Ricardo was appointed manager of

still in his native state, in the place of fired

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. On 12 April 2019, after being knocked out of the year's

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by Série C side Juventude, he was sacked.

Fortaleza

On 12 August 2019, Zé Ricardo replaced

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at the helm of

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, still in the first division. On 27 September, however, he was relieved from his duties, with Ceni subsequently taking his place.

Internacional

On 21 October 2019, Zé Ricardo was announced as manager of

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until the end of the year.

Qatar SC

After leaving Internacional, Zé Ricardo spent a year in Italy studying, and was appointed manager of

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on 14 June 2021. On 29 September, after only five matches, he was sacked.

Vasco da Gama return

On 4 December 2021, Zé Ricardo returned to Vasco da Gama after being named manager of the club for the 2022 campaign. On 5 June 2022, he resigned.

Shimizu S-Pulse

Following the dismissal of

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in the middle of the

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season, Zé Ricardo was appointed manager of

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. However, he was unable to help them survive in the top flight and they were relegated to the

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. Shimizu also started the 2023 season very poorly, winning none of their first seven games, scoring only four goals in the process. On 3 April 2023, it was announced that Zé Ricardo's contract with the club had been mutually terminated.

Cruzeiro

On 5 September 2023, Zé Ricardo returned to his home country, after being announced at Cruzeiro in the top tier. He was dismissed on 12 November, with the club in the relegation zone.

Goiás

On 25 December 2023, Zé Ricardo was named head coach of

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for the upcoming season. He left on a mutual agreement on 25 March 2024, after being knocked out of the

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Criciúma

On 18 December 2024, Zé Ricardo was appointed

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head coach. The following 6 May, he was sacked.

Managerial statistics

Honours

As manager

Flamengo *

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: 2016 *

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Individual *

Coach of the year:

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ze Ricardo 1971 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Qatar Stars League managers J1 League managers J2 League managers CR Flamengo managers CR Vasco da Gama managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Fortaleza Esporte Clube managers Sport Club Internacional managers Qatar SC managers Shimizu S-Pulse managers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube managers Goiás Esporte Clube managers Criciúma Esporte Clube managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Japan