Marcelo Chamusca facts for kids
Chamusca in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcelo Augusto Oliveira Chamusca | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Tombense (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1986 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Bahia | ||
| Galícia | |||
| Treze | |||
| –1993 | Colatina | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Vitória U20 | ||
| 1998–2000 | Sport Recife U20 | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bahia U20 | ||
| 2004 | CRB | ||
| 2004 | São Caetano (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Bahia (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Goiás (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Botafogo (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2009 | Oita Trinita (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Sport (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Avaí (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Al-Arabi (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | El Jaish (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Vitória da Conquista | ||
| 2012–2013 | Salgueiro | ||
| 2014 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2015 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 2015 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2016 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| 2016 | Guarani | ||
| 2017 | Paysandu | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ceará | ||
| 2018 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2019 | Vitória | ||
| 2019 | CRB | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cuiabá | ||
| 2020–2021 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2021 | Botafogo | ||
| 2021 | Náutico | ||
| 2022 | Guarani | ||
| 2023 | Tombense | ||
| 2023 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2025 | Floresta | ||
| 2025– | Tombense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo Augusto Oliveira Chamusca (born October 7, 1966) is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder. Currently, he is the head coach for Tombense.
Marcelo Chamusca is famous for being the only coach to help teams get promoted from all levels of the Campeonato Brasileiro, which is Brazil's national football league.
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Playing Career: Marcelo Chamusca's Early Days
Marcelo Chamusca was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He started his football journey in the youth team of Bahia. After playing for Bahia's main team for two years, he also played for other clubs. These included Galícia, Treze, and Associação Atlética Colatina. He stopped playing professionally in 1993 while with Colatina.
Coaching Career: From Player to Manager
Right after he stopped playing, Chamusca began his coaching career. He joined the youth team setup of Vitória, a big rival of his former club Bahia. After two years at Sport, he returned to Bahia in 2000 to coach their youth team.
Becoming a Head Coach
In 2002, Chamusca became an assistant coach. His first time as a head coach was in 2004 with CRB. Later that year, he worked as an assistant for his brother at São Caetano. He continued as an assistant coach for many teams, including Bahia, Goiás, Botafogo, and even teams in Japan and Qatar like Oita Trinita, Al-Arabi, and El Jaish.
First Head Coaching Roles in Brazil
Chamusca returned to Brazil in 2012. He became the manager of Vitória da Conquista. On November 30, 2012, he took over Salgueiro. He helped Salgueiro get promoted in the 2013 Série D season.
Success with Fortaleza and Other Clubs
On November 25, 2013, Chamusca became the coach of Fortaleza. He almost led them to promotion in 2014 but then left to join Atlético Goianiense. However, he returned to Fortaleza on March 2, 2015, after only two months.
On December 4, 2015, Chamusca was named manager of Sampaio Corrêa. He was dismissed in March 2016 and then joined Guarani in April. He helped Guarani get promoted to the Série B in 2016.
Making History: Promotions Across All Tiers
After his success with Guarani, Chamusca became the manager of Paysandu on December 2, 2016. On June 18, 2017, he resigned from Paysandu to join Ceará. At the end of the 2017 season, he led Ceará to promotion to Brazil's top league. This made him the first manager to achieve promotions in all national levels of Brazilian football.
Recent Coaching Roles
Chamusca was dismissed by Ceará on May 21, 2018. He then briefly managed Ponte Preta in September 2018. After short periods at Vitória and CRB in 2019, he took charge of Cuiabá on October 14, 2019.
In November 2020, he returned to Fortaleza for his third time, replacing Rogério Ceni. However, he was dismissed on January 7, 2021, after a difficult period. On February 19, he became the coach of Botafogo.
Chamusca was dismissed by Botafogo on July 13, 2021. He then joined Náutico in August but left by mutual agreement in September. On May 18, 2022, he returned to Guarani but was dismissed after only six matches. On November 9, he took over Tombense.
In June 2023, Chamusca was dismissed by Tombense. He then managed Botafogo-SP from June to November 2023. He then moved to Saudi Arabia to coach Al-Faisaly until late 2024. In December 2024, he took over Floresta. He was dismissed from Floresta in March 2025. On July 13, 2025, he returned to Tombense.
Family Life
Marcelo Chamusca's older brother, Péricles, is also a former football player and is currently a manager.
Achievements and Trophies
Marcelo Chamusca has won several titles both as a player and as a coach.
As a Player
- With Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano U-17 (Under-17 State Championship): 1985, 1986
- Campeonato Baiano (State Championship): 1987, 1988
As a Manager
- With Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense (Ceará State Championship): 2015
- With Paysandu
- Campeonato Paraense (Pará State Championship): 2017
- With Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense (Ceará State Championship): 2018
- With Cuiabá
- Copa Verde (Green Cup): 2019
See also
In Spanish: Marcelo Chamusca para niños
