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Muricy Ramalho
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Personal information
Date of birth (1955-11-30) 30 November 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club São Paulo (sporting director)
Youth career
São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1973–1979 São Paulo 177 (26)
1979–1985 Puebla 149 (57)
1984 → America (loan) 9 (0)
Teams managed
1993 Puebla
1994–1996 São Paulo (youth)
1997 Guarani
1998 Shanghai Shenhua
1999 Ituano
1999 Botafogo-SP
2000–2001 Portuguesa Santista
2001 Náutico
2001 Santa Cruz
2002 Náutico
2002 Figueirense
2003 Internacional
2004 São Caetano
2004–2005 Internacional
2006–2009 São Paulo
2009–2010 Palmeiras
2010–2011 Fluminense
2011–2013 Santos
2013–2015 São Paulo
2016 Flamengo
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Muricy Ramalho (born 30 November 1955) is a Brazilian former football coach and player who is the current sporting director of São Paulo.

During his playing career, he was as an attacking midfielder. His most recent position was as manager of Flamengo, until health issues forced him to step down in 2017. Between 2006 and 2008, Ramalho led São Paulo to three consecutive national championships. In 2010, he also led Fluminense to the title. On July 23, 2010, it was reported that he had been offered the post of the coach of the Brazil national team, to replace the sacked Dunga. His team at the time, however, Fluminense, refused to release him for the job.

Ramalho is also known by his paulistano accent, usually speaking expressions from this dialect.

Playing career

During his playing career in the 1970s, Ramalho was a midfielder with São Paulo. Between 1973 and 1978, he played 177 games for the club, scoring 26 goals. Later in his career, he played in Mexico, being almost unknown in Brazil during that time. He was not called up for the 1978 World Cup due to a knee injury. After retiring, he started his career as a head coach.

Head coaching career

Ramalho started his head coaching career as the head coach of Mexican club Puebla. He managed several clubs, including São Paulo, his former club as a player, and Internacional.

"Expressinho"

Ramalho was the São Paulo youth squad head coach between 1994 and 1996. He was the manager of the São Paulo team that won the Copa CONMEBOL in 1994. That team was formed from reserve and youth players, receiving the nickname "Expressinho". Despite the technical limitations of the team, São Paulo won the cup, defeating Peñarol of Uruguay in the final. Players such as Denílson and Rogério Ceni were discovered by Ramalho during the competition.

2006–2009

After working for Internacional, including taking them to runners-up in the Campeonato Brasileiro de 2005, on January 3, 2006, ten years later he came back to manage São Paulo, signing a one-year contract. He was the head coach of São Paulo for three years, winning the Série A three times in a row. His methods and the playing style of his team did not win universal admiration, however. After a poor start in the league and being eliminated from the Libertadores Cup in 2009 to Cruzeiro, his fourth consecutive elimination from the tournament, the board fired him.

2009

After almost a month of negotiations, Ramalho stated his desire to direct the team of Palmeiras, signing a contract on July 22, 2009.

2010

After six months as Palmeiras' head coach, Ramalho was fired on February 18, 2010, after a 1–4 defeat against São Caetano. On April 25, he was announced as the new head coach of Fluminense, his second time working in Rio de Janeiro. On July 23, he was appointed as head coach of the Brazil national team, but was not released by the Rio de Janeiro-based team, prompting the Brazil Football Confederation to choose Mano Menezes instead.

By the end of the season, Ramalho has led Fluminense to its third national championship, after 1970 and 1984.

2011

On April 6, 2011, it was announced that Ramalho would take charge of Santos until the end of the 2011 season. He led Santos to the 2011 Campeonato Paulista title and later to the Copa Libertadores title. Ramalho renewed his contract until December 2013.

2013

After losing the State Championship, and after having star player Neymar sold to Barcelona, Ramalho, on 31 May, was dismissed by club. The intention of Santos was to start a reformulation. Ramalho signed in April 2011, and, since then, he won two State Championships, one Recopa Sudamericana, and the most important, 2011 Copa Libertadores, when Santos beat Uruguayan side Peñarol in the final.

Return to São Paulo

On September 9, 2013, after losing to Coritiba 2–0, game that kept São Paulo in relegation zone of Série A, the directors of the club sacked Paulo Autuori, signing Ramalho as his replacement. In São Paulo's official website, a report praised Autuori's work and welcomed the arrival of Ramalho, who had previously won three Brazilian leagues titles with the club. He was presented on September 10, 2013, praised by João Paulo de Jesus Lopes, vice-president of the club. Ramalho stated, "We are on a phase that we cannot stay talking to players. We must have to get the victories. Each one has his own way to work. Let's keep our problems outside." Ramalho's first game in charge was a 1–0 victory over Ponte Preta. During the match, São Paulo fans at the Morumbi Stadium shouted "É, Muricy" ("Yeah, Muricy") in satisfaction of Ramalho's return.

On November 2, 2013, in an interview with Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, Ramalho affirmed the following words:

On December 7, 2013, Ramalho, after a very successful first year ahead of the club, renewed his contract with São Paulo for two more seasons. Upon signing, he stated, "I am happy to stay, because here is my home and the affection the supporters show for me motivates me even further. I am very happy for we have had an excellent year."

On April 6, 2015, Ramalho stepped down as coach of São Paulo due to illness; he had been hospitalized in January with a digestive disease.

Flamengo

Ramalho was appointed head coach of Flamengo in early 2016, but was forced to resign due to poor health in May of that year. He was replaced by Flamengo U-20 coach Zé Ricardo.

Managerial statistics

(as of 10 May 2024)

Team Nation From To Record
G W D L F A GD Win %
Puebla Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1 August 1993 30 December 1993 19 6 9 4 25 22 +3 31.58
São Paulo (joint)  Brazil 23 January 1994 21 December 1994 14 4 4 6 22 23 -1 28.57
São Paulo (joint)  Brazil 14 February 1995 12 May 1995 7 3 3 1 13 6 +7 42.86
São Paulo  Brazil 30 January 1996 17 August 1996 37 22 7 8 75 45 +30 59.46
São Paulo  Brazil 27 October 1996 15 April 1997 29 11 13 5 50 38 +12 37.93
Guarani  Brazil 21 April 1997 1 December 1997 32 9 11 12 42 50 -8 37.93
Shanghai Shenhua  People's Republic of China 30 June 1998 8 March 1999 22 13 7 2 41 18 +23 59.09
Náutico  Brazil 5 May 2001 12 October 2002 91 54 23 32 171 123 +48 59.34
Internacional  Brazil 12 January 2003 28 December 2003 61 30 13 18 84 70 +14 49.18
São Caetano  Brazil 1 January 2004 2 September 2004 55 25 18 12 84 53 +31 45.45
Internacional  Brazil 3 September 2004 8 December 2005 90 50 17 23 143 95 +48 55.56
São Paulo  Brazil 3 January 2006 20 June 2009 252 139 67 46 412 223 +189 55.16
Palmeiras  Brazil 21 July 2009 18 February 2010 34 13 11 10 54 47 +7 38.24
Fluminense  Brazil 25 March 2010 13 March 2011 54 28 15 11 93 57 +36 51.85
Santos  Brazil 8 April 2011 31 May 2013 150 72 42 36 258 176 +82 48
São Paulo  Brazil 12 September 2013 5 April 2015 111 60 21 30 176 112 +54 54.05
CR Flamengo  Brazil 8 December 2015 26 May 2016 25 13 6 6 40 17 +23 52
Total 1,103 552 287 262 1,783 1,175 +598 50.05

Footballer honours

São Paulo
Puebla

Head coaching honours

São Paulo
Shanghai Shenhua
  • Cup of China: 1998
  • Chinese FA Super Cup: 1998
Náutico
  • Campeonato Pernambucano (2): 2001, 2002
Internacional
São Caetano
  • Campeonato Paulista: 2004
Fluminense
Santos
  • Copa Libertadores: 2011
  • Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
  • Campeonato Paulista (2): 2011, 2012

See also

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