Emerson Rodrigues Ávila (born 16 July 1967) is a Brazilian professional football coach.[1] He is the current head coach of Londrina.

Emerson Ávila
Ávila in 2022
Personal information
Full name Emerson Rodrigues Ávila
Date of birth (1967-07-16) 16 July 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Team information
Current team
Londrina (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
1996–2005 Cruzeiro (youth)
2005–2007 Cruzeiro (assistant)
2007 Cruzeiro (interim)
2007–2008 Ipatinga
2008 Grêmio Barueri
2009 Ipatinga
2010 Boavista-RJ
2010 Cruzeiro (interim)
2010–2011 Brazil U17
2011 Cruzeiro
2012 Nacional-MG
2012–2013 Brazil U20
2013 Corinthians U20
2014 Esportivo
2015–2018 Cruzeiro U20
2020 Villa Nova
2020 Betim Futebol
2021 Pouso Alegre
2021 Betim Futebol
2021–2022 Juventude (assistant)
2022–2023 Goiás (assistant)
2023 Goiás (interim)
2024– Londrina

Career edit

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Ávila began his career as a fitness coach of Santa Tereza [pt] in 1992. In 1996, he left the side to become a coach of Cruzeiro's Infantil team.[2]

Ávila worked for Cruzeiro's youth categories for ten years before being named assistant manager of the main squad in 2005. On 30 April 2007, he was named interim head coach after Paulo Autuori resigned.[3] His spell lasted one match, as he led the club to a 2–0 win over Atlético Mineiro in the second leg of the 2007 Campeonato Mineiro Finals, with his side losing the title 4–2 on aggregate.

Ávila subsequently returned to his assistant role after the appointment of Dorival Júnior, before being named head coach of Ipatinga in the Série B on 18 July 2007.[4] He led the club to a first-ever promotion to the Série A at the end of the season, but was dismissed on 18 February 2008, after three losses in the first four matches of the new campaign.[5]

On 7 April 2008, Ávila was named in charge of Grêmio Barueri in the second division.[6] Sacked on 14 June, he returned to Cruzeiro on 3 July, but now as a technical coordinator.[7]

Ávila returned to Ipatinga on 17 July 2009, with the club back in the second tier,[8] but was relieved from his duties on 22 October, after only five wins in 18 matches.[9] On 29 January 2010, he took over Boavista for the year's Campeonato Carioca,[10] but was replaced by Jorge Porto on 25 March.[11]

Back to Cruzeiro and his role as a technical coordinator, Ávila was named interim head coach of the side in June 2010, after Adilson Batista resigned.[12] He returned to his previous role after the appointment of Cuca, and was named head coach of the Brazil national under-17 team on 5 November 2010.[13]

Ávila led the under-17 team to the 2011 South American U-17 Championship title, but finished fourth in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. On 2 September 2011, he was appointed back at Cruzeiro, replacing fired Joel Santana.[14]

Ávila only lasted six matches in charge of Cruzeiro, being replaced by Vagner Mancini on 26 September 2011 and subsequently returning to his coordinator role.[15] On 7 December 2011, he was appointed Nacional-MG head coach.[16]

Dismissed by Nacional on 27 February 2012,[17] Ávila returned to the Brazilian Football Confederation and was in charge of their under-20 team. On 20 March 2013, he was announced as head coach of the under-20 team of Corinthians,[18] but was replaced by Osmar Loss in September.[19]

Ávila was appointed in charge of Esportivo for the 2014 season, but was sacked on 4 February of that year, after just five matches.[20] He returned to Cruzeiro on 24 September 2015, as a coordinator of the youth categories;[21] he was also in charge of the club's under-20 team.

Dismissed by Cruzeiro on 1 July 2019,[22] Ávila returned to coaching duties on 18 December 2019, after being named head coach of Villa Nova.[23] He was sacked the following 10 February, after four matches,[24] and was presented at Betim Futebol seven days later, for the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II.[25]

 
Ávila in 2023

Ávila left Betim on 19 December 2020, after failing to achieve promotion,[26] and was named in charge of Pouso Alegre four days later.[27] He left the latter club on 7 May of the following year,[28] and returned to Betim on 2 August 2021.[29]

On 19 October 2021, Ávila joined Jair Ventura's staff at Juventude, as his assistant.[30] Both left the club on 11 February 2022,[31] and he moved to Goiás with Ventura on 14 April, under the same role.

On 1 December 2022, despite Ventura's departure, Ávila was kept in Goiás' staff for the upcoming season.[32] On 11 April 2023, after the dismissal of Guto Ferreira, he was named interim head coach,[33] and remained in the role for two months before the arrival of Armando Evangelista.

On 22 June 2023, Ávila announced his departure from Goiás.[34] On 27 December, he was named head coach of Londrina for the upcoming season.[35]

Coaching statistics edit

As of match played on 11 June 2023
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Cruzeiro (interim)   30 April 2007 8 May 2007 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Ipatinga   18 July 2007 18 February 2008 29 16 4 9 52 34 +18 055.17
Grêmio Barueri   7 April 2008 14 June 2008 10 4 4 2 20 19 +1 040.00
Ipatinga   17 July 2009 22 October 2009 18 5 7 6 19 25 −6 027.78
Boavista-RJ   29 January 2010 25 March 2010 9 4 0 5 15 15 +0 044.44
Cruzeiro (interim)   4 June 2010 8 June 2010 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Brazil U17   5 November 2010 2 September 2011 16 11 2 3 37 23 +14 068.75
Cruzeiro   2 September 2011 26 September 2011 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 000.00 [15]
Nacional-MG   7 December 2011 27 February 2012 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 025.00 [17]
Brazil U20   March 2012 February 2013 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00
Esportivo   December 2013 4 February 2014 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 020.00 [20]
Villa Nova   18 December 2019 10 February 2020 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 000.00 [24]
Betim Futebol   17 February 2020 19 December 2020 17 8 4 5 19 17 +2 047.06
Pouso Alegre   23 December 2020 7 May 2021 13 4 5 4 13 10 +3 030.77
Betim Futebol   2 August 2021 18 October 2021 11 4 5 2 14 10 +4 036.36
Goiás (interim)   11 April 2023 11 June 2023 16 6 4 6 18 21 −3 037.50 [36]
Londrina   27 December 2023 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 164 66 41 57 228 214 +14 040.24

Honours edit

Brazil U17

Goiás

References edit

  1. ^ Emerson Ávila deixa Ipatinga, que terá técnico interino contra Juventude
  2. ^ "Entrevista/Emerson Ávila" [Interview/Emerson Ávila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Autuori deixa o Cruzeiro" [Autuori leaves Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sambafoot. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ex-assistente do Cruzeiro é o novo treinador do Ipatinga" [Former Cruzeiro assistant is the new head coach of Ipatinga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Gaúcho. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Emerson Ávila deixa o Tigre" [Emerson Ávila leaves Tigre] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Emerson Ávila é o novo técnico do Barueri" [Emerson Ávila is the new head coach of Barueri] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Repórter Diário. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Emerson Ávila volta ao Cruzeiro e vira coordenador técnico" [Emerson Ávila returns to Cruzeiro and becomes a technical coordinator] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Emerson Ávila, que estava no Cruzeiro, é o novo técnico do Ipatinga" [Emerson Ávila, who was at Cruzeiro, is the new head coach of Ipatinga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 17 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Emerson Ávila deixa Ipatinga, que terá técnico interino contra Juventude" [Emerson Ávila leaves Ipatinga, which will have an interim head coach against Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Emerson Ávila é o novo técnico do Boavista" [Emerson Ávila is the new head coach of Boavista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Extra. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Diretoria anuncia Jorge Porto como novo comandante do Boavista" [Board announce Jorge Porto as new head coach of Boavista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SRzd. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Técnico interino diz que seu papel é dirigir bem o time celeste em Goiânia" [Interim head coach says that his role is to manage the celeste club well in Goiânia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Mineiro Émerson Ávila é o novo técnico da Seleção Brasileira Sub-17" [Mineiro Émerson Ávila is the new head coach of the Brazil national under-17 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Cruzeiro demite Joel Santana e efetiva Emerson Ávila" [Cruzeiro sack Joel Santana and permanently appoint Emerson Ávila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Veja. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Diretoria do Cruzeiro anuncia Vágner Mancini para o lugar de Emerson Ávila" [Cruzeiro's board announce Vágner Mancini for the place of Emerson Ávila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Emerson Ávila é o novo técnico do Nacional-MG" [Emerson Ávila is the new head coach of Nacional-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Nacional de Nova Serrana demite Emerson Ávila e anuncia José Ângelo para o cargo" [Nacional de Nova Serrana sack Emerson Ávila and announce José Ângelo for the role] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Corinthians anuncia Émerson Ávila como novo treinador da categoria Sub-20" [Corinthians announce Émerson Ávila as new head coach of the under-20 category] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Osmar Loss assume o comando do time sub-20 do Corinthians" [Osmar Loss takes over the under-20 team of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Emerson Ávila é demitido do Esportivo" [Emerson Ávila is sacked from Esportivo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Emerson Ávila assume o cargo de coordenador técnico da base celeste" [Emerson Ávila takes over the technical coordinator of the celeste youth setup role] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro EC. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Emerson Ávila é demitido do cargo de coordenador técnico da base do Cruzeiro" [Emerson Ávila is fired from the technical coordinator of Cruzeiro's youth setup role] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Emerson Ávila comandará Villa Nova no Mineiro 2020 e terá três atletas da base do Cruzeiro no time" [Emerson Ávila will be in charge of Villa Nova in the 2020 Mineiro and will have three athletes from the youth setup of Cruzeiro in the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Após quatro partidas, Emerson Ávila é demitido do Villa Nova" [After four matches, Emerson Ávila is sacked from Villa Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Betim Futebol apresenta nova Comissão Técnica" [Betim Futebol present their new technical staff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gira Notícias. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Emerson Ávila não é mais técnico do Betim Futebol" [Emerson Ávila is no longer head coach of Betim Futebol] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Agenda Betim. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Pouso Alegre apresenta Émerson Ávila como técnico para a elite do Mineiro" [Pouso Alegre present Émerson Ávila as head coach for the top tier of the Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Émerson Ávila celebra título do Inconfidência e se despede do Pouso Alegre: "Cheio de saudade"" [Émerson Ávila celebrates Inconfidência title and bids farewell from Pouso Alegre: "Full of longing"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Betim Futebol acerta o retorno do técnico Emerson Ávila" [Betim Futebol agree the return of head coach Emerson Ávila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Departamento de Futebol anuncia Jair Ventura como novo treinador do Juventude" [Football Department announce Jair Ventura as new manager of Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  31. ^ "Juventude anuncia a saída de Jair Ventura do comando da equipe" [Juventude announce the departure of Jair Ventura in charge of the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  32. ^ "Goiás anuncia a permanência de integrantes da comissão técnica de Jair Ventura" [Goiás announce the permanence of members of Jair Ventura's staff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  33. ^ "Auxiliar Emerson Ávila comanda o Goiás até a contratação de um novo técnico" [Assistant Emerson Ávila is in charge of Goiás until the signing of a new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  34. ^ "Emerson Ávila anuncia saída do Goiás" [Emerson Ávila announce departure from Goiás] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  35. ^ "Londrina anuncia contratação do técnico Emerson Ávila" [Londrina announce the signing of head coach Emerson Ávila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  36. ^ "Emerson Ávila" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

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