Eduardo Baptista

Eduardo Baptista
Personal information
Full nameEduardo Alexandre Baptista
Date of birth30 March 1970
Place of birthCampinas, Brazil
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Sport (coach)
Youth career
Team
Juventus
Teams managed
YearsTeam
2014Sport (interim)
2014–Sport

Eduardo Alexandre Baptista (born 30 March 1970), known as Eduardo Baptista, is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of Sport Recife.

Career

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Baptista started playing for Clube Atlético Juventus, as a central defender. However, due to his lack of temper on the field, he was advised to leave football by his father, Nelsinho.[1]

In 2002, after spells at clubs in his native state, Baptista joined his father's staff at Goiás, as a fitness coach. The duo remained together for the following nine years, only splitting due to the Japanese tsunami in 2011, when both were at Kashiwa Reysol; Eduardo subsequently returned to Sport (club which he already worked from 2007 to 2009) while Nelsinho remained at Kashiwa.[1]

On 31 January 2014 Baptista was appointed interim manager, replacing fired Geninho.[2] On 14 February he was definitely appointed as manager,[3] and led the side to both Campeonato Pernambucano and Copa do Nordeste winning campaigns.

Personal life

Baptista is the son of Nelsinho Baptista, who is also a manager.[4]

Honours

Sport

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eduardo Baptista quer sair da sombra do pai famoso" [Eduardo Baptista wants to leave famous father's shadow] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Com Geninho demitido, Eduardo Baptista assume interinamente" [With Geninho dimissed, Eduardo Baptista takes over as an interim] (in Portuguese). Folha PE. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sport efetiva Eduardo Baptista como treinador para temporada 2014" [Sport turns effective Eduardo Baptista as manager for the 2014 season] (in Portuguese). Terra. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Eduardo Baptista revela ter pedido conselhos ao pai antes de jogo" [Eduardo Baptista reveals have asked for advice to his father before a match] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

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