Career
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, [1] Pivetti started working as an assistant manager and physiologist of Audax's under-15 squad in 2008. He later moved to the under-20s and was subsequently promoted to the main squad under the same role. [2]
On 13 February 2015, Pivetti moved to Atlético Paranaense, being initially appointed manager of the under-19 team. [3] The following 8 January, he was named assistant in the first team, [4] being also an interim manager in March after Cristóvão Borges' dismissal; [5] he was in charge of two matches, one draw and one defeat. [6]
In August 2017, Pivetti was announced as the new assistant of Ferroviária. [7] The following May, after PC de Oliveira's dismissal, he was named interim manager, [8] but opted to leave the club shortly after, after accepting an offer from PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in Bulgaria, to work as Paulo Autuori's assistant. [9] He remained at the club even after Autuori left.
On 6 August 2019, Pivetti was presented as Carlos Amadeu's assistant at Vitória. [10] On 19 June 2020, he was appointed first team manager after the dismissal of Geninho. [11]
Pivetti was sacked from Vitória on 7 October 2020, [12] and was named in charge of Série C side Tombense the following 7 January. [13] On 26 April 2021, he left the club to sign for CSA in the Série B. [14]
On 4 July 2021, Pivetti left CSA on a mutual agreement. [15] On 1 December, he was announced as new manager of Villa Nova, [16] but left the club the following 20 February, after accepting an offer from a Série A club. [17]
On 24 February 2022, Goiás announced the signing of Autuori as coordinator, with Pivetti being named manager. [18] Exactly one month later, after Autuori left, he was sacked. [19]
On 13 May 2022, Pivetti returned to Tombense, in the place of sacked Hemerson Maria. [20] On 9 November, he was named in charge of fellow second division side Chapecoense, [21] but was dismissed the following 18 March. [22]
Gurarani
On 27 March 2023, Pivetti was appointed head coach of hometown club Guarani, [23] but was sacked on 8 June. [24]
Náutico, Água Santa and return to Náutico
On 14 August, he replaced Fernando Marchiori at the helm of Série C side Náutico. [25]
Pivetti left Timbu on 28 August 2023, after just two matches, [26] and took over Água Santa on 12 October. [27] Sacked by the latter on 9 June 2024, he returned to his previous club two days later. [28]
CRB
On 6 September 2024, Pivetti took over CRB in the second division, [29] but was sacked 14 days later after three winless matches. [30]
