Marcelo Marelli

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Marcelo Marelli
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Marelli Manhaes
Date of birth (1982-01-28) 28 January 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2008–2009 Flamengo U15
2010–2011 CFZ do Rio U20
2012–2014 Corinthians U13
2014 Flamengo-SP U20 (assistant)
2015–2017 Flamengo-SP U20
2017 Atibaia U20
2018 Flamengo-SP
2019 Palmas
2019 Ponte Preta U17
2020 Bangu U20
2021 Bangu
2021–2022 Flamengo-SP
2023 Audax U20
2023–2024 Taquaritinga
2025 Sertãozinho
2025–2026 São José-SP

Marcelo Marelli Manhaes (born 28 January 1982) is a Brazilian football coach.

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Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Marelli played youth football before retiring in 2000 to pursue a coaching career. He had an internship at Flamengo at the age of 23, working as a fitness coach of the under-15 squad, before becoming the category's head coach in 2008. [1]

Marelli worked as a coach of the under-20 team of CFZ do Rio in 2011, before joining Corinthians in the following year, as a head coach of the under-13s. [2] He left for Flamengo-SP in 2014 after a partnership between both clubs was established, and led the under-20s to the semifinals of the Campeonato Paulista Sub-20  [ pt ] in 2015. [3]

In February 2018, after a short period in charge of Atibaia's under-20 team, Marelli returned to Flamengo de Guarulhos and was named head coach of the first team in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. [4] In January 2019, he took over Palmas, [5] but was sacked on 19 May. [6]

Marelli subsequently returned to the youth categories, being in charge of Ponte Preta's under-17 team and Bangu's under-20 squad. He later worked as an assistant of interim Júnior Martins at the latter in 2020, before being confirmed as head coach of the first team on 30 December of that year. [7]

Dismissed by Bangu on 10 April 2021, [8] Marelli returned to Flamenguinho on 11 June. [9] He left the club at the end of the 2022 season, and was named Taquaritinga head coach on 6 February 2023, shortly after being in charge of Audax's under-20 team in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. [10]

Sacked from CAT on 19 September 2024, [11] Marelli was announced at the helm of Sertãozinho the following day. [12] He led the latter club to the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 title, being chosen as the best head coach of the competition. [13]

On 22 April 2025, Marelli was announced as São José-SP head coach. [14] Despite being knocked out of the Copa Paulista in the quarterfinals, he renewed his contract with the club on 19 September, [15] but was sacked on 25 January 2026. [16]

Personal life

In 2014, Marelli underwent surgery after uncovering a head tumor. [3]

Honours

Sertãozinho

Individual

References

  1. "O Caminho dos Campos: Marcello Marelli" [The pathway to the fields: Marcelo Marelli] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio Paulista. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. "Três vezes campeão, Marcelo Marelli fala dos desafios de treinar o Sub-13 alvinegro" [Three-time champion, Marcelo Marelli talks about the challenges of coaching the white-and-black under-13s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Ex-estagiário do Flamengo, treinador do Fla-SP supera tumor e muda estilo" [Former Flamengo intern, Fla-SP's coach overcomes tumor and changes lifestyle] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. "AD Guarulhos e Flamengo começam trabalhos para a disputa do Paulista da Segunda Divisão" [AD Guarulhos and Flamengo start working for the Paulista Segunda Divisão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarulhos Hoje. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. "Marcelo Marelli chega confiante em classificação do Palmas na Copa do Brasil" [Marcelo Marelli arrives confident in qualification of Palmas in the Copa do Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. "Marcelo Marelli deixa o Palmas após empate pela Série D; clube anuncia Cássio Alves" [Marcelo Marelli leaves Palmas after draw in the Série D; club announce Cássio Alves] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. "Bangu efetiva Marcelo Marelli no comando da equipe em 2021" [Bangu permanently appoint Marcelo Marelli in charge of the team in 2021]. FNV Sports (in Brazilian Portuguese). OneFootball. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  8. "Nota oficial – troca de comando no time profissional" [Official statement – change of leadership in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bangu AC. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. "Flamengo anuncia Marcelo Marelli como novo treinador" [Flamengo announce Marcelo Marelli as new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GRU Diário. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. "Diretoria do CAT anuncia o nome de Marcelo Marelli para comandar a equipe" [CAT's board announce the name of Marcelo Marelli to take over the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Defensor. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  11. "Copa Paulista: Taquaritinga confirma saída de técnico após queda nas quartas" [Copa Paulista: Taquaritinga confirm departure of head coach after elimination in the quarterfinals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  12. "Sertãozinho anuncia técnico Marcelo Marelli para Série A3" [Sertãozinho announce head coach Marcelo Marelli for the Série A3] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  13. "Marelli exalta força coletiva do Sertãozinho em 1º título como técnico profissional" [Marelli praises collective strength of Sertãozinho in 1st title as first team head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. "São José anuncia contratação do técnico Marcelo Marelli, ex-Sertãozinho" [São José announce the signing of head coach Marcelo Marelli, formerly of Sertãozinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  15. "São José renova com técnico Marcelo Marelli para a disputa do Paulista da Série A2" [São José renew with head coach Marcelo Marelli for the Paulista Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  16. "São José demite técnico Marcelo Marelli após terceiro jogo sem vitória na Série A2" [São José sack head coach Marcelo Marelli after third winless match in the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.