| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raphael Laruccia | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians U17 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Guarulhos | |||
| Portuguesa | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Taboão da Serra U15 | ||
| 2018 | Guarulhos U15 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Flamengo-SP U20 | ||
| 2020 | Flamengo-SP | ||
| 2021–2022 | Flamengo-SP U20 | ||
| 2022–2024 | Avaí U20 | ||
| 2024 | Corinthians U17 | ||
| 2024 | Corinthians U20 | ||
| 2024 | Corinthians (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Corinthians U17 | ||
Raphael Laruccia (born 16 May 1985) is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Corinthians' under-17 team.
Born in São Paulo, Laruccia played for Guarulhos and Portuguesa as a youth but subsequently retired. [1] He worked with the under-15 sides of Taboão da Serra and Guarulhos before joining Flamengo-SP as an under-20 coach in October 2018. [2]
On 6 February 2020, Laruccia was announced as head coach of Flamengo's first team for the year's Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. [3] He returned to the under-20s for the 2021 season, before moving to Avaí in May 2022; [4] initially an assistant coach of the under-20 squad, he became the head coach of the category just months later.
In September 2023, Laruccia was named in charge of the under-21 squad of Avaí which was playing in the year's Copa Santa Catarina. [5] On 1 February 2024, he left the club to join Corinthians' under-17 team. [6]
On 23 June 2024, Laruccia was named head coach of the under-20 side of Timão. [7] On 2 July, he was named interim head coach of the main squad, replacing sacked António Oliveira. [8]
Laruccia's first professional match in charge occurred on 4 July 2024, a 3–2 home win over Vitória. [9]