Stefano Cugurra

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Stefano Cugurra Teco
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Cugurra in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues
Date of birth (1974-07-25) 25 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Team information
Current team
Barito Putera (head coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2009 Kuala Muda Naza
2010–2013 Chiangrai United
2013–2014 Phuket
2014–2015 Osotspa Samut Prakan
2015–2016 Royal Thai Navy
2017–2018 Persija Jakarta
2019–2025 Bali United
2025– Barito Putera

Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Teco, is a Brazilian-born Indonesian professional football coach. [1] He is currently the head coach of Championship club Barito Putera.

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Teco started his career in Indonesia as a physical coach at Persebaya Surabaya in 2004. He rose to prominence coaching Persija Jakarta in late 2017. In 2018, he led Persija to their first Indonesian league title since 2001. Afterwards, he moved to Bali United, where he won his second consecutive league title. Under Teco's guidance, Bali United became the first Balinese club to win an Indonesian league title.

Managerial career

Bali United

On 14 January 2019, Bali United appointed Teco as their new manager, replacing Widodo Cahyono Putro. On the same day eight new players were announced: Gunawan Dwi Cahyo, Michael Orah, Samuel Reimas, Ahmad Maulana Putra, Gusti Sandria, Haudi Abdillah, Leonard Tupamahu, and Brazilian player Willian Pacheco. [2] Teco's first competitive match in charge was a 3–0 win against Blitar United in the second-round of the 2018-19 Piala Indonesia. [3] In February, Teco signed Portuguese midfielder Paulo Sérgio to fill up the foreign player quota. [4] On 16 May 2019, Teco's first league game, against Persebaya, ended in a 2–1 win, with goals from Spasojević and new signing Paulo Sérgio, who scored on his debut. [5]

Barito Putera

On 2 June 2025, Barito Putera appointed Teco as their head coach, making the Banjarmasin-based club the first team he's coached since becoming an Indonesian citizen. [6] [7]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 23 May 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
Chiangrai United Flag of Thailand.svg 13 February 20112 June 201313157007.69[ citation needed ]
Jumpasri United Flag of Thailand.svg 1 July 20141 September 201536131013036.11[ citation needed ]
Navy Flag of Thailand.svg 22 September 20153 November 201642131118030.95[ citation needed ]
Persija Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg 1 January 201731 December 201876391918051.32[ citation needed ]
Bali United Flag of Indonesia.svg 14 January 201925 May 20251971014254051.27[ citation needed ]
Barito Putera Flag of Indonesia.svg 2 June 2025Present0000![ citation needed ]
Career Total36416787110045.88

Honours

Manager

Persija Jakarta
Bali United
Individual

References

  1. Stefano Cugurra at Soccerway
  2. Hermawan, Reynaldi (14 January 2019). "Bersamaan dengan Teco, Bali United Umumkan 8 Pemain Baru". iNews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. Dayat Huri (25 January 2019). "Tekuk Blitar United, Debut Sempurna Teco Bersama Bali United". LigaOlahraga (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. "SWASTI PRAPTA! PAULO SERGIO LENGKAPI EMPAT PEMAIN ASING BALI UNITED MUSIM INI". Bali United Official Website. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. "GOL PAULO SERGIO JADI PENENTU KEMENANGAN PENTING BALI UNITED DI LAGA PERDANA MUSIM INI". Bali United Official Website. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. "Degradasi ke Liga 2, Barito Putera Rekrut Teco". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  7. "Fakta-fakta Stefano Teco jadi WNI: Bawa Angin Segar untuk Barito Putera di Pentas Liga 2". Merdeka.com (in Indonesian). 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.