Umberto Louzer

Umberto Lourenço Louzer Filho (born 24 February 1980) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Chapecoense.

Umberto Louzer
Personal information
Full name Umberto Lourenço Louzer Filho
Date of birth (1980-02-24) 24 February 1980
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chapecoense (manager)
Youth career
Paulista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Paulista
2005 Marília
2005–2007 Guarani 33 (0)
2008 Atlético Sorocaba
2009 Sendas
2009 Ituiutaba
2010–2011 Juventude
2012–2013 Caxias
2014 Paulista
Teams managed
2016–2017 Paulista U20
2017 Paulista (assistant)
2017 Guarani (assistant)
2018 Guarani
2019 Vila Nova
2019 Coritiba
2020– Chapecoense
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Known as Umberto during his playing days, he was a Paulista youth graduate. In 2005 he joined Marília, but moved to Guarani in May of that year.[1]

After two years featuring sparingly at Bugre, Umberto signed for Atlético Sorocaba. On 27 January 2010, after representing Sendas and Ituiutaba, he was presented at Juventude.[2]

On 11 October 2011, Umberto agreed to a contract with Caxias.[3] He returned to his first club Paulista in 2014, and retired in that year at the age of 34.

Managerial career

Louzer began his managerial career with his first club Paulista's youth setup in 2016, being promoted to assistant of the first team in the following year. In February 2017, he was announced assistant of another club he represented as a player, Guarani.[4]

On 3 January 2018, Louzer was appointed manager of Guarani.[5] On 19 April, after leading the club to a Campeonato Paulista Série A2 title, he renewed his contract for a further year.[6]

Louzer was sacked on 13 November 2018, and was subsequently in charge of Vila Nova and Coritiba during the 2019 season. On 17 February 2020, he was named manager of Chapecoense.[7]

Honours

Manager
Guarani

References
  1. "Duelo de campeões pela Série B" [Duel of champions in the Série B] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "Ju apresenta volante Umberto" [Ju present defensive midfielder Umberto] (in Portuguese). EC Juventude. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Caxias confirma contratação do volante Umberto, ex-Juventude" [Caxias confirm signing of defensive midfielder Umberto, formerly of Juventude] (in Portuguese). Pioneiro. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Anunciado como auxiliar no Guarani, técnico Umberto Louzer deixa Paulista" [Announced as assistant at Guarani, manager Umberto Louzer leaves Paulista] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "Umberto Louzer é efetivado pelo Guarani" [Umberto Louzer is made effective by Guarani] (in Portuguese). Guarani FC. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. "Guarani renova contrato com técnico Umberto Louzer, campeão Paulista da Série A2" [Guarani renew contract with manager Umberto Louzer, champion of the Paulista Série A2] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "Umberto Louzer é o novo técnico da Chapecoense" [Umberto Louzer is the new manager of Chapecoense] (in Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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