Stefano Cugurra
Brazilian football manager and former player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Stefano Cugurra and nicknamed as Teco, is a Brazilian football coach.[1] who is the current head coach of Indonesian club Bali United.
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Cugurra in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bali United (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 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– | Bali United | ||
Started his career in Indonesia as a physical coach at Persebaya Surabaya in 2004, he rose into prominence when he was coaching Persija Jakarta in late 2017. In 2018, he brought Persija to its first Indonesian top league title since 2001. Afterwards, he moved to Bali United, in which he won his second consecutive league title; it is the first Balinese club to win an Indonesian top league title.
Managerial career
Bali United
On 14 January 2019, Bali United appointed Cugurra as their new manager, replacing Widodo Cahyono Putro. On the same day eight new players were announced. The players are Gunawan Dwi Cahyo, Michael Orah, Samuel Reimas, Ahmad Maulana Putra, Gusti Sandria, Haudi Abdillah, Leonard Tupamahu, and a Brazilian player Willian Pacheco.[2] Cugurra's first competitive match in charge was a 3-0 win against Blitar United in the second-round of 2018-19 Piala Indonesia.[3] In February, Cugurra signed Portuguese midfielder Paulo Sérgio to fill up the foreign player quota.[4] On 16 May 2019, Cugurra's first league game, against Persebaya ended with a 2-1 win for his team, thanks to goal from Spasojević and new signing Paulo Sérgio, who scored on his debut.[5]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 17 February 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Chiangrai United |  |
13 February 2011 | 2 June 2013 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7.69 | |||
| Jumpasri United | |
1 July 2014 | 1 September 2015 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 36.11 | |||
| Navy | |
22 September 2015 | 3 November 2016 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 30.95 | |||
| Persija Jakarta |  |
1 January 2017 | 31 December 2018 | 76 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 51.32 | |||
| Bali United | |
14 January 2019 | Present | 186 | 98 | 39 | 49 | 52.69 | |||
| Career Total | 353 | 164 | 84 | 105 | 46.46 | ||||||
Honours
Manager
- Persija Jakarta
- Bali United
- Individual
- Liga 1 Best Coach: 2018, 2019
- APPI Indonesian Soccer Awards Best Coach: 2019
- Liga 1 Coach of the Month: November 2023
References
External links
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