Stefano Cugurra

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cugurra and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

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.

Stefano Cugurra Teco

Cugurra in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1974-07-25) 25 July 1974 (age 51)
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
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
2019–2025	Bali United
2025–	Barito Putera

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

Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref.
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Chiangrai United		13 February 2011	2 June 2013	13	1	5	7	007.69	[citation needed]
Jumpasri United		1 July 2014	1 September 2015	36	13	10	13	036.11	[citation needed]
Navy		22 September 2015	3 November 2016	42	13	11	18	030.95	[citation needed]
Persija Jakarta		1 January 2017	31 December 2018	76	39	19	18	051.32	[citation needed]
Bali United		14 January 2019	25 May 2025	197	101	42	54	051.27	[citation needed]
Barito Putera		2 June 2025	Present	0	0	0	0	!—	[citation needed]
Career Total				364	167	87	110	045.88

Honours

Manager

Persija Jakarta

• Liga 1: 2018
• Piala Presiden: 2018

Bali United

• Liga 1: 2019, 2021–22

Individual

• Liga 1 Best Coach: 2018, 2019
• APPI Indonesian Soccer Awards Best Coach: 2019
• Liga 1 Coach of the Month: November 2023