Rogério Micale

Rogério Micale
Micale in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mário Rogério Reis Micale[1]
Date of birth (1969-03-28) 28 March 1969
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Londrina (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Portuguesa Londrinense
1990–1991 Londrina
1992 Apucarana
1992 Operário Ferroviário
Managerial career
1999–2001 Portuguesa Londrinense U20
2001 ADAP U20
2001–2002 Marcílio Dias U20
2002 ADAP U20
2002–2003 Londrina U20
2004 Portuguesa Londrinense U20
2004 Londrina U20
2005–2008 Figueirense U20
2007 Figueirense (interim)
2009–2010 Atlético Mineiro U20
2011 Grêmio Prudente
2011–2015 Atlético Mineiro U20
2015–2017 Brazil U20
2015–2016 Brazil U23
2017 Atlético Mineiro
2018 Paraná
2018 Figueirense
2020 Cruzeiro U20
2020 Paraná
2020–2021 Al Hilal U19
2021 Al Hilal
2021–2022 Al Dhafra
2022–2024 Egypt U23
2024 Egypt U20
2026– Londrina
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as head coach)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mário Rogério Reis Micale (born 28 March 1969), known as Rogério Micale, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Londrina.

Micale played as a goalkeeper before starting his coaching career in 1999. He notably led the Brazil national under-23 team to their first-ever title of the Olympic Games in 2016, before being subsequently in charge of Série A sides Atlético Mineiro and Paraná.

Playing career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Micale moved to Londrina, Paraná on his teens, and began his career with Portuguesa Londrinense in 1989. Known as Aranha during his playing days, he also represented Londrina EC, Apucarana and Operário Ferroviário before retiring at the age of just 23, in 1992.[2][3]

Coaching career

Early career

Micale started his coaching career in 1999 with his first club Portuguesa, being a youth coach.[3] He remained in the state of Paraná in the following years, always in charge of youth teams, before joining Figueirense in 2005 as a head coach of the under-20 team.

In February 2007, Micale was named interim head coach of Figueira, replacing sacked Heriberto da Cunha. He coached the side on three matches before returning to his previous role, after the appointment of Mário Sérgio;[4] he was also in charge on one further match, as Mário Sérgio was recovering from an appendicitis. Back with the under-20s, he won the 2008 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, the club's first-ever title in the competition.

On 13 January 2009, Micale was named the under-20 coach of Atlético Mineiro.[5] On 31 December 2010, he was appointed head coach of Grêmio Prudente,[6] but his reign only lasted 21 days and two matches.[7]

Brazil national team

Micale coaching the Brazil national under-20 team in 2017

Micale subsequently returned to Atlético and their youth team, before being named head coach of the Brazil national under-20 team in the place Alexandre Gallo on 9 May 2015.[8] He achieved a second place in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and also was the head coach of the under-23s during the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the latter for the first time in the country's history.[9]

On 20 February 2017, Micale was dismissed by the CBF after failing to qualify the under-20s for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Atlético Mineiro

On 21 July 2017, Micale returned to Atlético, now appointed head coach of the first team.[11] He was fired on 24 September, after a 3–1 home defeat to Vitória.[12]

Paraná

On 24 February 2018, Micale replaced Wagner Lopes at the helm of Paraná.[13] He sacked on 14 August, after ten losses in 18 matches.[14]

Figueirense

On 10 September 2018, Micale returned to Figueirense after nearly ten years, being now a first team head coach; he replaced dismissed Milton Cruz.[15] On 28 November, after just one win in 12 matches, he was himself relieved of his duties.[16]

Paraná return

Micale then spent seven months in charge of Cruzeiro's under-20 team,[17][18] and returned to Paraná on 3 November 2020.[19] He was sacked on 2 December, less than one month after arriving, after six winless matches.[20]

Al Hilal

Shortly after leaving Paraná, Micale joined Saudi club Al Hilal to take over the under-19 team. In February 2021, he replaced Răzvan Lucescu at the helm of the first team.[21]

Despite being named Manager of the Month in March 2021,[22] Micale was himself replaced by José Morais on 2 May.[23]

Al Dhafra

On 2 October 2021, Micale was appointed manager of Emirati club Al Dhafra, with the club in the 11th place in the league.[24] He was sacked the following 2 March, as the side was sitting in the 12th place and still under threat of relegation.[25]

Egypt national team

In August 2022, Micale was appointed as head coach of the Egypt U23 national team.[26] In October 2024, he became the head coach of Egypt U20 national team, a position he held until 31 December of the same year.[27]

Londrina

On 8 May 2026, Micale returned to Brazil and took over a club he represented as a player, Londrina.[28]

Honours

Figueirense
Atlético Mineiro
Brazil Olympic
Brazil
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Aranha que usava os pés: há 20 anos, Micale era goleiro e distribuía broncas" [Spider who used its feet: 20 years ago, Micale was a goalkeeper and handed out reprimands] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Micale busca primeiro título em Londrina, onde iniciou carreira e formou zagueiro Miranda" [Micale seeks first title in Londrina, where he started his career and groomed the centre-back Miranda] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Figueirense perde e segue com péssima campanha no Catarinense" [Figueirense lose and remain with an awful campaign in the Catarinense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Rogério Micale assume comando do time Júnior" [Rogério Micale takes over the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Micale deixa júnior do Atlético-MG e é o novo técnico do Grêmio Prudente" [Micale leaves Atlético-MG's youth team and is the new head coach of Grêmio Prudente] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Exclusivo! Grêmio Prudente demite técnico antes do jogo contra Santos" [Exclusive! Grêmio Prudente sack head coach before match against Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Novo técnico da Seleção sub-20, Rogério Micale exalta trabalho no Galo" [New head coach of the under-20 national team, Rogério Micale lifts up work at Galo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Conheça Rogério Micale, o novo comandante da seleção olímpica" [Know Rogério Micale, the new head coach of the Olympic national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Micale é demitido pela CBF após não classificar o Brasil ao Mundial sub-20" [Micale is sacked by CBF after not qualifying Brazil to the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Atlético-MG anuncia Rogério Micale como novo treinador" [Atlético-MG announce Rogério Micale as new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Rogério Micale deixa o comando da equipe" [Rogério Micale leaves the command of the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Paraná contrata Rogério Micale, campeão olímpico, como novo técnico" [Paraná sign Rogério Micale, Olympic champion, as new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Na lanterna do Brasileiro, Paraná demite o técnico Rogério Micale" [In the last position of the Brasileiro, Paraná sack head coach Rogério Micale] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rogério Micale volta ao Figueirense depois de dez anos" [Rogério Micale returns to Figueirense after ten years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Rogério Micale não é mais técnico do Figueirense" [Rogério Micale is no longer head coach of Figueirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Cruzeiro: Rogério Micale é o novo técnico do time sub-20" [Cruzeiro: Rogério Micale is the new head coach of the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Mais um fora! Rogério Micale deixa a equipe sub-20 do Cruzeiro" [Another one out! Rogério Micale leaves the under-20 team of Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Paraná Clube oficializa a contratação do técnico Rogério Micale, que substitui Allan Aal" [Paraná Clube turn official the signing of head coach Rogério Micale, who replaces Allan Aal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Paraná demite Rogério Micale após seis jogos" [Paraná sack Rogério Micale after six matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Um Dois Esportes. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Rogerio Micale promotion at Al Hilal adds to curious managerial situation in Saudi Arabia". sport360.com. 17 February 2021.
  22. 1 2 "ميكالي وشافعي ومبولحي والعمري نجوم مارس".
  23. ↑ "مورايس يخلف ميكالي في الهلال" [Morais succeeds Micale at Al-Hilal] (in Arabic). Al-Riyadiya. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "الظفرة يتعاقد مع المدرب البرازيلي ميكالي" (in Arabic). ahram.org. 2 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "الظفرة يقيل ميكالي ويكلف الإدريسي بتدريب فريق الكرة" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 2 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Rogério Micale named Egypt U-23 national team manager". KingFut. 7 August 2022.
  27. ↑ "Rogerio Micale departs as Egypt U-20 head coach". CAF Online. 31 December 2024.
  28. ↑ "Londrina anuncia o campeão olímpico Rogério Micale como novo técnico" [Londrina announce the Olympic champion Rogério Micale as new head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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