RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — Former Flamengo supervisor Ze Ricardo has been appointed head coach of Cruzeiro for the remainder of the 2023 Brazilian Serie A season, the Belo Horizonte membership stated on Tuesday.
The 52-year-old replaces Pedro Costa, higher often called Pepa, who was sacked final week after a poor run of type that has left the four-time Brazilian Serie A champions twelfth within the 20-team top-flight standings.
Assistant coach Cleber dos Santos and bodily coach Fabio Eiras had been additionally confirmed as new members of the membership’s backroom workers.
It will likely be Ricardo’s first managerial job since he parted methods with Japanese second-tier facet Shimizu S-Pulse in April.
His first sport in cost will likely be an away conflict in opposition to Santos on September 14.
Cruzeiro are owned by legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who started his skilled profession with the membership in 1993.