Mário Henrique de Souza Rocha (born 31 January 1980), known as Mário Henrique, is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently the head coach of Azuriz' under-20 team.

Mário Henrique
Personal information
Full name Mário Henrique de Souza Rocha
Date of birth (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Team information
Current team
Azuriz U20 (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2007 Mixto (assistant)
2008 Rondonópolis (assistant)
2012 Tanabi U17
2013 Mirassol U17
2013 Mixto (assistant)
2015 Barretos (assistant)
2015 Comercial-SP (assistant)
2016–2017 Novorizontino U17
2018–2019 Novorizontino U20
2019 Mirassol U17
2020 Mirassol U20
2020–2021 Cuiabá (assistant)
2021 Cruzeiro U17
2022 Cruzeiro U20
2022 Goiás U17
2023 Goiás U20
2023 Goiás (interim)
2024– Azuriz U20

Career

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Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Mário Henrique began his career as an assistant of Mixto and Rondonópolis, before working as an under-17 coach at Tanabi and Mirassol. He returned to Mixto in 2013, being later a fitness coach of Rio Preto and Itumbiara during the 2014 campaign.[1]

In 2016, after being an assistant at Barretos and Comercial-SP, Mário Henrique became the under-17 coach of Novorizontino.[2] After working with the under-20 squad, he returned to Mirassol and their under-17 team in 2019; in November of that year, he took over the under-20s.[3]

In December 2020, Mário Henrique was an interim head coach of Cuiabá during two Campeonato Mato-Grossense matches against Luverdense.[4] On 3 February 2021, he was named coach of the under-17 side of Cruzeiro.[5]

On 14 February 2022, after a period in charge of the under-20s, Mário Henrique was dismissed by Cruzeiro.[6] Eight days later, he joined the under-17 squad of Goiás to work as their coach.[7]

Promoted to the under-20 squad of the Esmeraldino in November 2022,[8] Mário Henrique was named interim head coach of the main squad for the remaining matches of the 2023 Série A on 14 November, replacing sacked Armando Evangelista.[9]

Honours

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Goiás U20

References

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  1. ^ "Presidente apresenta novo projeto para as categorias de base do clube" [President presents new project for the youth categories of the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goiás EC. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Mário Henrique, técnico do sub-17 do Novorizontino, comemora feito histórico" [Mário Henrique, head coach of the under-17 team of Novorizontino, celebrates historical feat] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Crias do Leão se reapresentam para a Copa SP 2020" [Crias do Leão are back for the 2020 Copa SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mirassol FC. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Com jogadores recuperados da Covid-19 em campo, Cuiabá bate Luverdense e abre vantagem nas quartas do Mato-grossense" [With players recovered from Covid-19 on the field, Cuiabá defeat Luverdense and get an advantage in the quarterfinals of the Mato-grossense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia técnico Mário Henrique como novo comandante do Sub-17" [Cruzeiro announce head coach Mário Henrique in charge of the under-17s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Cruzeiro: Técnico Mário Henrique é demitido do comando do sub-20" [Cruzeiro: Head coach Mário Henrique is sacked from the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Tempo. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Novo treinador Sub-17 do Goiás, Mário Henrique fala sobre o projeto de reformulação da base" [New head coach of the under-17s of Goiás, Mário Henrique talks about the project to revamp the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esmeraldino. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Goiás anuncia mudanças nos comandos técnicos das equipes sub-15, sub-17 e sub-20" [Goiás announce changes in the technical commands of the under-15, under-17 and under-20 teams] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Mário Henrique, do time sub-20, assume o Goiás até o fim da Série A" [Mário Henrique, from the under-20 team, takes over Goiás until the end of the Série A] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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