Muricy Ramalho

During his playing career in the 1970s, Ramalho was a midfielder with São Paulo. Between 1973 and 1978, he played 177 games for the club, scoring 26 goals. Later in his career, he played in Mexico, being almost unknown in Brazil during that time. He was not called up for the 1978 World Cup due to a knee injury. After retiring, he started his career as a head coach.

Ramalho started his head coaching career as the head coach of Mexican club Puebla. He managed several clubs, including São Paulo, his former club as a player, and Internacional.

"Expressinho"

Ramalho was the São Paulo youth squad head coach between 1994 and 1996. He was the manager of the São Paulo team that won the Copa CONMEBOL in 1994. That team was formed from reserve and youth players, receiving the nickname "Expressinho". Despite the technical limitations of the team, São Paulo won the cup, defeating Peñarol of Uruguay in the final. Players such as Denílson and Rogério Ceni were discovered by Ramalho during the competition.

2006–2009

After working for Internacional, including taking them to runners-up in the Campeonato Brasileiro de 2005, on January 3, 2006, he went back to manage São Paulo, signing a one-year contract, ten years after his first stint with the club. He was the head coach of São Paulo for three years, winning the Série A three times in a row. His methods and the playing style of his team did not win universal admiration, however. After a poor start in the league and being eliminated from the Libertadores Cup in 2009 to Cruzeiro, his fourth consecutive elimination from the tournament, the board fired him.

2009

After almost a month of negotiations, Ramalho agreed to manage the team of Palmeiras, signing a contract on July 22, 2009.

2010

After six months as Palmeiras' head coach, Ramalho was fired on February 18,…

After retiring as a coach, Muricy worked as a commentator on the Sportv channel. In 2021, he was invited to take on the role of sports coordinator of São Paulo FC in Julio Casares' administration, a position he held until January 2026 when he left due to worsening health problems.

Player

São Paulo Campeonato Paulista: 1975 Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo: 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1977 Puebla Liga MX: 1982-83

Manager

São Paulo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006, 2007, 2008 Copa CONMEBOL: 1994 Copa Masters CONMEBOL: 1996 Shanghai Shenhua Chinese FA Cup: 1998 Chinese FA Super Cup: 1998 Náutico Campeonato Pernambucano: 2001, 2002 Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2003, 2005 São Caetano Campeonato Paulista: 2004 Fluminense Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010 Santos Copa Libertadores: 2011 Recopa Sudamericana: 2012 Campeonato Paulista: 2011, 2012