Rogério Micale

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.

Early career

Micale started his coaching career in 1999 with his first club Portuguesa, being a youth coach. 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; 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. On 31 December 2010, he was appointed head coach of Grêmio Prudente, but his reign only lasted 21 days and two matches.

Brazil national team

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. 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. 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.

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Figueirense Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2008 Atlético Mineiro Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores: 2009, 2011 Brazil Olympic Summer Olympics Gold medal: 2016 Brazil Pan American Games Bronze medal: 2015 Individual Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: March 2021