Corinthians announced this Wednesday the Portuguese Vítor Pereira as the new coach of his first team, replacing former player Sylvinho, fired at the beginning of the month due to a poor run of results. “Sport Club Corinthians Paulista agreed to hire Vítor Pereira for the technical command of the main team. The Portuguese coach arrives at ‘Timao’ with contract valid until December 31, 2022″, the Sao Paulo club reported in a statement.
Pereira, 53, has been free since leaving the Turkish Fenerbahçe bench last December, less than six months after taking over.
In his coaching career, He also managed his country’s Porto, Greek Olympiacos, German 1860 Munich, Chinese Shanghai SIPG and Saudi Al-Ahli, among others.
The board of the São Paulo club had been looking for a coach for the first team for 20 days, after the dismissal of Sylvinho, which materialized on February 3 after losing at home against Santos in the São Paulo Championship.
In a video uploaded this Wednesday on the club’s social networks, the president of Corinthians, Duilio Alves, acknowledged that the hiring of Pereira “took longer” than expected, but the “result” was “exactly” what the club “wanted” .
“Now we welcome a guy who was a champion wherever he went and who arrives in Brazil ready to work in a unique club,” celebrated the leader.
