Zé Ricardo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ricardo Mannarino | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Flamengo (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| São Cristóvão | |||
| Olaria | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2005–2008 | Flamengo (youth) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Audax Rio (youth) | ||
| 2012–2016 | Flamengo (youth) | ||
| 2016– | Flamengo | ||
José Ricardo Mannarino (born 5 June 1971), known as Zé Ricardo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of Flamengo.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Zé Ricardo represented São Cristóvão and Olaria as a youth, but retired at early age. He subsequently appeared professionally in futsal, but retired at the age of 25.
In 1992, aged only 21, Zé Ricardo was appointed manager of futsal club Vila Isabel, and went on to manage Vasco da Gama and Botafogo in the 1990s and still taking charge of adult teams in Italy.
Zé Ricardo arrived at Flamengo in 1998, still in futsal. In 2005, he moved to football, being initially in charge of the youth categories.
In 2008 Zé Ricardo left Fla and was appointed manager of Audax Rio. He returned to the former in 2012, being crowned champions of multiple tournaments with the under-18s and under-20s.
On 26 May 2016, Zé Ricardo was appointed as caretaker of the first team, after Muricy Ramalho resigned due to health problems. His first professional match in charge occurred on 29 May 2016, a 2–1 Série A away win against Ponte Preta.
Zé Ricardo was definitely appointed as first team manager on 14 July 2016.
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