May 2011, but was sacked on 1 August. On 6 January, he had his first managerial experience abroad after being named in charge of Japanese club Cerezo Osaka, but was relieved of his duties on 27 August and subsequently replaced by compatriot Levir Culpi. On 6 December 2012, Soares replaced Argel Fuchs at the helm of Avaí. Sacked the following 10 March, he was named in charge of Ceará on 18 August 2013, in the place of Sérgio Guedes. Soares resigned from Ceará on 22 October 2014, and was appointed Bahia manager on 22 December. On 6 October of the following year, after five winless matches, he was sacked, and took over São Bernardo on 26 February 2016. Soares was announced back at Ceará on 4 April 2016, with the move being effective seven days later. On 14 November, it was announced that his contract would not be renewed, and he returned to Santo André on 28 February 2017. On 3 April 2017, Soares agreed to become the manager of another club he represented as a player, Goiás, but was sacked on 27 May after four winless matches. He returned to Santo André for the 2018 Campeonato Paulista on 11 October 2017, and left after the competition ended. On 29 June 2018, Soares took over Londrina also in the second level, but was dismissed on 4 August. On 11 February 2019, he returned to São Bernardo, and later moved to ABC on 15 May. Sacked by ABC on 9 June 2019, and was appointed in charge of Ferroviária the following 17 January. He was dismissed by the latter on 27 March 2020, and returned to Juventus on 4 January 2021. Soares was dismissed by Juventus on 4 May 2021, and was named manager of neighbouring Portuguesa for the 2022 campaign on 11 November. He won the 2022 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 with the club, before departing on 4 October of that year. Career statistics Managerial statistics Titles Player Al-Hilal UAFA Club Cup: 1994, 1995 Palmeiras Campeonato Paulista: 1996 Santo André Copa Paulista: 2003 Copa do Brasil: 2004 Manager Grêmio Barueri Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2006 Santo André Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2008 Ceará Campeonato Cearense: 2014 Bahia Campeonato Baiano: 2015 Portuguesa Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2022 References External links sports.geocities.jp 1967 births Living people Brazilian football managers Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate football managers Expatriate