Brazil squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He would lead the squad to a quarterfinal exit. Tite is noted for not having a preferred captain - as of May 2018, he had named 15 different captains in 19 matches. As of May 2019, he had used a total of 16 in 21 matches, with Neymar being the most common one with a total of seven matches. In August 2018, Tite decided to have Neymar as the fixed captain as an opportunity for him to demonstrate maturity following his behavior at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2019, however, he handed the armband to Dani Alves following Neymar's incident with a spectator at the 2019 Coup de France final. On 25 July 2018, Brazil manager Tite signed a new contract which keeps him with the five-time world champions until the end of the 2022 World Cup. In 2019, Tite led the Brazil national team to win the 2019 Copa América on home soil; this was Brazil's 9th Copa America title, their first Copa America in 12 years, and their first trophy in 6 years. In February 2022, Tite revealed that he intended to step down as manager of Brazil after the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 9 December 2022, Tite confirmed that he would leave Brazil, following their elimination from the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Croatia on penalties. Managerial statistics Honours ManagerVeranópolis Campeonato Gaúcho – Segunda Divisão: 1993Caxias Campeonato Gaúcho: 2000Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho: 2001 Copa do Brasil: 2001Internacional Copa Sudamericana: 2008 Campeonato Gaúcho: 2009 Suruga Bank Championship: 2009Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011, 2015 Copa Libertadores de America: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup: 2012 Campeonato Paulista: 2013 Recopa Sudamericana: 2013Brazil Superclásico de las Américas: 2018 Copa América: 2019Individual' Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Coach of the Year: 2015 Personal life Tite is married to Rosmari and has a daughter and son Mateus Bachi, who played NCAA Division II soccer at Carson–Newman University. Tite is a practising Roman Catholic. As a youth, he studied physical education under Luiz Felipe Scolari at school. Like Scolari, Bacchi family immigrated from Italy. Scolari went on to be his mentor and then rival as a coach. He went on to graduate in physical education at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. See also List of Brazil national football team managers References External links 1961 births Living people People from Caxias do Sul Brazilian