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DeutschCleber Xavier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cleber Márcio Serpa Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Alegrete, Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1990–1995 | Internacional (youth) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Bragantino (youth) | ||
| 1996–2001 | Grêmio (youth) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Grêmio (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Grêmio (interim) | ||
| 2003–2004 | São Caetano (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Atlético Mineiro (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Palmeiras (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Al Ain (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Internacional (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Bahia (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Al Wahda (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2022 | Brazil (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Flamengo (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Santos | ||
Cleber Márcio Serpa Xavier (born 29 March 1964) is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Santos.
Early life
[edit]Born in Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul,[1] Xavier only played for amateur sides in his hometown before retiring due to knee injuries. He then moved to Porto Alegre to study physical education, and started working in 1988 at Bráulio's football school named "Escolinha Garoto de Ouro".[2]
Career
[edit]Assistant
[edit]In 1990, Xavier started working in the youth categories of Internacional as a fitness coach and youth coach, after being recommended by Bráulio.[2] He then coached the youth sides of Bragantino and Grêmio, before being promoted to the latter's first team in 2001, as an assistant coach; at that time, the club was also signing a new head coach, Tite.[2]
In their first year of partnership, Xavier would help Tite by scouting their opponents of the 2001 Copa do Brasil, won by the club.[3][4] He also had his first experience as a head coach on 27 September 2001; with the club already assured in the first position of the 2001 Copa Mercosur, Tite opted to stay in Porto Alegre to prepare for a match against Santa Cruz,[5] and Xavier led the side in a 1–1 away draw against Universidad de Chile.
In June 2003, Xavier became the interim head coach of Grêmio after Tite resigned, leading the side in a 3–1 home win over Fortaleza.[6][7] After the arrival of Darío Pereyra as head coach, Xavier left the club and reunited with Tite as his assistant at São Caetano.
Xavier continued to work as Tite's assistant in the following years, representing Corinthians (three spells), Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, Al Ain and Internacional. In August 2010, with Tite unemployed, he became Márcio Araújo's assistant at Bahia, but only lasted 17 days in the role before rejoining Tite's staff at Al Wahda.[8]
In June 2016, Xavier became one of the assistant coaches of the Brazil national team, after Tite was named head coach.[9] He departed with Tite after the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and also worked alonsgide him at Flamengo before announcing the desire to become a head coach in October 2024.[10]
Santos
[edit]On 29 April 2025, Xavier had his first experience as head coach, after being appointed at the helm of Santos on a contract until the end of the year.[11]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 28 April 2025
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Grêmio (interim)[a] |  | 27 September 2001 | 27 September 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | [5] |
| Grêmio (interim) | 3 June 2003 | 8 June 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | [7] | |
| Santos | 29 April 2025 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | — | |||
- Notes
- ^ Interim head coach as Tite opted to stay in Porto Alegre
References
[edit]- ^ "Do teatro, do bar e do campo, Cleber Xavier é o avesso de Tite na comissão da seleção brasileira" [From the theatre, the bar and the fields, Cleber Xavier is the opposite of Tite in the staff of the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Do interior gaúcho à Rússia: como Cleber Xavier virou auxiliar e braço direito de Tite" [From the gaúcho countryside to Russia: how Cleber Xavier became an assistant and right hand of Tite] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Auxiliar de Tite revê o Grêmio após ter espionado Corinthians em 2001" [Tite's assistant revisits Grêmio after having spied on Corinthians in 2001] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "'O número 2': 'parceirabilidade' une Tite e o 'espião' Cléber Xavier" ['The number 2': 'partnershipness' brings Tite and the 'spy' Cléber Xavier together] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Reservas do Grêmio enfrentam o Universidad, do Chile" [Grêmio's reserves face Universidad, in Chile] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 26 September 2001. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Em crise, Grêmio recebe o Fortaleza no Olímpico" [In a crisis, Grêmio host Fortaleza at the Olímpico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 7 June 2003. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Os sete pecados capitais do Grêmio" [Grêmio's seven deadly sins] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Em 2010, Tite recusou oferta do Bahia, mas "emprestou" auxiliar para ajudar equipe na Série B" [In 2010, Tite refused an offer from Bahia, but "loaned" assistant to help the club in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia saída e confirma Tite como novo treinador da Seleção" [Corinthians announce departure and confirm Tite as head coach of the national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Auxiliar de Tite por 24 anos, Cléber Xavier anuncia que vai virar treinador" [Assistant of Tite for 24 years, Cléber Xavier announces he will become a head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Cleber Xavier é o novo técnico do Santos FC" [Cleber Xavier is the new head coach of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Cleber Xavier coach profile at Soccerway