Osvaldo Lessa
Osvaldo Lessa Filho (born 23 September 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Lessa Filho | ||
| Date of birth | September 23, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–2009 | Al-Ta'ee (fitness coach) | ||
| 2009–2015 | Persipura Jayapura (fitness coach) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Persipura Jayapura | ||
| 2016–2017 | Madura United (assistant and physio) | ||
| 2017 | Sriwijaya | ||
| 2018–2019 | Persipura Jayapura | ||
| 2020 | Persija Jakarta (Interpreter) | ||
Temporarily while in charge of Persipura, he went back to his native Brazil for a coaching course.[1]
Coaching career
Persipura Jayapura
He was given the Persipura Jayapura job in 2015 and replaced Jacksen F. Tiago as manager.[2] He won the 2015 Indonesia Super League and the 2015 AFC Cup in order to stay as manager.[3] Instead, he steered them to a second-place finish in the league and a round-of-16 exit in the AFC Cup. By January 2016, they had requested that he leave Persipura[4] and in March the Brazilian felt some trepidation over a possible dismissal after tying with Arema Cronus and finishing bottom in Group B of the 2016 Bhayangkara Cup.[5] On top of that, former footballer Nico Dimo advised the board to entrust the management to Mettu Dwaramury, Chris Leo Yarangga and Fernado Fairio instead as well.[6] Finally, the tactician was relieved of his duties in the beginning of April 2016.[7]
Madura United and Sriwijaya
Soon after, he joined Madura United, where he served as the physiotherapist and assistant manager.[8][9] Eventually, he left them too in 2017.[10]
On April 2017, the Rio de Janeiro native was handed the Sriwijaya F.C. coaching job as the club had shown interest in appointing him by March.[11] He usually uses the 4-3-3 formation in games.[12]
Recording three straight losses in a row in 2017, Lessa was chastised by the Sriwijaya board but was given an opportunity to redeem himself in the fifth round against Mitra Kukar[13][14] which he won 3-1. Supposing they lost, the former physiotherapist could conceivably have been fired by the club's management prematurely.[14]
On June 17 2017, Lessa was ousted from his job by the club and Hartono Ruslan replaced him as caretaker coach.[15]
References
- "Oswaldo Lessa Tetap Latih Persipura Jayapura Di Piala Jenderal Sudirman". Goal.com (in Indonesian). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Osvaldo Lessa Ditunjuk Sebagai Pelatih Baru Persipura". www.infosumbar.net. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- http://sidomi.com/364141/osvaldo-lessa-siap-bawa-persipura-juara-isl-afc-cup-2015/
- https://m.tempo.co/read/news/2016/01/04/099732762/persipura-diminta-tak-pakai-lagi-pelatih-osvaldo-lessa
- http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1391/liga-1-indonesia/2016/03/28/21761332/oswaldo-lessa-merasa-bakal-dipecat-persipura-jayapura
- http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2016/01/04/18957312/mantan-pemain-persipura-jayapura-sarankan-osvaldo-lessa
- http://www.beritasatu.com/sepakbola/357872-persipura-pecat-pelatih-osvaldo-lessa.html
- http://beritajatim.com/olahraga/264498/resmi,oswaldo_lessa_gabung_madura_united.html
- http://www.bola.com/tsc-2016/read/2486916/oswaldo-lessa-gabung-posisi-gomes-tetap-aman-di-madura-united
- http://beritajatim.com/olahraga/286068/oswaldo_pelatih_fisik_tinggalkan_madura_united.html
- http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1391/liga-1-indonesia/2016/04/15/22405942/oswaldo-lessa-semakin-dekat-ke-madura-united-fc
- https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/osvaldo-lessa-kembalikan-karakter-sriwijaya-fc
- http://www.sumberbola.com/lawan-mitra-kukar-jadi-laga-hidup-mati-bagi-osvaldo-lessa/
- http://bola.akurat.co/id-40731-read-osvaldo-lessa-jika-kalah-saya-keluar-dari-sriwijaya
- https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/sriwijaya-fc-pecat-oswaldo-lessa
External links
- Osvaldo Lessa at Footballdatabase