Gustavo Leal (football manager)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leal and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Gustavo Leal
Personal information
Full name Gustavo José da Silva Leal
Date of birth (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Petrópolis, Brazil
Team information
Current team
 Everton Viña del Mar (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2011 Serrano U15
2012 Imperial U20
2012 Imperial (interim)
2012–2013 Imperial
2013 Mesquita
2013–2014 Quissamã
2014–2017 Fluminense U17
2018 Šamorín (interim)
2018 Šamorín
2019 Fluminense U20
2019–2021 Brazil U20 (assistant)
2021 Brazil U23 (assistant)
2022–2023 Atlético San Luis (assistant)
2023–2024 Atlético San Luis
2025– Everton Viña del Mar
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil (as assistant coach)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team

Gustavo José da Silva Leal (born 9 May 1986) is a Brazilian professional football manager currently in charge of Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar.

Career

Early career

Born and raised in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro,[1] Leal graduated in Physical Education at the Catholic University of Petrópolis,[2] and began working with football in 2006, as a fitness coach.[3] He was in charge of Serrano[4] and Imperial's youth sides,[5] before becoming the head coach of the latter's first team on 6 April 2012; he previously acted as an interim for the side in one match, a 0–0 draw against Sampaio Corrêa-RJ.[6]

After avoiding relegation from the Campeonato Carioca Série B, Leal was kept as head coach for the 2013 season,[7] but the club withdrew from the competition in March. On 3 April 2013, he was appointed in charge of Mesquita,[8] but left in June after suffering relegation.

In October 2013, Leal took over Quissamã for the remaining matches of the year's Copa Rio.[9][10] He left the club the following 15 February, to join the youth categories of Fluminense.[11] He worked at the club's under-17 squad, before being named interim coach of affiliate side ŠTK Šamorín in Slovakia on 1 March 2018, after Mika Lönnström left.[12]

Confirmed as head coach of Šamorín in July 2018,[13] Leal was replaced by Sanjin Alagić in December, and returned to Fluminense as their under-20 coach.[14]

Assistant roles

While he was coaching the Fluminense youth team, Leal was invited to join the Brazil national under-20 team, managed by André Jardine, as an assistant. He would subsequently go on to advise the under-23 team, for which he was part of the squad that participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.[3][15]

In February 2022, after Jardine was appointed as manager of the Mexican team Atlético San Luis, Leal was selected as the club's technical assistant.[16]

Atlético San Luis

In June 2023, after Jardine was hired as the head coach of Club América,[17] Leal was convinced by Atlético San Luis to remain at the team and become the head coach, being announced as their manager on 20 June.[16] He was sacked on 29 April 2024, after the end of the 2024 Clausura tournament.[18]

Everton Viña del Mar

On 13 December 2024, Leal moved to Chile and was presented as manager of Everton de Viña del Mar.[19]

Managerial statistics

As of 15 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Imperial (interim) Brazil 14 February 2012 14 February 2012 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 [6][20]
Imperial 6 April 2012 March 2013 13 4 3 6 17 23 −6 030.77 [20]
Mesquita 3 April 2013 June 2013 11 1 1 9 5 19 −14 009.09 [21]
Quissamã 4 October 2013 15 February 2014 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 020.00 [22][23]
Šamorín (interim) Slovakia 1 March 2018 21 July 2018 13 7 3 3 16 13 +3 053.85
Šamorín 21 July 2018 21 December 2018 21 9 4 8 42 29 +13 042.86
Atlético San Luis Mexico 20 June 2023 29 April 2024 41 15 4 22 65 76 −11 036.59
Everton Viña del Mar Chile 13 December 2024 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Career total 105 37 18 50 149 165 −16 035.24 —

References

  1. ^ "Talentos petropolitanos que elevam o nome da cidade no Brasil e no mundo: Gustavo Leal" [Petropolitanos talents who lift the name of the city in Brazil and in the world: Gustavo Leal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna de Petrópolis. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ex-aluno da UCP é medalha de ouro nas Olimpíadas" [Former UCP alumni wins golden medal in the Olympics] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Catholic University of Petrópolis. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Petropolitano vai atuar como auxiliar técnico da seleção nos Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio" [Petropolitano will act as an assistant coach of the national team in Tokyo Olympics] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sou Petrópolis. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Serrano joga em casa pelas categorias de base" [Serrano play at home in the youth categories] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Serrano FC. Retrieved 15 December 2024. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Juniores do Imperial começam a treinar dia 14 e interessados podem fazer testes" [Imperial under-20s start training on the 14th and interested parties may make trials] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Movimento Esportivo de Petrópolis. Retrieved 15 December 2024. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "João Francisco deixa o comando do Imperial e Gustavo Leal assume" [João Francisco leaves the command of Imperial and Gustavo Leal takes over] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Imperial se reapresenta para a Série B do Carioca após o carnaval" [Imperial return for the Carioca Série B after the carnival] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Gustavo Leal é o novo técnico do Mesquita" [Gustavo Leal is the new head coach of Mesquita] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Na reta final da Copa Rio, Quissamã contrata Gustavo Leal" [In the final rounds of the Copa Rio, Quissamã sign Gustavo Leal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 4 October 2013. [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Gustavo Leal: "Estou metade feliz e metade triste"" [Gustavo Leal: "I am half happy half sad"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Rumo ao Flu, Gustavo Leal fará jogo de despedida do Quissa neste sábado" [Moving to Flu, Gustavo Leal will make farewell match from Quissa this Saturday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Orgulho da diretoria, projeto Flu Samorin vira alvo e pode ser encerrado em breve" [Pride of the board, Flu Samorin become a target and may be closed down soon] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Novo técnico do Flu Samorin confia em melhor temporada da equipe na história" [New head coach of Flu Samorin trusts in best season of the team in history] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Gustavo Leal é o novo treinador do time sub-20 do Fluminense" [Gustavo Leal is the new head coach of the under-20 team of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ Peña, Karen (1 July 2023). "Mundial del 94, el hecho que enamoró a Gustavo Leal del futbol" [1994 World Cup, the tournament which made Gustavo Leal fall in love with football]. ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Gustavo Leal appointed new Atlético San Luis coach". Diario AS. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Club América presenta a André Jardine como su nuevo director técnico para el Apertura 2023" [Club América present André Jardine as their new manager for the 2023 Aperture]. soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Gustavo Leal deja de ser entrenador del Atlético de San Luis tras el Clausura 2024" [Gustavo Leal ceases to be the manager of Atlético de San Luis after the 2024 Clausura]. Milenio (in Spanish). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  19. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (13 December 2024). "Everton da la sorpresa del mercado y presenta a su nuevo técnico: fue campeón olímpico con Brasil" [Everton bring the bomb of the market and present their new manager: was an Olympic champion with Brazil]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  20. ^ a b "IMPERIAL FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B PROFISSIONAIS - 2012" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  21. ^ "MESQUITA FC – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2013" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  22. ^ "QUISSAMÃ FC – COPA RIO 2013" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  23. ^ "QUISSAMÃ FC – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2014" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 15 December 2024.