Raphael Laruccia

Raphael Laruccia
Personal information
Full name Raphael Laruccia
Date of birth (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Team information
Current team
Corinthians U20 (head coach)
Youth career
Years Team
Guarulhos
Portuguesa
Managerial career
2017 Taboão da Serra U15
2018 Guarulhos U15
2018–2020 Flamengo-SP U20
2020 Flamengo-SP
2021–2022 Flamengo-SP U20
2022–2024 Avaí U20
2024 Corinthians U17
2024– Corinthians U20
2024 Corinthians (interim)

Raphael Laruccia (born 16 May 1985) is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Corinthians' under-20 team.

Career

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Born in São Paulo, Laruccia played for Guarulhos and Portuguesa as a youth but subsequently retired.[1] He worked with the under-15 sides of Taboão da Serra and Guarulhos before joining Flamengo-SP as an under-20 coach in October 2018.[2]

On 6 February 2020, Laruccia was announced as head coach of Flamengo's first team for the year's Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.[3] He returned to the under-20s for the 2021 season, before moving to Avaí in May 2022;[4] initially an assistant coach of the under-20 squad, he became the head coach of the category just months later.

In September 2023, Laruccia was named in charge of the under-21 squad of Avaí which was playing in the year's Copa Santa Catarina.[5] On 1 February 2024, he left the club to join Corinthians' under-17 team.[6]

On 23 June 2024, Laruccia was named head coach of the under-20 side of Timão.[7] On 2 July, he was named interim head coach of the main squad, replacing sacked António Oliveira.[8]

Laruccia's first professional match in charge occurred on 4 July 2024, a 3–2 home win over Vitória.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Interino do Corinthians tem só 15 jogos no profissional e trocou bola por faculdade" [Corinthians' interim only has 15 professional matches and swapped ball for university] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Raphael Laruccia é o novo técnico da Sub-20 do Flamengo Guarulhos" [Raphael Laruccia is the new head coach of the under-20 team of Flamengo Guarulhos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). G7 News. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Segundona: Flamengo anuncia treinador 'de casa' para tentar o acesso" [Segundona: Flamengo announce 'home-grown' head coach to try to win promotion] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "RAPHAEL LARUCCIA: Sub-20 do Avaí ganha reforço na comissão técnica!" [RAPHAEL LARUCCIA: Avaí's under-20s receive an addition in the technical staff!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Treinadores do Brasil. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Avaí terá "novo" comando para a disputa da Copa SC" [Avaí will have a "new" command for the Copa SC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Técnico do Avaí sub-20 deixa o clube rumo ao Corinthians" [Head coach of Avaí under-20s leaves the club towards Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Raphael Laruccia é o novo técnico do Sub-20" [Raphael Laruccia is the new head coach of the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Raphael Laruccia: quem é o técnico interino do Corinthians" [Raphael Laruccia: who is the interim head coach of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Placar. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Após vitória do Corinthians, interino Raphael Laruccia diz: "Emoção indescritível"" [After Corinthians' win, interim Raphael Laruccia says: "Unexplainable emotion"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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