Stefano Cugurra

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cugurra and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Stefano Cugurra and nicknamed as Teco, is a Brazilian football coach.^[1] who is the current head coach of Indonesian club Bali United.

Stefano Cugurra

Cugurra in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1974-07-25) 25 July 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Team information
Current team	Bali United (head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2009	Kuala Muda Naza
2010–2013	Chiangrai United
2013–2014	Phuket
2014–2015	Osotspa Samut Prakan
2015–2016	Royal Thai Navy
2017–2018	Persija Jakarta
2019–	Bali United

Started his career in Indonesia as a physical coach at Persebaya Surabaya in 2004, he rose into prominence when he was coaching Persija Jakarta in late 2017. In 2018, he brought Persija to its first Indonesian top league title since 2001. Afterwards, he moved to Bali United, in which he won his second consecutive league title; it is the first Balinese club to win an Indonesian top league title.

Managerial career

Bali United

On 14 January 2019, Bali United appointed Cugurra as their new manager, replacing Widodo Cahyono Putro. On the same day eight new players were announced. The players are Gunawan Dwi Cahyo, Michael Orah, Samuel Reimas, Ahmad Maulana Putra, Gusti Sandria, Haudi Abdillah, Leonard Tupamahu, and a Brazilian player Willian Pacheco.^[2] Cugurra's first competitive match in charge was a 3-0 win against Blitar United in the second-round of 2018-19 Piala Indonesia.^[3] In February, Cugurra signed Portuguese midfielder Paulo Sérgio to fill up the foreign player quota.^[4] On 16 May 2019, Cugurra's first league game, against Persebaya ended with a 2-1 win for his team, thanks to goal from Spasojević and new signing Paulo Sérgio, who scored on his debut.^[5]

Honours

Manager

Persija Jakarta

• Liga 1: 2018

Bali United

• Liga 1: 2019, 2021–22

Individual

• Liga 1 Best Coach: 2018, 2019
• APPI Indonesian Soccer Awards Best Coach: 2019

References

1. Stefano Cugurra at Soccerway
2. Hermawan, Reynaldi (14 January 2019). "Bersamaan dengan Teco, Bali United Umumkan 8 Pemain Baru". iNews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
3. Dayat Huri (25 January 2019). "Tekuk Blitar United, Debut Sempurna Teco Bersama Bali United". LigaOlahraga (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
4. "SWASTI PRAPTA! PAULO SERGIO LENGKAPI EMPAT PEMAIN ASING BALI UNITED MUSIM INI". Bali United Official Website. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
5. "GOL PAULO SERGIO JADI PENENTU KEMENANGAN PENTING BALI UNITED DI LAGA PERDANA MUSIM INI". Bali United Official Website. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links

• Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues's Biodata
• Profile at Goal