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Fábio Matias
Brazilian football manager (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fábio Henrique Matias (born 25 September 1979) is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current head coach of Portuguesa.
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Matias was born in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo, and was a goalkeeper at União Barbarense's youth setup. He never played as a senior, and subsequently started his coaching career in 2000, as a goalkeeping and fitness coach for Rio Branco-SP's under-15 side.[1]
Matias' first coaching experience occurred with his Guarani, being in charge of the under-17 squad. In 2011, he joined Desportivo Brasil to become their under-17 coach, and won the 2012 U17 Campeonato Paulista with the side.[2]
Matias moved to Grêmio in 2014, again as an under-17 coach. On 20 February 2016, he signed for cross-town rivals Internacional under the same role,[3] and was appointed in charge of the latter's under-20s the following year.[4]
Matias left Inter on 23 February 2018,[5] and took over Figuerense's under-20s roughly one month later.[6] On 25 March 2019, he moved back to Internacional, again as coach of the under-20s.[7] With the latter, he won the 2020 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[8]
On 26 February 2021, after the departure of Abel Braga, Matias was named interim head coach of the first team for the first rounds of the 2021 Campeonato Gaúcho.[9] His first match in charge occurred on 1 March, a 1–0 win over Juventude.
Matias subsequently returned to his previous role with the under-20s after Miguel Ángel Ramírez took over the main squad. On 21 July 2021, he was named head coach of Flamengo's under-20 side.[10]
Matias left Fla on 6 May 2022, and joined Red Bull Bragantino to work with the reserve and under-23 team.[11] On 8 January 2024, he moved to Botafogo to become the permanent assistant coach of their main squad.[12]
On 22 February 2024, Matias was named interim head coach of Botafogo, after Tiago Nunes was dismissed.[13] After just one defeat in ten matches, he returned to his previous role after the appointment of Artur Jorge.[14]
On 12 June 2024, Matias was named head coach of Série B side Coritiba.[15] On 23 July, after a 4–0 loss to Santos, he was sacked.[16]
On 27 October 2024, Matias took over Juventude in the top tier, replacing Jair Ventura.[17] Despite avoiding relegation, he left the club by mutual consent on 11 May 2025,[18] and took over Atlético Goianiense in the second division five days later.[19]
On 18 July 2025, Matias was sacked by Atlético.[20] On 30 September, he agreed to become the head coach of Portuguesa ahead of the upcoming season.[21]
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Managerial statistics
- As of 23 July 2025.
- Notes
- Coached the club in the 2018 Copa Santa Catarina as they fielded an under-23 squad in the entire competition
- Interim as the club fielded an under-20 squad in two 2022 Campeonato Carioca matches
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Honours
- Internacional U20
- Botafogo
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