Osvaldo Lessa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Lessa Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2021– | Madura United (Fitness Coach) | ||
Osvaldo Lessa Filho (born 23 September 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football manager.
Temporarily while in charge of Persipura, he went back to his native Brazil for a coaching course.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Persipura Jayapura
[edit]Lessa 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
[edit]Soon after, Lessa joined Madura United, where he served as the physiotherapist and assistant manager.[8][9] Eventually, he left them too in 2017.[10]
In 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 17 June 2017, Lessa was ousted from his job by the club and Hartono Ruslan replaced him as caretaker coach.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Sidomi - Sidomi".
- ^ "Persipura Diminta Tak Pakai Lagi Pelatih Osvaldo Lessa". 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Oswaldo Lessa Merasa Bakal Dipecat Persipura Jayapura | Goal.com".
- ^ "Berita & Hasil Indonesia | Goal.com".
- ^ "Persipura Pecat Pelatih Osvaldo Lessa". April 2016.
- ^ "RESMI,Oswaldo Lessa Gabung Madura United - beritajatim news". beritajatim.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Oswaldo Lessa Gabung, Posisi Gomes Tetap Aman di Madura United". 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Oswaldo Pelatih Fisik Tinggalkan Madura United - beritajatim news". beritajatim.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Oswaldo Lessa Semakin Dekat Ke Madura United FC | Goal.com".
- ^ "Osvaldo Lessa Kembalikan Karakter Sriwijaya FC | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.
- ^ Lawan Mitra Kukar jadi laga hidup mati bagi Osvaldo Lessa [dead link]
- ^ a b "Osvaldo Lessa: Jika Kalah, Saya Keluar dari Sriwijaya". bola.akurat.co. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Sriwijaya FC Pecat Oswaldo Lessa | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.