New American volleyball league announces Paulo Coco is saying goodbye to Praia Clube: “Heart squeezed” | volleyball

The assistant coach of the Brazilian national team and former coach of Praia Clube has been confirmed for the next season of League One Volleyball (LOV), the sport’s new American league. He had confirmed his departure from the Minas Gerais club last week. On social media, he said goodbye to the club he led for seven seasons “with a heavy heart and a feeling of accomplishment.” Read the full below.

Paulo Coco was announced as a Pro Coach, who, according to LOV, “are coaches who have competed and won at the highest levels of play in international volleyball.” It has not yet been announced which team he will lead in the United States. However, Paulo Coco should stay in charge of Atlanta for two years.

On his Instagram page, Paulo Coco said goodbye to Praia Clube. In the message, he said that he leaves the Uberlândia team with a broken heart, but with a feeling of duty accomplished.

The former coach defined his period at the club as intense years and that the unprecedented titles and unforgettable moments will never leave his memory.

Read Paulo Coco’s message:

I leave Dentil/Praia Clube with a heavy heart and a feeling of accomplishment. These were years of hard work, passion, fulfillment, dedication, friendship and commitment.

I hope to have contributed to the growth of this incredible project that has become a reference in Brazilian volleyball.

Together we won unprecedented titles and experienced unforgettable moments that will never leave my memory.

These were intense years, built with the participation of many people.

I thank everyone at Praia Clube; presidents, directors, managers, administrators, sports companions, collaborators, partners and employees.

The support of the Arcom family was fundamental. Without them, none of this would have been possible.

A warm thank you to the entire population of Uberlândia; mayor, public managers and, mainly, the fans who have always been on our side.

To conclude, a special thank you to everyone on the team; management, supervision, logistics, members of all CTs and all the athletes who were the protagonists of this process.

Thank you for being by my side, believing in your work, accepting the challenges and dedicating yourself day to day in an intense work routine.

I wish you much success and achievements!

Last Friday, Paulo Coco confirmed to reporter Gleudo Fonseca, from TV Integração, that he left the technical command of Praia Clube . The coach said he received the invitation before the quarter-finals of the Women’s Superliga and informed Praia Clube before facing Sesc-Flamengo, in the semi-final.

Praia Clube, according to the coach, had the intention of renewing, but negotiations did not progress. Right after the final against Minas, he spent the day talking to his wife, and decided to accept the proposal to go to the United States.

On Monday, one day after the defeat in the Superliga decision, he met with the Praia Clube board and it was decided, after a meeting with the Sports Manager at Praia Clube, André Lellis, and the volleyball supervisor, Bruno Vilela , that he would leave the club.

Assistant to José Roberto Guimarães on the Brazilian women’s team, Paulo Coco took charge of the Minas Gerais club in the 2017/18 season, when he arrived to replace Ricardo Picinin.

Paulo Coco led Praia Clube to the two main titles in the club’s history: winning the Women’s Volleyball Super League in the 2017/18 and 2022/23 seasons. The coach also won three Mineiros championships for the Uberlândia team (2019, 2021 and 2023), two South American championships (2021 and 2023), four Super Cups (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) and one Copa Brasil (2024).