Autuori negotiates with Coritiba
Coritiba has advanced negotiations to hire Paulo Autuori to be the new technical director of alviverde. At Alto da Glória, the experienced manager will meet Coxa’s current football executive, William Thomas. The pair worked together at rival Athletico.
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The information was initially released by ge.com. Coritiba’s board of directors has not yet commented on the matter. Autuori’s last job was as technical director of Cruzeiro, a club he left in April this year.
In addition to Autuori’s arrival, Coxa is still in the market looking for a new coach to replace Guto Ferreira.
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Autuori is Coritiba’s “old dream”
Hiring Paulo Autuori for the football department is an old dream for Coritiba. The professional approached Coxa on at least two occasions.
In 2014, Autuori was one of the mentors, alongside João Paulo Medina and former midfielder Alex, of the football project created by one of the candidates in the thigh-white election that year. The project would be one of the pillars of the victory of the ticket led by Rogério Bacellar.
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In 2023, Autuori returned to negotiate with Coxa. After leaving Atlético Nacional, in Colombia, he reached an agreement with Coritiba, but the negotiations failed and he would subsequently take the position at Cruzeiro.
Close to Coritiba, Autuori made history at rival Athletico
Autuori ended up making history at rival Athletico. He took over Furacão as coach in 2016 and 2017. Afterwards, he became the club’s technical coordinator. He would return to the position of technical coordinator of Rubro-Negro in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
