Eduardo Barroca


Eduardo de Souza Barroca is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of Coritiba.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barroca started his career at Flamengo in 2000, working as a fitness coach of the under-13 squad. In 2003 he moved to Madureira, being appointed assistant manager.
Barroca's first managerial experience occurred with Sendas in 2007, as he was in charge of the under-17s; the following year, he was named first team manager. In 2009, he joined Pão de Açúcar EC as an assistant.
In January 2011, after a short stint as Corinthians' under-17 manager, Barroca joined Bahia, working as Rogério Lourenço's assistant. On 9 February 2011, he was the club's interim manager during a 2–0 Campeonato Baiano defeat of Camaçari, as Lourenço was sacked.
Barroca acted as an interim for Bahia in a further eight occasions, being also the youngest manager to win a Série A match after defeating Flamengo on 4 September 2011, aged only 29. On 18 May 2013, he left the club, and subsequently returned to Sendas to work as an assistant manager of the under-20s. The following January, he joined Botafogo as a permanent assistant manager of the first team.
On 2 June 2014, Barroca signed for Fluminense to work as a coordinator. The following 5 January, he was named Doriva's assistant at Vasco da Gama.
On 1 March 2016, Barroca returned to Botafogo, being named manager of the under-20 squad. On 29 May 2018, he moved back to Corinthians, also as an under-20 manager.
On 14 April 2019, Barroca was announced as manager of Botafogo, replacing fired Zé Ricardo.. On 6 October, however, he was himself sacked after a poor run of results, and took over Atlético Goianiense eight days later.
In December 2019, after taking Atlético to the top tier, Barroca left the club, and was appointed manager of another newly-promoted side, Coritiba, on 20 December.