René Simões

{{Infobox football biography

| name = René Simões

| image =René Simões 2006-08-20.jpg

| caption = 2006 Mehr News Agency

| fullname = René Rodrigues Simões

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| currentclub =

| manageryears1 = 1978–1979 | managerclubs1 = Serrano

| manageryears2 = 1980–1981 | managerclubs2 = Olaria

| manageryears3 = 1981–1982 | managerclubs3 = Fluminense (U-23)

| manageryears4 = 1982–1985 | managerclubs4 = Al Qadsia

| manageryears5 = 1985 | managerclubs5 = Mesquita

| manageryears6 = 1986–1987 | managerclubs6 = Portuguesa

| manageryears7 = 1987 | managerclubs7 = Brazil Olympic

| manageryears8 = 1987 | managerclubs8 = Vitória de Guimarães

| manageryears9 = 1988 | managerclubs9 = Brazil U-17

| manageryears10 = 1988 | managerclubs10 = Brazil U-20

| manageryears11 = 1989 | managerclubs11 = Bahia

| manageryears12 = 1989 | managerclubs12 = Al Haiah

| manageryears13 = 1990–1991 | managerclubs13= Al-Rayyan

| manageryears14 = 1991 | managerclubs14 = Ferroviária

| manageryears15 = 1991–1992 | managerclubs15= Ponte Preta

| manageryears16 = 1992–1993 | managerclubs16= Al-Rayyan

| manageryears17 = 1993–1994 | managerclubs17= Al-Arabi (Qatar)

| manageryears18 = 1994–2000 | managerclubs18 = Jamaica

| manageryears19 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs19 = Trinidad and Tobago

| manageryears20 = 2003 | managerclubs20 = Honduras

| manageryears21 = 2004 | managerclubs21 = Al-Khor

| manageryears22 = 2004 | managerclubs22 = Brazil Women

| manageryears23 = 2005 | managerclubs23 = Vitória

| manageryears24 = 2006 | managerclubs24 = Iran U-23

| manageryears25 = 2006 | managerclubs25 = Santa Cruz

| manageryears26 = 2006 | managerclubs26 = Vila Nova

| manageryears27 = 2007 | managerclubs27 = Coritiba

| manageryears28 = 2008 | managerclubs28 = Jamaica

| manageryears29 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs29 = Fluminense

| manageryears30 = 2009 | managerclubs30 = Coritiba

| manageryears31 = 2009 | managerclubs31 = Portuguesa

| manageryears32 = 2009 | managerclubs32 = Costa Rica

| manageryears33 = 2010 | managerclubs33 = Ceará

| manageryears34 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs34 = Atlético Goianiense

| manageryears35 = 2011 | managerclubs35 = Bahia

| manageryears36 = 2011 | managerclubs36 = Barueri

| manageryears37 = 2013 | managerclubs37 = Atlético Goianiense

| manageryears38 = 2015 | managerclubs38 = Botafogo

| manageryears39 = 2015 | managerclubs39 = Figueirense

| manageryears40 = 2017 | managerclubs40 = Macaé

}}

René Rodrigues Simões (born 17 December 1952) is a Brazilian former professional football manager.{{Cite web|last=Andrade|first=Juan|title=René Simões anuncia fim da carreira como técnico e vira coach de Carille|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/rj/serra-lagos-norte/futebol/noticia/rene-simoes-anuncia-fim-da-carreira-como-tecnico-e-vira-coach-de-carille.ghtml|access-date=17 July 2020|website=GloboEsporte.com|date=11 October 2017 |language=pt-br}}

Coaching career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he guided Jamaica national team to the World Cup in France in 1998.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|author=Honauer, Urs|title=Interview - René Simoes, and Jamaica's amazing progress|url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71965.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107085724/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71965.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2008|date=20 June 1997|access-date=21 May 2009}} This was Jamaica's first, and to date, only appearance in the final stages of a World Cup, as well as making Jamaica the first English speaking Caribbean country to qualify for the World Cup. His squad was made up of a few English players of Jamaican parentage, and they were dubbed 'The Reggae Boyz' in the English media.

In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal with the Brazil women's national team. He has also previously coached Trinidad and Tobago. In 2006, he was the head coach and manager of Iran U-23 national team. In 2007 Simões then returned to Brazil to coach Série B Coritiba, where he won the second division. He left Coritiba in November 2008 to accept the position as Jamaica's Technical Director for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. On 11 September 2008 Renê Simões was fired by the Jamaica Football Federation after just nine months in charge due to the country's poor performance in World Cup qualifiers.{{cite news|title =Rene Simoes no longer coach of Jamaica|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/rene-simoes-no-longer-coach-of-jamaica-1.708556?ref=rss|access-date =2 October 2008|date =11 September 2008|publisher=CBC}} On 2 October 2008, he was appointed to manage Fluminense{{cite web|title =Renê Simões é o novo técnico do Fluminense|url =http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/brasileiro2008/mat/2008/10/02/rene_simoes_o_novo_tecnico_do_fluminense-548520796.asp|access-date =2 October 2008|date =2 October 2008|publisher =O Globo Online|language =pt|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081010185956/http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/brasileiro2008/mat/2008/10/02/rene_simoes_o_novo_tecnico_do_fluminense-548520796.asp|archive-date =10 October 2008|df =mdy-all}} and was released on 6 March 2009. Simões then returned to Coritiba at the start of the 2009 Brasileiro but was released after four months, when the club fell to the relegation zone. He then moved to Serie B Portuguesa in São Paulo but Simões resigned in August 2009 after only two weeks as coach of second-division Portuguesa in Brazil, after saying armed men threatened the players in the locker room after a loss. He was appointed as the head coach of the Costa Rica national team on 16 September 2009 after former coach Rodrigo Kenton was sacked due to poor performance in the World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010.

On 20 December 2009, Ceará officially signed Simões as the club's new manager, substituting PC Gusmão who didn't renew with the Brazilian club.[http://home.dgabc.com.br/default.asp?pt=secao&pg=detalhe&c=2&id=5784704&titulo=Rene+Simoes+e+o+novo+tecnico+do+Ceara René Simões é o novo técnico do Ceará - Diário do Grande ABC]

On 31 July 2010, he was announced as the new manager of Atlético Goianiense.

On 10 April 2011, he was announced as the new manager of Bahia.

On 16 February 2012, Simões became director of youth academy of São Paulo. In Cotia, city where the academy is localized, he created the Padrão São Paulo de Qualidade, that tries to improve the footballers formation into the club.{{cite web|url=http://placar.abril.com.br/sao-paulo/rene-simoes/entrevistas/em-cotia-rene-simoes-cria-e-implanta-padrao-sao-paulo-de-qualidade.html |title=Em Cotia, René Simões cria e implanta Padrão São Paulo de Qualidade | Placar |publisher=Placar.abril.com.br |access-date=25 July 2015}} On 7 November 2012, however, Simões left this employ.

After a long time away from football, Simões made his return as the coach of Botafogo for the 2015 season.{{cite web|url=http://odia.ig.com.br/esporte/botafogo/2014-12-13/rene-simoes-assume-o-comando-do-botafogo.html|title=Simoes takes Botafogo command|publisher=O Dia|language=pt|access-date=13 December 2014}}

After coaching Macaé in 2017, Simões retired from coaching and became an advisor for football coaches in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rj/serra-lagos-norte/futebol/noticia/rene-simoes-anuncia-fim-da-carreira-como-tecnico-e-vira-coach-de-carille.ghtml|title=Simoes announces end of coaching career and becomes Carille's advisor|date=11 October 2017 |publisher=ge.com|language=pt|access-date=30 June 2023}}

Coaching honors

1988 South American Youth Championship with Brazil national under-20 football team
1990 Qatari League with Al-Rayyan Sports Club
1990 Sheikh Jassem Cup with Al-Rayyan Sports Club
1997 Jamaica qualified for the 1998 World Cup
1998 Jamaica came 4th in the Gold Cup
1998 Jamaica won the Caribbean Cup
2004 Athens Olympics Silver Medal with Brazil women's national football team
2006 Asian Games Bronze medal with Iran national under-23 football team
2007 Coritiba - Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Brazilian league second division) champion

References

External links

{{Sambafoot coach|538_Simies}}
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world_cup_98/teams/jamaica/players/86001.stm BBC FIFA World Cup 1998 Profile : Rene Simoes]
[http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/septiembre/16/deportes2093079.html Nacion.com]

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