Umberto Louzer


Umberto Lourenço Louzer Filho is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Chapecoense.

Playing career

Known as Umberto during his playing days, he was a Paulista youth graduate. In 2005 he joined Marília, but moved to Guarani in May of that year.
After two years featuring sparingly at Bugre, Umberto signed for Atlético Sorocaba. On 27 January 2010, after representing Sendas and Ituiutaba, he was presented at Juventude.
On 11 October 2011, Umberto agreed to a contract with Caxias. He returned to his first club Paulista in 2014, and retired in that year at the age of 34.

Managerial career

Louzer began his managerial career with his first club Paulista's youth setup in 2016, being promoted to assistant of the first team in the following year. In February 2017, he was announced assistant of another club he represented as a player, Guarani.
On 3 January 2018, Louzer was appointed manager of Guarani. On 19 April, after leading the club to a Campeonato Paulista Série A2 title, he renewed his contract for a further year.
Louzer was sacked on 13 November 2018, and was subsequently in charge of Vila Nova and Coritiba during the 2019 season. On 17 February 2020, he was named manager of Chapecoense.

Honours

Manager

;Guarani