{{Short description|Brazilian football manager}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name= Caio Zanardi |image=Caio Zanardi.png |caption=Zanardi in 2017 |fullname= Caio César Zanardi Gomes da Silva |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1973|8|8|df=yes}} |birth_place= [[São Paulo]], Brazil |currentclub= [[Boavista Sport Club|Boavista]] (head coach) |youthyears1= 1986–1992 |youthclubs1= [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] |youthyears2= 1992 |youthclubs2= [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]] |youthyears3= 1992–1995 |youthclubs3= [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] |manageryears1= 2000–2004 |managerclubs1= [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] U17 |manageryears2= 2004–2006 |managerclubs2= [[Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube|Pão de Açúcar]] U20 |manageryears3= 2005 |managerclubs3= [[Clube Atlético Juventus|Juventus-SP]] (interim) |manageryears4= 2006 |managerclubs4= [[FC Vilnius|Vilnius]] |manageryears5= 2007 |managerclubs5= [[Paulista Futebol Clube|Paulista]] B |manageryears6= 2013–2015 |managerclubs6= [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil U17]] |manageryears7= 2015–2016 |managerclubs7= [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] |manageryears8= 2017 |managerclubs8= [[Desportivo Brasil]] |manageryears9= 2017–2018 |managerclubs9= [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] U23 |manageryears10= 2018 |managerclubs10= [[Desportivo Brasil]] |manageryears11= 2018–2019 |managerclubs11= [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr (Dubai)]] |manageryears12= 2020–2021 |managerclubs12= [[Khor Fakkan Club|Khor Fakkan]] |manageryears13= 2022 |managerclubs13= [[Al Bataeh Club|Al Bataeh]] |manageryears14= 2023 |managerclubs14= [[Ajman Club|Ajman]] |manageryears15= 2024 |managerclubs15= [[Dibba Al-Hisn SC|Dibba Al-Hisn]] |manageryears16= 2025– |managerclubs16= [[Boavista Sport Club|Boavista]] }}
'''Caio César Zanardi Gomes da Silva''' (born 8 August 1973) is a Brazilian [[Association football|football]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], currently the head coach of [[Boavista Sport Club|Boavista]].
==Career==
In 2006, Zanardi was appointed manager of Lithuanian side [[FC Vilnius|Vilnius]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.eurofootball.lt/futbolo-naujienos/vilniaus-treneriu-tapo-brazilas-c-zanardi|title="Vilniaus" treneriu tapo brazils C.Zanardi|publisher=m.eurofootball.lt}}</ref> In 2013, he was appointed manager of [[Brazil national under-17 football team|Brazil U17]], helping them win the [[2015 South American U-17 Championship]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} In 2015, he was appointed manager of [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/600318_ex-palmeiras-estagiou-com-felipao-e-montou-legiao-de-brasileiros-com-ronaldo-nos-eua|title=Ex-Palmeiras estagiou com Felipão e montou 'legião de brasileiros' com Ronaldo dos EUA|publisher=espn.com.br|access-date=15 September 2021|archive-date=15 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915014604/http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/600318_ex-palmeiras-estagiou-com-felipao-e-montou-legiao-de-brasileiros-com-ronaldo-nos-eua|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Zanardi was appointed manager of Brazilian club [[Desportivo Brasil]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desportivobrasil.com.br/caio-zanardi-ex-tecnico-do-strikers-e-da-selecao-brasileira-sub-17-assume-o-desportivo-brasil/|title=Caio Zanardi, ex-técnico do Strikers assume o DB|publisher=desportivobrasil.com.br}}</ref> In 2018, he was appointed manager of [[Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al Nasr (Dubai)]] in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uae/gulf-news/20181207/282372630689900|title=Al Nasr bring in Zanardi as coach|via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> In 2020, he was appointed technical director of Portuguese team [[U.D. Oliveirense|Oliveirense]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://udoliveirense.pt/2020/02/12/caio-zanardi-para-director-desportivo/|title=CAIO ZANARDI PARA DIRECTOR DESPORTIVO|publisher=udoliveirense.pt}}</ref> In 2020, Zanardi was appointed manager of [[Khor Fakkan Club|Khor Fakkan]] in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2020-09-30-1.1404199|title=خورفكان يتفق مع البرازيلي كايو|publisher=emaratalyoum.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Zanardi's younger brother [[Márcio Zanardi|Márcio]] is also a football manager.<ref name="DB">{{cite web|url=https://dabase.com.br/tecnico-do-corinthians-sub-17-aponta-potenciais-idolos-do-timao/|title=Técnico do Corinthians Sub-17 aponta potenciais ídolos do Timão|trans-title=Manager of Corinthians under-17 points out main idols of ''Timão''|publisher=Da Base|language=pt-BR|date=30 September 2015|accessdate=17 November 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway coach|caio-zanardi/398736}}
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