Rafael Soriano (football manager)

Rafael Soriano

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Barcelos Soriano
Date of birth	(1985-07-21) 21 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil
Managerial career
Years	Team
2007	Cardoso Moreira
2008	Americano
2013	Sampaio Corrêa-RJ
2014	Boavista (assistant)
2015–2017	Campos[1]
2017–2018	Desportiva[2]
2017–2018	Espírito Santo
2018	Itaboraí
2019	Serra Macaense
2020	Nacional de Patos
2020	Americano
2020	Inter de Limeira
2021	Inter de Limeira (assistant)
2021	Sampaio Corrêa-RJ
2021–2022	Desportiva
2022–2023	Americano
2024	Rio Branco de Venda Nova

Rafael Barcelos Soriano (born 21 July 1985) is a Brazilian football coach.^[3] Currently without a club.

Career

In July 2021, Soriano was announced as coach of Sampaio Corrêa.^[4]

In December 2021, Rafael took charge of Desportiva Ferroviária, to compete in the Campeonato Capixaba of the following year.^[5]

On April 10, 2022, Rafael attacked referee assistant Marcielly Netto with a headbutt, during halftime in the match against Nova Venécia, for the Campeonato Capixaba.^[6] Shortly after the incident, Desportiva announced the dismissal of the coach.^[7] The following day, Soriano was preventively suspended by the Tribunal de Justiça de Desportiva do Espírito Santo for 30 days. ^[8] On April 26, the TJE-ES sentenced the coach to a suspension of 200 days.^[9]

References

1. Fatos sobre o Campos AA, novo integrante da Primeira Divisão do Campeonato Carioca (in Portuguese)
2. Wagner Chaló (April 17, 2017). "Desportiva apresenta o técnico Rafael Soriano para a disputa da Série D 2017" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
3. "Rafael Soriano, ficha em ogol.com.br" (in Portuguese).
4. "Após demitir Tinoco, Sampaio Corrêa anuncia Rafael Soriano como novo técnico" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. July 19, 2021.
5. "Soriano fala sobre reforços da Desportiva até o momento para 2022" (in Portuguese). R7. December 7, 2021.
6. "Técnico dá cabeçada em auxiliar mulher em jogo do Campeonato Capixaba" (in Portuguese). UOL. April 10, 2022.
7. "Após agressão a bandeirinha, Desportiva demite técnico Rafael Soriano" (in Portuguese). R7. April 10, 2022.
8. "Após agressão à assistente, técnico Rafael Soriano é suspenso preventivamente pelo TJD-ES" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. April 11, 2022.
9. "Técnico Rafael Soriano é suspenso por 200 dias pela agressão à assistente Marcielly Netto" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. April 26, 2022.