JAKARTA - Mauricio Souza has been officially appointed by Persija Jakarta as the team's new tactician. The Brazilian coach signed a collaboration after the 2024/2025 season is complete and will prove his worth in the 2025/2026 season.
The news of the appointment of a new coach for next season was shared by Persija Jakarta on their official website. Quoted on Tuesday, May 27, the coach's Kemayoran Tigers received a short contract that was only a season.
The Rio de Janeiro-born coach, March 13, 1974 will give command on the sidelines during Persija's fight during the 2025/2026 season. Management believes in his track record that he can lift the performance of the Kemayoran Tigers," Persija said in an official statement.
Welcoming his new assignment as a tactician for the Kemayoran Tigers, Souza is also enthusiastic. He can't even wait to step on his feet in Jakarta to meet the squad.
"Hello Jakmania. I am Mauricio Souza, Persija's new coach. Wait for me in Jakarta. Gue Persija, Gue Champion," said Mauricio Souza in a Persjia release.
Before being signed by Persija, the last time Souza handled the third caste club of the Brazilian League, Guarani. But he was fired on April 22, 2025 after only four months as captain of the team.
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The coach's performance was deemed inconsistent with the club's expectations, even though Souza came to Guarani with the status of bringing Bragantono U-23 to the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-23 title. This became his second title in Brazilian football.
Before Bragantono's contract, Souza also took part in Indonesia by dealing with Madura United. He came on May 2, 2023 and decided not to extend his contract on May 4, 2024 even though the club was outstanding.
In the 2023/2024 season, Madura United became the finalist of the League 1 championship. Even though they failed in the final, after losing to Persib Bandung, this was an extraordinary achievement.
In his career record in Brazil, Souza has never achieved the same thing, his work with Vasco da Gama in the second caste of the Brazilian league for less than two months and counted only eight matches.
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