| Cícero Júnior | |
| Fullname: | Cícero Moacir Martins Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1980 |
| Birth Place: | São João del-Rei, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Gama (head coach) |
| Youthclubs1: | América Mineiro |
| Youthclubs2: | Santa Tereza |
| Youthclubs4: | Athletic-MG |
| Manageryears1: | 2000–2001 |
| Managerclubs1: | Gammonense (youth) |
| Manageryears2: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs2: | Social U17 |
| Manageryears3: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs3: | U20 (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs4: | Athletic-MG U17 |
| Manageryears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs5: | Athletic-MG |
| Manageryears6: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs6: | Uberlândia U20 |
| Manageryears7: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs7: | Uberlândia (interim) |
| Manageryears8: | 2020–2021 |
| Managerclubs8: | Athletic-MG |
| Manageryears9: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs9: | Coimbra U20 |
| Manageryears10: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs10: | Villa Nova |
| Manageryears11: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs11: | Coimbra |
| Manageryears12: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs12: | Coimbra B |
| Manageryears13: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs13: | Villa Nova |
| Manageryears14: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs14: | Athletic-MG |
| Manageryears15: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs15: | Gama |
Cícero Moacir Martins Júnior (born 11 February 1980), known as Cícero Júnior, is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current head coach of Gama.
Born in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Cícero Júnior played for the youth sides of América Mineiro, Santa Tereza, and Athletic-MG before moving to coaching in 2000, with the youth sides of Gammonense. In 2002, he returned to Athletic and was the club's coach in their youth futsal schools.[1]
In 2009, Cícero Júnior became Athletic's head coach during the club's amateur periods, remaining in the role until 2014.[1] In 2016, he worked in the under-15 and under-17 teams of Social, and was an assistant coach of the under-20 side of in the following year.[1]
In 2018, after returning to Athletic to coach their under-17 team,[1] Cícero Júnior was named head coach of the main squad for their return to a professional status in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão. He led the club to a promotion after finishing second, and kept the club in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II in the following year.[2]
On 14 November 2019, Cícero Júnior was named Uberlândia's under-20 coach.[3] He was named interim head coach of the main squad for one match in the following January, after the dismissal of Felipe Surian,[4] but returned to his previous role after one match.
On 20 August 2020, Athletic announced the return of Cícero Júnior for the year's Mineiro Módulo II.[5] On 21 December, after achieving a first-ever promotion to the Campeonato Mineiro, he renewed his contract,[6] and managed to avoid relegation in the 2021 Mineiro with the club.
In May 2021, Cícero Júnior signed with Coimbra, spending a short period as their under-20 coach before moving to Villa Nova as a head coach, after the latter club established a partnership with the former. He also led Villa to promotion to the Mineiro, now as champions.[2]
After being in charge of Villa Nova during the 2022 Mineiro, Cícero Júnior went back to Coimbra for the Mineiro Módulo II,[7] also taking over their B-team in the Mineiro Segunda División in the same year. On 19 December 2022, he was announced back at Villa Nova for the ensuing campaign.[8]
On 2 April 2023, Cícero Júnior left Villa,[9] and returned to Athletic two days later.[10] In September, he led the club to their first-ever promotion to the Série C,[11] but subsequently left after not renewing his contract.[12]
On 12 October 2023, Cícero Júnior was announced as head coach of Gama.[13]
Villa Nova
2021[2]