| Francisco Diá | |
| Fullname: | Francisco de Assis Ciríaco dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Natal, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Campinense (head coach) |
| Manageryears1: | 1995 |
| Managerclubs1: | Força e Luz |
| Manageryears2: | 1996 |
| Managerclubs2: | ABC |
| Manageryears3: | 1997 |
| Managerclubs3: | Penapolense |
| Manageryears4: | 1998–2000 |
| Managerclubs4: | São Gonçalo-RN |
| Manageryears5: | 2002–2003 |
| Managerclubs5: | Alecrim |
| Manageryears6: | 2004 |
| Managerclubs6: | ABC |
| Manageryears7: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs7: | Baraúnas (assistant) |
| Manageryears8: | 2007–2008 |
| Managerclubs8: | Santa Cruz (assistant) |
| Manageryears9: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs9: | Alecrim |
| Manageryears10: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs10: | América de Natal |
| Manageryears11: | 2010 |
| Managerclubs11: | Mogi Mirim |
| Manageryears12: | 2010–2011 |
| Managerclubs12: | Botafogo-PB |
| Manageryears13: | 2011 |
| Managerclubs13: | América de Natal |
| Manageryears14: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs14: | Baraúnas |
| Manageryears15: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs15: | Santa Cruz-RN |
| Manageryears16: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs16: | Icasa |
| Manageryears17: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs17: | Grêmio Barueri |
| Manageryears18: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs18: | Nacional-AM |
| Manageryears19: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs19: | Oeste |
| Manageryears20: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs20: | ASA |
| Manageryears21: | 2014–2016 |
| Managerclubs21: | Campinense |
| Manageryears22: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs22: | América de Natal |
| Manageryears23: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs23: | Altos |
| Manageryears24: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs24: | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Manageryears25: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs25: | Campinense |
| Manageryears26: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs26: | ABC |
| Manageryears27: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs27: | Ferroviário |
| Manageryears28: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs28: | Juazeirense |
| Manageryears29: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs29: | Pouso Alegre |
| Manageryears30: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs30: | Altos |
| Manageryears31: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs31: | Ferroviário |
| Manageryears32: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs32: | Botafogo-PB |
| Manageryears33: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs33: | Metropolitano |
| Manageryears34: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs34: | Campinense |
Francisco de Assis Ciríaco dos Santos (born 5 November 1955), known as Francisco Diá, is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current head coach of Campinense.
Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Diá started his career with hometown side Força e Luz in 1995. He took over ABC in the following year, and then worked with Penapolense, São Gonçalo-RN and Alecrim before returning to ABC in 2004.
In 2009, while in charge of Alecrim, Diá achieved promotion to the Série C with the club before leaving.[1] In October, he was appointed América de Natal,[2] and left the club in the following month to take over Mogi Mirim after avoiding relegation in the Série B.[3]
Diá was sacked by Mogi in February 2010, after five consecutive defeats,[4] and subsequently returned to América. He resigned from his latter club in March,[5] and worked with Botafogo-PB for the remainder of the year.
Diá returned to América for a third spell in May 2011,[6] but was relieved of his duties two months later. He was appointed at the helm of Baraúnas for the ensuing campaign in late October,[7] and also worked at Santa Cruz-RN[8] and Icasa[9] throughout the 2012 campaign.
Diá was sacked by Icasa in June 2013, and took over Grêmio Barueri in August.[10] He left in September, after five losses in five matches and a subsequent relegation to the Série D, and was named manager of Nacional-AM.[11]
On 5 August 2014, Diá was presented at ASA,[12] but was dismissed eight days later after just one match.[13] He took over Campinense late in the month,[14] and led the club to two consecutive Campeonato Paraibano titles before leaving in June 2016.[15]
On 26 June 2016, six days after leaving Campinense, Diá returned to América for a fourth spell.[16] He left in October after the club's relegation, and was named Altos manager for the 2017 campaign shortly after.[17]
On 27 February 2017, Diá left Altos to manage Sampaio Corrêa.[18] He won the year's Campeonato Maranhense and achieved promotion with the club in the season, but was sacked in May 2018 after a poor start in the second division.[19]
On 28 July 2018, Diá returned to Campinense for the 2019 campaign,[20] but resigned in May 2019. He returned to ABC in September,[21] but opted to leave the club in December 2020 after refusing a wage cut.[22]
On 17 December 2020, Diá was appointed Ferroviário manager,[23] but resigned the following 5 September.[24] For the 2022 season, he took over Juazeirense and Pouso Alegre before returning to Altos on 26 April.[25] He only lasted 19 days at the latter club before being sacked on 16 May.[26]
On 4 July 2022, Diá returned to Ferroviário,[27] but was unable to prevent their relegation from the third division. On 23 January 2023, he replaced Moisés Egert at the helm of Botafogo-PB,[28] but was himself sacked on 3 March.[29]
Botafogo-PB
Nacional-AM
2014
Campinense
2015, 2016
Sampaio Corrêa
2017
ABC
2020