Osvaldo Lessa Explained

Osvaldo Lessa
Full Name:Osvaldo Lessa Filho
Birth Date:1966 9, df=y
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:1.83 m
Manageryears1:2007–2009
Managerclubs1:Al-Ta'ee (Fitness coach)
Manageryears2:2009–2015
Managerclubs2:Persipura Jayapura (Fitness coach)
Manageryears3:2015–2016
Managerclubs3:Persipura Jayapura
Manageryears4:2016–2017
Managerclubs4:Madura United (Assistant and physio)
Manageryears5:2017
Managerclubs5:Sriwijaya
Manageryears6:2018–2019
Managerclubs6:Persipura Jayapura
Manageryears7:2020
Managerclubs7:Persija Jakarta (Interpreter)
Manageryears8:2021–
Managerclubs8:Madura United (Fitness Coach)

Osvaldo Lessa Filho (born 23 September 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football manager.

Temporarily while in charge of Persipura, he went back to his native Brazil for a coaching course.[1]

Coaching career

Persipura Jayapura

Lessa was given the Persipura Jayapura job in 2015 and replaced Jacksen F. Tiago as manager.[2] He won the 2015 Indonesia Super League and the 2015 AFC Cup in order to stay as manager.[3] Instead, he steered them to a second-place finish in the league and a round-of-16 exit in the AFC Cup. By January 2016, they had requested that he leave Persipura[4] and in March the Brazilian felt some trepidation over a possible dismissal after tying with Arema Cronus and finishing bottom in Group B of the 2016 Bhayangkara Cup.[5] On top of that, former footballer Nico Dimo advised the board to entrust the management to Mettu Dwaramury, Chris Leo Yarangga and Fernado Fairio instead as well.[6] Finally, the tactician was relieved of his duties in the beginning of April 2016.[7]

Madura United and Sriwijaya

Soon after, Lessa joined Madura United, where he served as the physiotherapist and assistant manager.[8] [9] Eventually, he left them too in 2017.[10]

In April 2017, the Rio de Janeiro native was handed the Sriwijaya F.C. coaching job as the club had shown interest in appointing him by March.[11] He usually uses the 4-3-3 formation in games.[12]

Recording three straight losses in a row in 2017, Lessa was chastised by the Sriwijaya board but was given an opportunity to redeem himself in the fifth round against Mitra Kukar[13] [14] which he won 3–1. Supposing they lost, the former physiotherapist could conceivably have been fired by the club's management prematurely.[14]

On 17 June 2017, Lessa was ousted from his job by the club and Hartono Ruslan replaced him as caretaker coach.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oswaldo Lessa Tetap Latih Persipura Jayapura Di Piala Jenderal Sudirman. Goal.com. 2 September 2017. id. 2 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Osvaldo Lessa Ditunjuk Sebagai Pelatih Baru Persipura. www.infosumbar.net. 5 January 2015 . 2 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Sidomi - Sidomi .
  4. Web site: Persipura Diminta Tak Pakai Lagi Pelatih Osvaldo Lessa . 4 January 2016 .
  5. Web site: Oswaldo Lessa Merasa Bakal Dipecat Persipura Jayapura Goal.com.
  6. Web site: Berita & Hasil Indonesia Goal.com.
  7. Web site: Persipura Pecat Pelatih Osvaldo Lessa. April 2016 .
  8. Web site: RESMI,Oswaldo Lessa Gabung Madura United - beritajatim news . beritajatim.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420132735/http://beritajatim.com/olahraga/264498/resmi,oswaldo_lessa_gabung_madura_united.html . 20 April 2016.
  9. Web site: Oswaldo Lessa Gabung, Posisi Gomes Tetap Aman di Madura United. 19 April 2016.
  10. Web site: Oswaldo Pelatih Fisik Tinggalkan Madura United - beritajatim news . beritajatim.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161229143732/http://www.beritajatim.com/olahraga/286068/oswaldo_pelatih_fisik_tinggalkan_madura_united.html . 29 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Oswaldo Lessa Semakin Dekat Ke Madura United FC Goal.com.
  12. Web site: Osvaldo Lessa Kembalikan Karakter Sriwijaya FC FourFourTwo . www.fourfourtwo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902180010/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/osvaldo-lessa-kembalikan-karakter-sriwijaya-fc . 2 September 2017.
  13. http://www.sumberbola.com/lawan-mitra-kukar-jadi-laga-hidup-mati-bagi-osvaldo-lessa/
  14. Web site: Osvaldo Lessa: Jika Kalah, Saya Keluar dari Sriwijaya . bola.akurat.co . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902154128/http://bola.akurat.co/id-40731-read-osvaldo-lessa-jika-kalah-saya-keluar-dari-sriwijaya . 2 September 2017.
  15. Web site: Sriwijaya FC Pecat Oswaldo Lessa FourFourTwo . www.fourfourtwo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902135530/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/sriwijaya-fc-pecat-oswaldo-lessa . 2 September 2017.