Givanildo José de Oliveira (born 8 August 1948), sometimes known as just Givanildo, is a Brazilian retired football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Playing career Club Born in Olinda, Pernambuco, Givanildo Oliveira represented Santa Cruz as a youth and made his first team debut in 1969. A part of the club's five consecutive Campeonato Pernambucano titles, he also became team captain in the process.
In 1976 Givanildo Oliveira moved to Corinthians, but was sparingly used and subsequently returned to Santa in the following year. In 1980, after a short stint at Fluminense, he joined state rivals Sport, eventually retiring with the club in 1983 at nearly 35 years of age.
International Givanildo Oliveira represented Brazil on 13 occasions (six of them official), with his debut occurring on 31 May 1976 in a 4–1 routing of Italy for the 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament.
Managerial career Givanildo Oliveira's first managerial job came on 1983 at Sport, immediately after retiring. His first accolade as a manager occurred in 1986, as he won the Campeonato Alagoano with CRB.
In 1987, while in charge of Paysandu, Givanildo Oliveira won the year's Campeonato Paraense, and subsequently returned to his first club Santa Cruz in 1989. He left the club in the following year, and was subsequently in charge of CSA (two stints), Paysandu, Sport (three stints), Central, Ponte Preta (two stints), Remo, Bragantino, CRB, Náutico (two stints), Guarani, Bahia and América Mineiro; with the latter he achieved promotion to the Série A in 1997.
In 1998, Givanildo Oliveira rejoined Santa after leaving América, and went back to Paysandu in April 2000, leading the latter club to the top tier in 2001 and winning the 2002 Copa dos Campeões, which qualified his side to the 2003 Copa Libertadores. He resigned in September 2002, and subsequently took over Náutico.
In April 2003, Givanildo Oliveira was named manager of Remo, and left the club in December. For the 2004 season, he was named manager five times in four clubs; starting with Paysandu, he only lasted one month before turning out to Fortaleza. He eventually returned to Papão in April, being dismissed in August and taking over Remo, but finished the campaign in charge of Santa Cruz.
Givanildo Oliveira remained in charge of Santa Cruz until April 2006, when he resigned to take over Atlético Paranaense. Dismissed in July, he led Sport to the second place of the Série B.
In 2007, Givanildo Oliveira had unassuming spells at Santa Cruz, Vitória and Brasiliense; at the latter, he was in charge for just three matches, all defeats. He returned to Paysandu for the 2008 season, but stepped down and took over Vila Nova in April, staying at the club until the following February.
On 17 March 2009, Givanildo Oliveira was appointed manager of Mogi Mirim, but moved to América Mineiro the following month. On 10 November, after winning the Série C with the latter, he took over Sport.
On 19 July 2010, Givanildo Oliveira returned to Santa. In September he resigned, and took over Ponte Preta on 25 October.
On 18 May 2011, Givanildo Oliveira rejoined Remo for a fourth spell. On 1 August he returned to América Mineiro, and subsequently took over Paysandu (two stints), ABC and Treze before rejoining the club on 17 September 2014.
On 3 June 2016, Givanildo Oliveira was sacked by América. On 5 September, he took over Náutico, but was dismissed on 2 December after failing to achieve promotion.
On 17 February 2017, Givanildo Oliveira was announced at Ceará. On 2 July he returned to Santa Cruz for a sixth spell, but was relieved from his duties on 27 August.
On 27 February 2018, Givanildo Oliveira rejoined Remo. Sacked on 27 May, he took over América Mineiro for the fifth time on 11 November.
Coaching statistics
+ Coaching record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecord Sport Recife1 June 198316 May 1984Confiança1 June 198430 November 1984Central13 July 198424 June 1985Náutico4 September 198513 December 1985ABC15 December 19851 February 1986CRB1 September 198620 May 1987Paysandu1 June 198730 November 1988Santa Cruz10 January 198930 May 1990CSA1 September 199023 October 1991Paysandu24 October 199130 November 1991CSA14 January 199130 April 1991Sport Recife17 May 199116 December 1992Central1 February 199325 March 1993Ponte Preta9 April 199310 May 1993Remo12 May 199324 September 1993Red Bull Bragantino27 September 199316 November 1993Sport Recife1 May 19956 May 1996Náutico10 May 199612 December 1996Bahia8 January 19972 October 1997América Mineiro3 October 199727 August 1998Santa Cruz3 October 199815 December 1999Paysandu10 January 20009 September 2002Náutico12 September 200210 April 2003Remo29 April 200318 December 2003Paysandu19 December 200328 January 2004Fortaleza29 January 200418 April 2004Paysandu29 April 20041 August 2004Remo17 August 20042 December 2004Santa Cruz3 December 200419 March 2006Athletico Paranaense20 March 200621 July 2006Sport Recife1 August 20066 December 2006Santa Cruz12 December 200625 February 2007Vitória26 February 200727 July 2007Brasiliense30 July 200730 September 2007Vila Nova25 April 200816 March 2009Mogi Mirim17 March 200910 April 2009América Mineiro11 April 20099 November 2009Sport Recife10 November 200926 May 2010Santa Cruz19 July 201024 October 2010Ponte Preta25 October 20102 December 2010Remo18 May 20111 August 2011América Mineiro2 August 20115 August 2012Paysandu7 August 201216 October 2012ABC17 October 20128 March 2013Paysandu4 June 201328 July 2013Treze6 May 201415 September 2014América Mineiro17 September 20143 June 2016Náutico5 September 20161 December 2016Ceará17 February 201717 June 2017Santa Cruz2 July 201727 August 2017Remo1 March 201828 May 2018América Mineiro11 November 20181 May 2019Total—
Honours Player Santa Cruz Campeonato Pernambucano: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979
Corinthians Campeonato Paulista: 1977
Fluminense Campeonato Carioca: 1980
Sport Campeonato Pernambucano: 1980, 1981, 1982
Manager CRB Campeonato Alagoano: 1986
Paysandu Campeonato Paraense: 1987, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2001 Copa dos Campeões: 2002 Copa Norte: 2002
CSA Campeonato Alagoano: 1990
Remo Campeonato Paraense: 1993, 1994, 2018
Sport Campeonato Pernambucano: 1992, 1994, 2010 Copa do Nordeste: 1994
América Mineiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2009 Campeonato Mineiro: 2016
Santa Cruz Campeonato Pernambucano: 2005
Vitória Campeonato Baiano: 2007
Ceará Campeonato Cearense: 2017
See also List of football managers with the most matches
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