Márcio Mossoró, a Libertadores winner with Inter, takes over Mossoró EC
Márcio Mossoró is the new head coach of Mossoró EC at 43, replacing Allan Frederico. The former midfielder, a 2005 Copa do Brasil winner with Paulista and a Libertadores winner with Inter a year later, takes over a side with one point from three matches in the Potiguar second division.
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Márcio Mossoró é o novo técnico do Mossoró Esporte Clube. O anúncio vale para o restante da Segundona do Potiguar em 2026.
Ex-jogador conhecido por ter levantado a Copa do Brasil em 2005 com o Paulista de Jundiaí e, no ano seguinte, a Libertadores pelo Internacional, ele agora tem outra missão: recuperar o MEC e sustentar o sonho de subir à elite do futebol potiguar.
Aos 43 anos, Mossoró assume a vaga de Allan Frederico, que passa a coordenador de futebol do clube. O time somou um ponto apenas nos três jogos da Segundona — um empate e duas derrotas —, o que motivou a troca de comando.
A competição reúne cinco clubes em pontos corridos, e somente os dois primeiros sobem à primeira divisão. A estreia do novo treinador deve ocorrer na próxima quarta-feira, diante do Visão Celeste, no CT do Mossoró.
Mossoró encerrou a carreira de jogador em 2024, atuando pelo Potiguar de Mossoró e, depois, pelo próprio MEC. Possui a Licença B da CBF para treinadores e já dirigiu o Potiguar de forma interina na Série D de 2023.
Como atleta, além de Paulista de Jundiaí e Internacional, jogou em Portugal e na Turquia, por Marítimo, Braga, Basaksehir, Goztepe e Altay, além do Al-Ahli Jeddah, na Arábia Saudita.
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