Four Paraíba clubs bring back familiar coaches for 2027
Four of the 10 clubs in the Campeonato Paraibano have decided to bring back coaches already familiar with local football for 2027, including Dico Woolley at Campinense and 63-year-old Waguinho Dias at Serra Branca, with three of them already working towards the Copa Paraíba.

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Para a temporada 2027, quatro dos 10 clubes do Campeonato Paraibano decidiram trazer de volta treinadores que já conheciam o futebol local. Campinense, Esporte de Patos, Serra Branca e Sousa são esses clubes, e três dos treinadores já estão trabalhando com a Copa Paraíba de 2026 no horizonte.
Começando pelo Campinense: Dico Woolley está de volta. Ele havia assumido a Raposa em 2023, temporada em que o clube caiu cedo no Paraibano, na Copa do Nordeste e na Copa do Brasil e chegou à Série D precisando salvar o ano. Com a saída de Luan Carlos, a diretoria escolheu um treinador ainda sem grande clube no currículo; o time emendou três vitórias, mas não passou. Depois passou por River-PI, Sergipe, ASA, Manaus e Maguary até retornar, agora para a Copa Paraíba — competição que vale vaga na Copa do Brasil de 2027 —, sem falar do próprio Paraibano e da Série D.
No Serra Branca, o nome é Waguinho Dias, 63 anos e um currículo extenso: Guarani, Portuguesa, Inter de Lages, Tubarão, Marcílio Dias, Brusque, Confiança, Figueirense, Inter de Limeira e ABC, clube que levou ao acesso à Série C. Em 2024, comandou o Treze na Série D com uma primeira fase quase perfeita — nove vitórias, quatro empates e uma derrota —, mas parou nas quartas de final diante do Itabaiana. Após ter Gerson Gusmão nesta temporada, o Serra Branca voltou a escolher um técnico rodado; Waguinho prometeu buscar o título da Copa Paraíba e já projeta 2027.
Já o Esporte de Patos escolheu Marcel Santos, que na temporada passada manteve o Pombal na elite e, no ano anterior, levou o Atlético-PB ao acesso. Em 2026, porém, não repetiu o desempenho no Pombal. Ele chega ao Pato na vaga deixada por Marcelinho Paraíba e Paulo Sales.
Por fim, o Sousa repatriou Leandro Sena pensando no calendário cheio de 2027, com Paraibano, Copa do Nordeste, Copa do Brasil e Série D. Na primeira passagem pelo Dino, foram quatro vitórias, dois empates e seis derrotas — 38,8% de aproveitamento. Antes do anúncio, ele havia passado por Joinville, Centro Oeste-GO e Central em 2026; com este último disputou a Série D, caindo na segunda fase diante do Ferroviário.
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