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Marcello Frigério
Personal information
Full name	Marcello Maria Frigério
Date of birth	30 January 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Team information
Current team	UNAM (women) (head coach)
Youth career
Years	Team
	Palmeiras
Managerial career
1991–1993	ESPM (women)
	FMU (women)
	FAAP (women)
1996	Clube Aquatico das Bandeiras (futsal)
1997	World Ball/São Caetano (futsal)
1997	Metalúrgica (futsal)
1997–2007	UniSanta'anna/Osasco [pt] (women)
1998	Portuguesa (futsal)
1998–2007	Arena/UniSanta'anna [pt] (futsal)
2000–2003	Palmeiras (women)
2001–2003	Brazil Universiade (women)
2001–2005	São Paulo selection (women)
	Juventus (women)
	São Bento (women)
2003	Palmeiras (youth)
2005	Inter de Limeira U20
2005	São Paulo selection (futsal U20)
2005	Carbonia Calcio [it]
2005	Atletico Oristano [it] (women)
2006	São Caetano (women)
2006	São Caetano (futsal)
2007	CEUNSP/Salto [pt] (women)
2007	CEUNSP/Salto [pt] (futsal)
2007	America RJ (women)
2008	São Caetano (futsal)
2008	Palmeiras (women)
2009	Saad (women)
2009	São Paulo (futsal U20)
2010	Palmeiras (women)
2011	Equatorial Guinea (women)
2012–2013	XV de Piracicaba (women)
2014	Kindermann (women)
2015	São Paulo (women)
2016	Atlético Sorocaba
2016	Atibaia
2017	Foz Cataratas (women)
2017	3B da Amazônia (women)
2018	Changchun Volkswagen Excellence (women)
2019	Osasco Audax (women)
2020	3B da Amazônia (women)
2020–2021	Cruzeiro (women)
2021–2023	Paraguay (women)
2023	Grêmio (women)
2024–	UNAM (women)

Marcello Maria Frigério (born 30 January 1971), also known as Tchelo, is an Italian-born Brazilian football manager and former player.^[3] He is the current head coach of Liga MX Femenil club UNAM.

Career

Frigério began his career as a footballer, playing in the youth team of Palmeiras.^[4] He later became a manager, coaching both men and women's football and futsal teams in Brazil and Italy.^[5]^[6] He also coached the Brazil women's Universiade team at the 2001 Summer Universiade, winning the gold medal.^[7] Frigério was the head coach of the Equatorial Guinea women's national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[8]^[9] During the 2018 Chinese Women's Super League season, he coached Changchun Volkswagen Excellence.^[10] He was the coach of the Paraguay women's squad at the 2022 Copa América Femenina.

Personal life

Frigério was born in Milan, Italy, but grew up from a young age in São Paulo.^[11] He holds dual citizenship in Italy and Brazil.^[7] He also worked as a commentator for BandNews and BandSports during the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2007 Pan American Games.^[12]

References

^ "Com sucesso no futebol feminino, Frigério assume Atlético Sorocaba" [With success in women's football, Frigério takes on Atletico Sorocaba]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 6 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ "Marcello Frigério". Sitrefesp (in Portuguese). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ Marcello Frigério at WorldFootball.net
^ "巴西教头任长春女足技术教练曾率队参加世界杯" [Brazil coach heading Changchun women's football once led a team at the World Cup]. Tencent QQ (in Chinese). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ de Souza, Alex (15 September 2017). "Marcello Frigério é o novo técnico do 3B para disputa do Barezão Feminino" [Marcello Frigério is new 3B coach for Barezão Feminino] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Audax vence nas duas primeiras rodadas" [Audax wins the first two rounds] (in Portuguese). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Diniz, Marcos (15 June 2009). "Futsal Showcase: Tchelo in search of a new club for the 2009 FPFS season" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Technical Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2011. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ "Brasileiro é novo técnico da seleção feminina da Guiné Equatorial" [Brazilian is new coach of Equatorial Guinea's women's national team]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Contratado" [Hired] (in Portuguese). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Experiente Marcelo Frigério é o novo técnico do Kindermann" [Experienced Marcelo Frigério is Kindermann's new coach] (in Portuguese). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ "Foz Cataratas/Coritiba tem novo treinador" [Foz Cataratas/Coritiba has new coach] (in Portuguese). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.