Arthur José Ribas Elias (born 5 August 1981) is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of the Brazil women's national football team.[1]

Arthur Elias
Personal information
Full name Arthur José Elias Ribas[1]
Date of birth (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Team information
Current team
Brazil (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2009–2010 Nacional-SP (women)
2011–2015 Centro Olímpico
2016–2017 Audax/Corinthians (women)
2018–2023 Corinthians (women)
2023– Brazil (women)

Career

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Born in São Paulo but raised in Cajuru,[2] Arthur Elias began his career in 2006, with the women's team of the University of São Paulo, after previously studying in the university and working in women's futsal.[3] In 2009, he was offered a managerial role at the women's side of Nacional AC.[4]

In 2010, after two seasons in charge of Nacional, Arthur Elias joined Centro Olímpico as a supervisor, and became the manager of the women's team in the following year.[5] He led the side to their first ever Campeonato Brasileiro title in 2013,[6] and took over Audax under the same role in 2015.

Arthur Elias led Audax to the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino title in 2016, and to the Copa Libertadores Femenina title in 2017, both when the women's team had a partnership with Corinthians.[7] Ahead of the 2018 season, as Corinthians opted to reactivate their own women's side, he was named as their manager.[8]

On 18 December 2019, after winning the 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Arthur Elias renewed his contract for the 2020 season.[9] He continued to lead the club into successful campaigns in the following years, notably winning another two Copa Libertadores Femenina titles and four consecutive Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 titles.

On 1 September 2023, Arthur Elias was announced as the new head coach of the Brazil women's national team, replacing Pia Sundhage; he also announced that he would remain at Corinthians until the end of the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina.[10] Under Elias' management Brazil would reach the final of the football tournament of the 2024 Summer Olympics and finish with the silver, the team's first Olympic medal in 16 years.[2]


Managerial statistics

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As of 3 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Corinthians   1 January 2016 21 October 2023 335 266 44 25 1,033 201 +832 079.40
Brazil   1 September 2023 present 23 14 3 6 46 20 +26 060.87
Total 358 280 47 31 1,079 221 +858 078.21

Honours

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Club

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Centro Olímpico

Corinthians[note 1]

Individual

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Notes

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  1. ^ Corinthians had a partnership with Audax from 2016 to 2017. They created their own team for the 2018 season.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Arthur Elias at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Quem é Arthur Elias? As origens e inspirações do técnico da seleção feminina". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  3. ^ "Como Arthur Elias levou o futebol feminino do Corinthians ao topo" [How Arthur Elias took the women's team of Corinthians to the top] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Yahoo!. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Arthur Elias analisa chances do Audax na final" [Arthur Elias analyses the chances of Audax in the final] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Salve as campeãs!" [Hail the champions!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Prefeitura de São Paulo. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Seleção? Time masculino? Arthur Elias, do Corinthians, abre o jogo sobre futuro como técnico" [National team? Men's team? Arthur Elias, from Corinthians, opens up about future as manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Corinthians anuncia fim da parceria com Audax e terá time feminino próprio em 2018" [Corinthians announce the end of partnership with Audax and will have an own women's team in 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Jogadoras do Corinthians reconhecem força do elenco e miram títulos em 2018" [Corinthians players recognize strength of the squad and aim for titles in 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Futebol feminino: multicampeão no Corinthians, Arthur Elias acerta permanência no clube para 2020" [Women's football: multi-champion at Corinthians, Arthur Elias agrees permanence at the club for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Arthur Elias é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira feminina" [Arthur Elias is the new head coach of the Brazil women's national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Corinthians vence Ferroviária e leva o Brasileiro Feminino pela 5ª vez" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Agência Brasil. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ^ "ESPN Bola de Prata Sportingbet: Arthur Elias segue empilhando títulos no Corinthians e leva prêmio de melhor técnico do Brasil" [ESPN Bola de Prata Sportingbet: Arthur Elias keep on piling up titles at Corinthians and wins the award of best coach in Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Prêmio Brasileirão 2021: Arthur Elias, do Corinthians, melhor técnico do Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia" [2021 Brasileirão Awards: Arthur Elias, from Corinthians, best coach of the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  14. ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL AWARDS 2021 - CONMEBOL". www.iffhs.com. IFFHS. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.