LIMA, Peru (AP) – The Peruvian Football Federation announced Thursday that former Brazil national team coach Mano Menezes has been named the new coach of the Peruvian national team.
Meneses, 63, will replace Óscar Ibáñez, who has been appointed. He was fired after the team failed to qualify. for 2026 world cup.
“We know that the past few years have not been so great, but we are here because we can do something to get Peru back on track so that they can be the stars again,” Menezes said.
The Brazilian’s last stint was with Gremio, where he spent eight months leading them to ninth place in the Brazilian Championship and securing a spot in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.
Menezes coached the Brazilian national team from 2010 to 2012. During his tenure, Brazil fell to an all-time low of 14th in the FIFA rankings.
Menezes also coached other prominent Brazilian clubs, including Fluminense, Corinthians, Flamengo, Cruzeiro and Palmeiras. Outside Brazil, he has coached Shandong Luneng in China and Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia.
Peru also missed out on participating in the 2022 World Cup. He qualified for the 2018 Russian edition.
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