Brazil coach Tite will continue as the head coach until the 2022 World Cup despite a quarter-final exit at the World Cup in Russia.
Brazil were one of the favourites to win the World Cup but they were surprisingly eliminated 2-1 by Belgium in the last eight at Russia 2018. However, the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has opted to stick with Tite heading into the next tournament, which will take place in Qatar. The CBF has also retained co-ordinator Edu Gaspar for the same duration.
“They [Tite and Gaspar] have shown alignment to values we hold dear at CBF, such as talent, competence and dedication”, CBF chief executive Rogerio Caboclo said in a statement on Wednesday.
Tite replaced Dunga in June 2016 and the 57-year-old has overseen 20 wins, four draws and just two losses in 26 matches.
Titte is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of the Brazil national team. In his public appearances, Tite is well known for his rhetoric and demeanour.
Tite began his playing career in 1978 for Caxias. From 1984 to 1989, he played by Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves, Portuguesa and for Guarani, in which he achieved the greatest honors as a player in his career. At age 27, he ended his career due successive knee injuries that caused him to lose mobility in one of the knees.
After retiring as a player, Tite became coach of Grêmio Atlético Guarany in 1991. From 1992 to 1995 he trained Veranópolis, Ypiranga de Erechim in 1996, Juventude in 1997, and returned to his first club Caxias, as coach in 1999. For Caxias, he led the team to be champion of the 2000 Campeonato Gaúcho defeating Grêmio, which had Ronaldinho in its team.
Due to the great achievement with Caxias, Tite became the Grêmio coach in 2001, staying until 2003, where he won the 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho and the 2001 Copa do Brasil. After Grêmio, Tite trained São Caetano in 2003, Corinthians in 2004, Atlético Mineiro in 2005, Palmeiras in 2006, Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in 2007 and Internacional from 2008 to 2009 where he won the 2008 Copa Sudamericana and the 2009 Campeonato Gaúcho. At the end of 2010 he was announced as a coach of Al Wahda of the United Arab Emirates, but he left the club months later to return to Corinthians.
For Corinthians, Tite won the 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title, the 2012 Copa Libertadores title, the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup title against Chelsea, the 2013 Campeonato Paulista and the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana. On 14 November 2013, Tite announced that he was leaving the club. After a sabbatical period, Tite returned to Corinthians in 2015, where he won the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with the best campaign in the history of the tournament.
In June 2016, Tite was announced as the new coach of the Brazil national team, leading the team to be the first ones to qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup, apart from the hosts.
In June 2016, Tite was announced as the new coach for the Brazil national team to replace Dunga, who was fired following Brazil’s poor performance at Copa América Centenario. In Tite’s first match in charge of Brazil, a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador on 1 September 2016, Brazil prevailed 3–0, with goals from Neymar and Gabriel Jesus. He would then lead his team to seven consecutive victories in qualifying matches, eventually securing a spot at the World Cup in Russia, making them the first team to qualify for the tournament, apart from the hosts. On 14 May 2018, Tite announced the 23-men Brazilian squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Tite is noted for not having a preferred captain – as of May 2018, he had named 15 different captains in 19 matches.