Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Teco, is a Brazilian-born Indonesian professional football coach.[1] He is currently the head coach of Championship club Barito Putera.
 Cugurra in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barito Putera (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009 | Kuala Muda Naza | ||
| 2010–2013 | Chiangrai United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Phuket | ||
| 2014–2015 | Osotspa Samut Prakan | ||
| 2015–2016 | Royal Thai Navy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Persija Jakarta | ||
| 2019–2025 | Bali United | ||
| 2025– | Barito Putera | ||
Teco started his career in Indonesia as a physical coach at Persebaya Surabaya in 2004. He rose to prominence coaching Persija Jakarta in late 2017. In 2018, he led Persija to their first Indonesian league title since 2001. Afterwards, he moved to Bali United, where he won his second consecutive league title. Under Teco's guidance, Bali United became the first Balinese club to win an Indonesian league title.
Managerial career
editBali United
editOn 14 January 2019, Bali United appointed Teco as their new manager, replacing Widodo Cahyono Putro. On the same day eight new players were announced: Gunawan Dwi Cahyo, Michael Orah, Samuel Reimas, Ahmad Maulana Putra, Gusti Sandria, Haudi Abdillah, Leonard Tupamahu, and Brazilian player Willian Pacheco.[2] Teco's first competitive match in charge was a 3–0 win against Blitar United in the second-round of the 2018-19 Piala Indonesia.[3] In February, Teco signed Portuguese midfielder Paulo Sérgio to fill up the foreign player quota.[4] On 16 May 2019, Teco's first league game, against Persebaya, ended in a 2–1 win, with goals from Spasojević and new signing Paulo Sérgio, who scored on his debut.[5]
Barito Putera
editOn 2 June 2025, Barito Putera appointed Teco as their head coach, making the Banjarmasin-based club the first team he's coached since becoming an Indonesian citizen.[6][7]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 23 May 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Chiangrai United |  |
13 February 2011 | 2 June 2013 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7.69 | [citation needed] |
| Jumpasri United | |
1 July 2014 | 1 September 2015 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 36.11 | [citation needed] |
| Navy | |
22 September 2015 | 3 November 2016 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 30.95 | [citation needed] |
| Persija Jakarta |  |
1 January 2017 | 31 December 2018 | 76 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 51.32 | [citation needed] |
| Bali United | |
14 January 2019 | 25 May 2025 | 197 | 101 | 42 | 54 | 51.27 | [citation needed] |
| Barito Putera | |
2 June 2025 | Present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [citation needed] |
| Career Total | 364 | 167 | 87 | 110 | 45.88 | ||||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Stefano Cugurra at Soccerway
- ↑ Hermawan, Reynaldi (14 January 2019). "Bersamaan dengan Teco, Bali United Umumkan 8 Pemain Baru". iNews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ↑ Dayat Huri (25 January 2019). "Tekuk Blitar United, Debut Sempurna Teco Bersama Bali United". LigaOlahraga (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ↑ "SWASTI PRAPTA! PAULO SERGIO LENGKAPI EMPAT PEMAIN ASING BALI UNITED MUSIM INI". Bali United Official Website. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ↑ "GOL PAULO SERGIO JADI PENENTU KEMENANGAN PENTING BALI UNITED DI LAGA PERDANA MUSIM INI". Bali United Official Website. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ↑ "Degradasi ke Liga 2, Barito Putera Rekrut Teco". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ "Fakta-fakta Stefano Teco jadi WNI: Bawa Angin Segar untuk Barito Putera di Pentas Liga 2". Merdeka.com (in Indonesian). 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
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