João Paulo Imbernom Sanches (born 14 August 1980), known as João Paulo Sanches, is a Brazilian footballmanager. He is the current technical coordinator of Ceará.
Career
Sanches' first experience as first team manager occurred in February 2015, after Marcelo Chamusca's dismissal.[2] He was in charge for two further spells during the year, replacing Jorginho and Gilberto Pereira.[3]
Sanches returned to his assistant role in 2016, but was again appointed interim manager on 21 July 2017, replacing sacked Doriva.[4] Despite failing to avoid relegation with the club, he was definitely named manager on 3 December.[5]
Sanches went back to the assistant role after the appointment of Claudio Tencati, and subsequently had spells at Ponte Preta (as an assistant) and Aparecidense (as a manager) before returning to Dragão in 2020, as a technical coordinator. On 3 March 2021, after both manager Marcelo Cabo and permanent assistant manager Eduardo Souza left the club, he was named interim manager for the start of the campaign.[6]