Roberto Cavalo

Roberto Cavalo
	Cavalo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Fernando Schneiger
Date of birth	13 April 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Carazinho, Brazil
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Itabaiana (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1988	Atlético Paranaense
1989–1992	Criciúma
1993–1994	Vitória
1994–1995	Botafogo
1995–1997	Sport
1997	Avaí
Total
Managerial career
1998–1999	Avaí
1999	Anapolina
2000–2001	Avaí
2001	Joinville
2002	Caxias
2002	União São João
2003	Chapecoense
2003–2004	Gama
2004	Avaí
2004	União Barbarense
2005	Paysandu
2005	Náutico
2005–2006	Santo André
2006	Náutico
2006–2007	CRB
2007	Marília
2007	Gama
2007	Criciúma
2008	América de Natal
2008	Gama
2008	Bahia
2009	Confiança
2009	Paraná
2009	Mixto
2010	Vila Nova
2010–2011	Paraná
2011–2012	Vila Nova
2012	Oeste
2012	Bragantino
2012–2013	Grêmio Barueri
2013	Oeste
2014	Atlético Sorocaba
2014–2015	Oeste
2015–2016	Criciúma
2017–2018	Oeste
2019	Botafogo-SP
2019–2020	Criciúma
2020–2021	Oeste
2022	XV de Piracicaba
2023	Taubaté
2023	Brasiliense
2024	Monte Azul
2024–	Itabaiana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Fernando Schneiger (born 13 April 1963), known as Roberto Cavalo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of Itabaiana.

Career as a player

Born in Carazinho, Roberto Cavalo began his career with Atlético Paranaense, with whom he made his debut in the top Division against Criciúma and in 1991 he was part of the squad won the 1991 Copa do Brasil. He then Vitória in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, it was a positive season: seven goals in twenty-three matches earned him inclusion in the League best eleven (Bola de Prata). During that same season he also played two final tournament, lost to Botafogo. Transferred to Sport and Avaí, where he finished his career in 1997.^[1]

Career as a manager

Since 1998 he coached the Avaí. Already in 2004, brilliant fez campaign in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B having been one of four finalists (it ended at a third honorable place).^[2]

Then it assumed several teams in Brazil like Joinville, Chapecoense, Gama, Paysandu, Naútico, Criciúma, America de Natal and Bahia. On 11 September 2009, it was announced like new commander of the Paraná.^[3] some months later it was announced like new technician of the Mixto for the season 2010.^[4] it trained still Town Nov, disputing the Série B. Again it returned to Paraná and to Town in November. In 2012 it assumed the West and Grêmio Barueri. and 2013, put his return right to the West. In 2014 it was announced like new trainer of the Atlético Sorocaba not lasting very much in the post was dismissed in the same year and in the same year, it put his third passage right to the West to dispute the remainder of the Série B and being in 2015 up to the moment disputing of Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2015.

Honours

Player

Atlético Paranaense

Campeonato Paranaense: 1988

Criciúma

Campeonato Catarinense: 1991
Copa do Brasil: 1991

Manager

Avaí

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1998

Paysandu

Campeonato Paraense: 2005

Individual

Bola de Prata: 1993

References

^ "Que fim levou? Roberto Cavalo" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo.
^ "Roberto Cavalo" (in Portuguese). Memória Avaiana. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ "Roberto Cavalo é o novo técnico do Paraná" (in Portuguese). Bem Parana. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ "Roberto Cavalo chega para comandar o Mixto" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Digital. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}