Roberto Fonseca (footballer)

Roberto Fonseca
	Fonseca in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Teixeira da Fonseca
Date of birth	3 June 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Mandaguari, Brazil
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	São Bento (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1984	Londrina
1985	São Paulo
1986–1994	América-SP
1995	Catanduvense
1995	Botafogo-SP
1995	Barretos
1996	Bahia
1996	América-SP
1997	Sãocarlense
1997	Ferroviária
1998	Grêmio Maringá
1999	Moto Club
1999	Portuguesa Londrinense
Managerial career
2003	Oeste
2003	Botafogo-SP
2004	Francana
2004	Barretos
2004	XV de Piracicaba
2004–2005	Mirassol
2005	Sertãozinho
2005	Bandeirante
2005	Londrina
2006	São Bento
2006	CENE
2006	ADAP
2006	São Raimundo-PA
2006–2007	Londrina
2007	Ituiutaba
2008	Guaratinguetá
2008–2009	Rio Branco-SP
2009	Oeste
2009	Botafogo-SP
2009	Criciúma
2009	América de Natal
2010	São Caetano
2010–2011	Guaratinguetá
2011	Botafogo-SP
2011	Caldense
2012	Paraná
2012	Itumbiara
2012	Ituano
2012	CRB
2013	Brasiliense
2013–2014	Santo André
2014	Linense
2014–2015	ABC
2015	São Bernardo
2015	Botafogo-PB
2016	São Bernardo
2016	Oeste
2016	Cuiabá
2017	Bragantino
2018	Caldense
2018	Sampaio Corrêa
2018	Londrina
2019	Novorizontino
2019	Londrina
2019	Guarani
2020–2021	Novorizontino
2021	Londrina
2021	Paysandu
2022	Ferroviário
2023	CSA
2023	Figueirense
2023	Londrina
2024	São Bento
2024	River
2024	ABC
2025–	São Bento
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Teixeira da Fonseca (born 3 May 1962), known as Roberto Fonseca, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a central defender.^[1] He is the current head coach of São Bento.

Career

Born in Mandaguari, began his professional career at Londrina in 1981. Later he played for the teams: São Paulo, América-SP, Catanduvense, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, Barretos, Bahia, Sãocarlense, Ferroviária, Grêmio Maringá, Moto Club and Portuguesa Londrinense, where he finished his career in 1999.

He has been working as a coach since 2003. He was Oeste. Later, managed Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, Francana, Barretos, XV de Piracicaba, Mirassol, Sertãozinho, Bandeirante, Londrina, São Bento, CENE,^[2] ADAP, São Raimundo de Santarem, Ituiutaba, Guaratinguetá e Rio Branco de Americana.

In 2008 commanded the Oeste in campaign which led the club back to main series of Campeonato Paulista, in 2010, commanded the São Caetano^[3] was hired by Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto. returned in Guaratinguetá and Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto. in 2011 was the coach of Caldense should help and on 6 June of the same year, was announced new technician of Paraná and at the end of 2011^[4] in commanded Itumbiara.^[5] was hired in February 2012, as trainer of Ituano and lent in the CRB returning to the command of the Ituano, in the following year. being that in June of that same year with the Brasiliense.^[6]

Roberto with the São Bernardo command team in the remainder of the Campeonato Paulista, with the difficult mission to rid the team of the downgrade, where he achieved with success the objective. months after, was Botafogo da Paraíba.^[7] On 20 July 2015, Roberto da Fonseca and his auxiliary left the command of the paraibana team in 11 games by summing the final stage of Campeonato Paraibano and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, with utilization of 48.4% of the games. On 2 July 2015, was confirmed by the directors of São Bernardo would be the new coach of the team at Paulistão 2016.^[8] Fonseca has delivered the tiger on the downgrade the Serie A1 of state championship. On 26 February 2016, Roberto Fonseca terminates with the São Bernardo, the club is near the downgrade zone.^[9]