Corinthians boss Tite was on Wednesday night named as the new coach of Brazil, succeeding Dunga following his dismissal after the team’s humiliating exit from the Copa America.
Tite managed Al Ain in 2007 and briefly Al Wahda in 2010 before returning to his native Brazil to coach Sao Paulo-based Corinthians.
The 55-year-old then went on to lead Corinthians to a double of the regional Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup glory in 2012.
“Tite no longer works at Corinthians. He accepted the invitation from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF),” said president Roberto de Andrade, who then raged at the CBF for their conduct.
“I am p***** off with the CBF over the way they came to grab Tite from here. I never received a phone call from the president. The national team does not deserve Tite, they are not used to dealing with ethical people as you can see by how the took him from the club.”
Tite takes over from former Brazil captain Dunga, who failed to turn the team around sufficiently after their embarrassing 7-1 World Cup semi-final thrashing by Germany on home soil in 2014.
Tite won 6 titles with @Corinthians including 2 Brasileirão titles, the Libertadores and the Club World Cup
— Robbie Blakeley (@rio_robbie) June 15, 2016
Tite – whose real name is Adenor Leonardo Bacchi – has coached a string of top clubs in Brazil, including Gremio, Atletico Mineiro and Palmeiras but has twice turned down the opportunity to coach the Selecao.
He has spent three trophy-studded stints at Corinthians, leading the club to two Brazilian league titles, in 2011 and 2015, and the Copa Sudamericana in 2013.
He will be tasked with transforming a struggling Brazil in the middle of a lacklustre qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup. They are currently sixth place in their regional group.
