Márcio Zanardi

Márcio Zanardi Gomes da Silva (born 11 July 1978) is a Brazilian professional football coach who is currently in charge of Goiás.

Career
Born in São Paulo, Zanardi began his career with Pão de Açúcar EC's under-15 sides before moving to Lithuania in 2006, with FC Vilnius. He then worked for three years in the United Arab Emirates with Al-Nasr, before returning to Brazil in 2010 with Corinthians.

After working in the under-13, under-15 and under-17 sides of Corinthians, Zanardi was dismissed by the club on 21 November 2016. The following 3 May, he was appointed head coach of Portuguesa's under-20 squad.

In August 2017, after being an interim of the main squad for one match, Zanardi was promoted to Lusa's main squad as an assistant. The following 20 February, he moved to Guarani and took over the under-20s.

On 19 February 2019, Zanardi was named head coach of the under-20 side of Santos. He left roughly a year later, and took over the same category at São Bernardo shortly after.

On 1 October 2021, after first team head coach Ricardo Catalá left, Zanardi was appointed in charge of São Bernardo for the remainder of the Copa Paulista, and led the side to their second-ever title of the tournament. He remained in charge of the club in the following years, achieving promotion in the 2022 Série D and reaching the quarterfinals of the 2023 Campeonato Paulista.

On 31 March 2024, Zanardi was named head coach of Série B side Goiás.

Personal life
Zanardi's older brother Caio is also a football coach.

Honours
São Bernardo
 * Copa Paulista: 2021