Márcio Zanardi Gomes da Silva (born 11 July 1978) is a Brazilian professional football coach.
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 Lusas 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. He was sacked from the club on 4 August, after a 2–1 loss to Novorizontino.
On 27 September 2024, Zanardi replaced Portuguese Paulo Gomes at the helm of Botafogo-SP also in the second division. The following 18 May, after just three wins into the new season, he was sacked.
On 8 July 2025, Zanardi was appointed head coach of Amazonas also in the second division. He was dismissed on 29 October, with the club still in the relegation zone.
On 25 January 2026, Zanardi was named head coach of Figueirense in the Série C. On 14 April, he was sacked, and took over Ponte Preta in division two on 11 June.
On 26 August 2026, Zanardi resigned from Ponte as the club's financial situation worsened; he left with no wins in 12 matches.
Personal life Zanardi's older brother Caio is also a football coach.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNat.FromToRecordPortuguesa (interim)12 August 201713 August 2017São Bernardo1 October 202131 March 2024Goiás31 March 20244 August 2024Botafogo-SP3 October 202418 May 2025Amazonas8 July 202529 October 2025Figueirense25 January 202614 April 2026Ponte Preta11 June 202626 August 2026 Career total—
Honours São Bernardo Copa Paulista: 2021
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