Mano Menezes Takes Charge of Peru on Four-Year Deal Targeting 2030

Overview

• He was officially presented by the Peruvian Football Federation on Thursday and signed a contract covering the 2030 World Cup cycle.
• Menezes, 63, succeeds Óscar Ibañez, who took over in February 2025 and was dismissed in September after an unstable spell.
• Peru finished ninth in South American qualifying for 2026, ending eight points behind the team that reached the intercontinental playoff.
• He returns to international management for the first time since coaching Brazil from 2010 to 2012, a stint that included the London 2012 Olympic silver medal.
• He joins less than two months after departing Grêmio, bringing a long résumé from leading major Brazilian clubs and teams abroad.