Former Lyon coach Sylvinho insists he has no priorities about where he would like to manage next.
The Brazilian, who became a household name as a player for Arsenal and Barcelona, took over his first management role with Lyon last year.
The appointment came after spending time as assistant in his native Brazil, with domestic clubs and the national team, as well as a stint with Roberto Mancini at Inter Milan.
After his spell with Lyon ended after five months, Sylvinho is keeping an open mind when looking to the future.
“Within my 11 years of career as a player in Europe (Spain and England) and 10 years working as assistant coach and as a coach in Brazil, Italy and France,” Sylvinho tellsTribalfootball.com.
“I gained languages and professional knowledge, this enables me to develop my job within those countries, but I have no priorities.”
Sylvinho and Mancini in the Inter Milan dugout in May 2015
It was in Italy where Sylvinho got his first coaching role in Europe, working with Mancini, who was his manager during a one season at Manchester City.
The former left-back spent three years at Inter, where he enjoyed a valuable education on the tactical art of Italian football.
“It was a very important phase in my life, not only was I working with one of the greatest coaches in the world, Roberto Mancini, but it was also a great experience to gain knowledge from the Italian football. We did a great job at that moment working on increasing the team’s performance.
“Italian football is very difficult because there are a lot of tactics within the games, so every single game becomes a game of chess and it becomes very hard to win because of that.
“They also work really hard to increase their physical performance as well. Italians are passionate about football, the atmosphere in the games are amazing.”
Sylvinho accepted an offer to join Tite’s Brazil backroom staff in 2017, and the 46-year-old can’t speak highly enough of working with the former Corinthians coach.
“Working with Tite was a great learning experience for me, he has a lot of football knowledge, he studies every action, every athlete, every tactic etc.
“He allowed me to contribute with the knowledge I gained from the European football, it was an intense but positive phase of my life and I am really grateful for him.”
Tite coaching against South Korea in November 2019
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