Vojvoda Dismissed as Santos Coach After Defeat to Internacional
Juan Pablo Vojvoda was dismissed after Santos lost 2-1 to Internacional at Vila Belmiro. The match took place on Wednesday in the seventh round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.
Match and immediate fallout
Carbonero scored the winning goal at the 50th minute of the second half. The late strike sealed the defeat to Internacional.
Fans heavily booed the team after the final whistle. Many criticized the coach for substituting Neymar at the 43rd minute when the score was 1-1.
Vojvoda’s record and tenure
Vojvoda arrived in August of last year to prevent Santos from being relegated. He achieved that goal and guided the team to 12th place.
- Games in charge: 33.
- Wins: 10.
- Draws: 13.
- Losses: 10.
- Overall points percentage: 43%.
- Time in charge: 209 days.
- Contract length left: until the end of 2026.
His spell at Santos lasted only a fraction of the time he spent at Fortaleza. He spent 2021 to 2025 at Fortaleza, making his Santos stint about 13% of that period.
Club response and absences
The club announced the departure through communications manager Wagner Vilaron. There was no presence of some senior figures at the departure announcement.
President Marcelo Teixeira was in Paraguay for the Copa Sudamericana group draw. Director of football Alexandre Mattos was suspended by the TJD-SP. The suspension followed an incident where he entered the referees’ zone during the interval of the match against São Paulo.
What comes next
Santos has not named a replacement yet. The club will need to decide quickly after the dismissal of Vojvoda as Santos coach.
Filmogaz.com will follow further developments and provide updates as they emerge.
