Marcelo Mendes (beach soccer)

Marcelo Silveira Mendes is a Brazilian beach soccer coach. He is the head coach of the United States Men's National Beach Soccer Team.
Mendes is one of the most travelled coaches in beach soccer, having managed senior national teams in Europe, Asia, South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Africa, as well as club sides in Brazil and the United States.

Coaching career

Mendes began his coaching career in women's football with Universidade Gama Filho and Flamengo before transitioning to beach soccer. He took charge of the Portugal national team in 1999–2000 and returned briefly in 2003.
In 2000, Mendes led Fluminense to the Rio de Janeiro State Championship title. He also coached São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Vasco da Gama, while serving as head coach for the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.
Mendes worked in youth development with Bonsucesso's U-20 and U-15 teams and coached Madureira. He later managed Uruguay and South Africa.
Mendes was appointed head coach of the United Arab Emirates in 2007. Under his leadership, the UAE won the AFC Beach Soccer Championship in 2007 and 2008, and qualified for four consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups.
Mendes coached the Seattle Sounders beach soccer team, competing in the Mundialito de Clubes.
He led the Japan from 2014 to 2017, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and finishing second at the 2014 Asian Beach Games. Mendes coached Thailand, returned to Uruguay, served as assistant for Portugal and coached China.
In December 2025, U.S. Soccer appointed Mendes as head coach of the U.S. men's beach soccer national team, succeeding Ian Carry and Francis Farberoff before him.
Mendes managed Corinthians' beach soccer team in 2024, winning the Campeonato Paulista de Beach Soccer. He previously coached Catania Beach Soccer in Italy.

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;*Rio de Janeiro State Championship : 2000
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