Menezes has been without a coaching job since the end of 2019 when he left Palmeiras towards the final stages of the Brazilian championship. The coach agreed with the Bahians and will now sign until the end of 2021.
The 58-year-old also accumulates passages for major players in the country, such as Grêmio, Corinthians, and Cruzeiro, in addition to experience at the head of the Brazil national team before his sacking in 2012.
The Brazilian manager faces a tough task ahead of him and is expected to get the team back to winning ways and also a pleasant style of play on the pitch.
Tricolor de aço are without a win in their past five games.
They might be in a decent position on the table but are in reality not far from the relegation zone at all.
Bahia currently occupies 12th place in the Brazilian Championship with nine points – two wins, three draws, and two defeats so far.
The team also comes from a frustration in the Northeast Cup, a competition where they finished as runner-up after losing Ceará in the finals. On Thursday, Bahia returns to the field for the Brasileirão to face Grêmio, in a match scheduled for the Pituaçu stadium, in Salvador.
Menezes could have been officially appointed as the Bahia manager by them and a tough first match will lie in wait as he hopes to take the club back to winning ways. It continues yet the trend of managers to have been sacked only after few games in the current Brasileirão campaign.
