 In mid 1933 he succeeded Victor Guisard as coach of Botafogo FC of Rio de Janeiro.With the club he won in 1933 and 1934 the State Championships of the AMEA, the amateur football associations of the then national Brazilian capital, after the professional clubs have split off.Between September 1934 and February 1935 he managed as successor of Luiz Vinhaes the Brazil national football team.