Brazil will reveal the identity of their new coach on Tuesday, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced.
Luiz Felipe Scolari stood down last week after the hosts could only finish fourth at the World Cup, having been thrashed in their semi-final 7-1 by eventual winners Germany, and then beaten 3-0 by Holland in the third-place play-off.
The announcement comes on the back of the appointment on Thursday of Gilmar Rinaldi as Brazil’s general co-ordinator, with responsibility for all levels of the national team.
“The president of the CBF, Jose Maria Marin, will present the new coach of the Brazilian national team at a news conference at 11am this Tuesday,” read a statement on the CBF’s website.
Former boss Dunga is reportedly the front-runner for the post although former Corinthians boss Tite, Muricy Ramalho of Sao Paulo and another former boss Vanderlei Luxemburgo are all thought to be in the reckoning.
“We’ve talked about some things and we are in contact,” said Rinaldi.
“The most important thing is to define what we want and the profile of the person we want. We must recognise that we need to change.”
Carlos Alberto Parreira also left his post as technical director following the World Cup along with Scolari’s backroom staff.
Dunga, whose real name is Carlos Bledorn Verri, previously coached Brazil from 2006 to 2010, where he won the 2007 Copa America and the 2009 Confederations Cup.
He was fired by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) after losing to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup.
Rinaldi ties
One Reuters source, who declined to be identified since the process is underway, said Dunga has a good relationship with Rinaldi.
Both were part of the 1994 World Cup winning team.
The CBF and Dunga, 50, began talks early last week, the source added.
“He is the front runner in the list and things are moving forward satisfactorily,” he told Reuters.
“There were important meetings that took place in Sao Paulo, and Gilmar is fine-tuning details already.”
Dunga’s last job was as coach of Internacional, where he spent a great part of his playing career, but was sacked last October after a fourth successive loss in the Brazilian league that left them mid-table.
As coach of Brazil’s national team, he led the team to 42 victories, 12 draws and six defeats.