Caio Zanardi is 49 years old and started his work at the CBF in 2013, directing the under-15 team in Brazil. After being champion of the Tournament Vila de Salt, in Barcelona, ​​he was promoted to the under-17 team. In all, the coach ends his spell with a 78% success rate, with 40 wins, nine draws and only six defeats.

Hired by the CBF in 2013, Caio Zanardi first took over the under-15 team. He ranked sixth in the South American category that year.

Promoted to under-17 in 2014, he prepared the same generation for the South American Championship in 2015. Brazil qualified for the final hexagonal and beat Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay in sequence to win the title for the 11th time in its history.