He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube.

Rezende is one of the most successful coaches in the history of volleyball, accumulating more than 30 major titles in a twenty-year career directing the Brazilian male and female teams.

He also won two bronze medals as head coach of Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics.

[1] In 1988, Rezende stopped playing to work started his coaching career as an assistant to Bebeto de Freitas at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

In 1999, Rezende won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, a silver medal in the FIVB World Grand Prix, gold in the South American Championship for the third time, and bronze at the FIVB World Cup.

In 2008, Brazil failed in the most important tournaments of the season, finishing second in the Beijing Olympic Games and fourth in the FIVB World League, the Final Round of which was played in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2010, Brazil started the season winning the ninth title of the FIVB World League, overcoming the Italian record.

By the end of the year, Brazil assured its spot at the London Olympic Games by finishing third in the FIVB World Cup.

From his previous marriage to player Vera Mossa he had a son who is currently the setter and captain of the Brazilian volleyball team, Bruno Rezende (Bruninho).