He followed Oswaldo to Vasco in the following year, being also an interim head coach of the club in 2001 after the departure of Hélio dos Anjos.
[17] He left the club the following 18 February to take over Atlético Goianiense,[18] but was sacked on 5 May after losing the year's Campeonato Goiano.
[20] He led the club to a promotion in the 2009 Série B, but left on 13 June 2010;[21] hours after leaving, he returned to Vasco, now announced as head coach.
[22] Sacked by Vasco on 28 January 2011,[23] Gusmão returned to Atlético Goianiense on 5 April,[24] but left the latter on 21 July due to personal problems.
[29] He was announced at Vitória for the remaining four matches of the 2012 Série B on 4 November,[30] and despite achieving promotion, he did not renew his contract for the ensuing season and left late in the month.
[31] Gusmão returned to Atlético Goianiense on 5 August 2013, replacing René Simões,[32] but was sacked on 28 October, with the club in the relegation zone of the 2013 Série B.
[33] He subsequently moved abroad for the first time in his career, taking over Qatari club Al-Arabi, before returning to his home country on 28 July 2014 to coach Bragantino.
[37] After a poor start in the 2016 season, he was sacked by JEC on 14 February,[38] before taking over Portuguese side Marítimo on 1 June;[39] he only lasted three-and-a-half months at the latter.
[45] He was appointed Santa Cruz head coach on 20 April 2018,[46] but was relieved from his duties on 23 May, after being knocked out of the 2018 Copa do Nordeste.