Sérgio Soares da Silva (born 11 January 1967) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Born in São Paulo, Soares began his career with hometown side Juventus, making his first team debut in 1985 and being sold to Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in 1993.

A backup option at Verdão, Soares was loaned to Japanese club Kyoto Purple Sanga for the remainder of the 1996 season.

[7] On 26 January 2007, Soares replaced Marcelo Vilar at the helm of Grêmio Barueri,[8] but was sacked on 8 April.

[21] Soares led Santo André to the second position of the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, but resigned on 22 September after the club was in the relegation zone.

[26] On 6 January, he had his first managerial experience abroad after being named in charge of Japanese club Cerezo Osaka,[27] but was relieved of his duties on 27 August and subsequently replaced by compatriot Levir Culpi.

[38] On 3 April 2017, Soares agreed to become the manager of another club he represented as a player, Goiás,[39] but was sacked on 27 May after four winless matches.

[52] On 16 May 2023, Soares replaced Jerson Testoni at the helm of Altos in the Série C,[53] but was sacked after just 40 days on 26 June.