Fernando Di Piero
“Soluço”
Source: bjjheroes.comFernando Di Piero moved from Alliance training in São Paulo to coaching and organizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Ecuador.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, Fernando Di Piero ‘Soluço’, accessed 9 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The profile identifies Fernando Di Piero by the nickname Soluço.
Where in the source: Fields — Full Name; Nickname
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Di Piero was born on 12 May 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil.
Where in the source: Biography — born ... 1980
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Roberto Lage awarded Di Piero his blue and purple belts; after moving to Fábio Gurgel's Alliance academy, he received his brown belt and then his black belt at the end of 2003.
Where in the source: Biography — black belt ... 2003
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Di Piero won the 2003 Brazilian National absolute division at brown belt and later took European Open silver at black belt in 2005 and 2010.
Where in the source: Achievements — European Open runner-up
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Di Piero started coaching through judo and Alliance children's classes, then moved to Ecuador in 2006 and opened an Alliance franchise.
Where in the source: Team: Alliance; Biography — moved to Ecuador
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Henry Ronquillo, ‘El Circuito Ecuatoriano de Jiu Jitsu Brasileño cumplió 10 años’, Expreso, 25 January 2022.(opens in a new tab)
Expreso described Di Piero as a Brazilian athlete, professor and competitor who settled in Ecuador to develop jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Profile — atleta, profesor y competidor brasileño
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Di Piero told Expreso that he organized the Copa Carlson Gracie in 2007 and that separate events were unified into the Circuito Ecuatoriano de Jiu Jitsu Brasileño in 2012; the newspaper identifies him as the circuit's founder and leader.
Where in the source: Founder interview — first competition 2007; CEBJJ born 2012
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Pasando Guardia, ‘Federación Ecuatoriana. Un ejemplo de unión’, 18 March 2019.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2019 first-person interview, Di Piero said a short stay in Ecuador became permanent, that he began working there with the Iturraldes, and that he set himself the task of growing Ecuadorian jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Interview — decidí quedarme ... con los Iturralde
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Di Piero said in 2019 that Ecuador's jiu-jitsu federation brought several teams together and that he would oversee training for its selected athletes.
Where in the source: Interview — distintos equipos; a cargo del entrenamiento
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Sherdog, Fernando ‘Soluco’ di Pierro fighter profile, accessed 9 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Sherdog records the name variant Fernando di Pierro, the nickname Soluco, a 12 May 1980 birth date, an Alliance Ecuador association and a 16-7-1 professional MMA record.
Where in the source: Fighter summary — Soluco; Alliance Ecuador; 16-7-1
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Henry Ronquillo, ‘El sueño de Chito Vera inició con el jiu-jitsu’, Expreso, 7 March 2024.(opens in a new tab)
A 2024 Expreso profile identifies Di Piero as Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera's first Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach and includes Di Piero's recollection of Vera as one of his early students.
Where in the source: Profile — primer profesor; primeros alumnos
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Graciemag, ‘Alliance Ecuador’, 9 January 2013.(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag's 2013 Alliance Ecuador profile names Fernando Soluco as its black-belt professor and reports that he settled in Ecuador in 2006 to help build an international-level competition team with Leonardo Iturralde and Juan Pablo García.
Where in the source: Alliance Ecuador — Professor: Black Belt Fernando Soluco
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