Ademir Fonseca
Brazilian footballer
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Ademir Fonseca dos Santos (born 18 January 1963), simply known as Ademir Fonseca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ademir Fonseca dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Nepomuceno, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1982 | Botafogo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Botafogo | ||
| 1986 | → Santa Cruz-RN | ||
| 1986–1987 | → Vitória | ||
| 1987 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 1987 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 1988–1991 | Joinville | ||
| 1992 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1992 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1993–1994 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1995 | Santo André | ||
| 1996 | São José-SP | ||
| 1996 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 1997 | Ituano | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | Ituano | ||
| 1998 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1998 | Comercial-SP | ||
| 1998 | Tubarão | ||
| 1999 | São Bento | ||
| 2000 | Madureira | ||
| 2000 | CRB | ||
| 2001 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 2001 | Tupi | ||
| 2002 | Ituano | ||
| 2002 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 2002 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2003 | América-RN | ||
| 2003 | Joinville | ||
| 2003 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2004 | Joinville | ||
| 2004 | Caldense | ||
| 2004 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2004 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2005 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2005 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 2006 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2006 | Paysandu | ||
| 2006 | Ituano | ||
| 2007 | Remo | ||
| 2007 | America-RJ | ||
| 2007 | Caldense | ||
| 2008 | America-RJ | ||
| 2008 | Bangu | ||
| 2008 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2008 | Gama | ||
| 2009 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2009 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2010 | Tupi | ||
| 2010 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2010 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2011 | Oeste | ||
| 2011 | São Caetano | ||
| 2011 | Goiás | ||
| 2011 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2012 | Caldense | ||
| 2012 | ABC | ||
| 2013 | CRB | ||
| 2013 | Santo André | ||
| 2014 | Oeste | ||
| 2014 | Anápolis | ||
| 2014–2015 | CRB | ||
| 2015 | Guarani | ||
| 2016 | URT | ||
| 2016 | Al-Shoulla | ||
| 2017 | Resende | ||
| 2017 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2018 | Ferroviário | ||
| 2018 | Olaria | ||
| 2019 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2019 | Tupi | ||
| 2020 | URT | ||
| 2020 | Villa Nova | ||
| 2021 | ASA | ||
| 2022 | Tupi | ||
| 2024 | União Suzano | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Managerial career
Ademir Fonseca began his career as a coach immediately after retiring, at Ituano FC in 1997. At Ituano he achieved one of the greatest achievements of his career, the 2002 Campeonato Paulista title.[4] He also won the state championships in 2006 with Paysandu[5] and in 2013 with CRB, in addition to other successful campaigns for teams from the interior of Brazil.[6][7][3]
Fonseca suffered a heart attack during the match Uberlândia vs. Serranense for Módulo II, in March 2019, having to undergo emergency heart surgery.[8]
On 6 February 2024, he was announced as coach of União Suzano for the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[9]
Honours
Player
- Botafogo
- Torneio Internacional de Berna: 1985
Manager
- Ituano
- Paysandu
- Campeonato Paraense: 2006
- CRB
- Campeonato Alagoano: 2013
- Tupi