Rodrigo Limiro
Brazilian footballer
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Rodrigo Limiro Gomes da Silva (born 16 April 1984), known as Rodrigo Limiro, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Limiro Gomes da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goiás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Novo Horizonte | |||
| Rio Branco-SP | |||
| 2008–2009 | Alcampell | ||
| 2010–2011 | Alcampell | 12 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Aparecidense U15 | ||
| 2018–2021 | Aparecidense U17 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Aparecidense U20 | ||
| 2022 | ABD | ||
| 2023 | Aparecidense U20 | ||
| 2024 | Aparecidense | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Limiro was a Goiás youth graduate. He represented Novo Horizonte and Rio Branco-SP before moving abroad,[1] playing for Portuguese clubs[1] and Spanish side UD Alcampell on two occasions.[2][3]
Coaching career
After retiring, Limiro joined Aparecidense in 2015, being a coach of the under-15, under-17 and under-20 categories over the years.[1] On 6 September 2022, he was named head coach of ABD in the Campeonato Goiano Terceira Divisão.[4]
Limiro left ABD after the season ended, recording two draws and two losses,[5] and subsequently returned to Aparecidense and their under-20 team. On 2 December 2023, he was named head coach of the main squad for the upcoming campaign.[6]
On 8 February 2024, after only one win in seven matches, Limiro was sacked by Aparecidense.[7]