Caio Couto Gonçalves (born 29 January 1976), known as Caio Couto, is a Brazilian

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. He is the current head coach of Portuguesa-RJ.

Career

Born in

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, Couto started his career with

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, staying at the club until the under-17 category. He subsequently moved to

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after a short stint with

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, and finished his formation with

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, where he started his senior career. He also played for Anapolina and Desportiva as a senior before retiring. Shortly after retiring, Couto started working as a manager at

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's youth categories. He was subsequently in charge of

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's under-20 squad, Botafogo's under-13 squad and Fluminense's under-15 squad before being named manager of the Brazil women's under-20 team in 2011. In March 2012, Couto was named manager of Vitória das Tabocas' women's team, leading the club to the semifinals of the

2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino The 2012 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the sixth staging of the competition. The competition started on March 10, 2012, and concluded on June 10, 2012. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which is organized by the ...

. On 21 November of the following year, he was appointed manager of the men's team, but resigned on 29 January 2014, after 18 points in 14 matches of the 2014

Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...

. Couto took over

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in February 2014, and was subsequently presented in charge of

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on 21 July of that year. He was sacked by the latter in February 2015, and was named manager of Santos' women's team in March. Couto won the 2017

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino (Brazilian Women's National Championship), also known as Brasileirão Femenino, is an annual Brazilian women's club football tournament organized by the ''Confederação Brasileira de Futebol'', or CBF ...

with ''Peixe'', but was still dismissed on 14 January 2018. On 11 February 2019, he returned to men's football after being named manager of

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side Jaguariúna FC, but resigned on 24 April. After working as a sports pundit on , Couto returned to coaching duties ahead of the 2023 season, being Júnior Lopes' assistant at Audax Rio. In February, after Lopes resigned, he was named the head coach. On 9 April 2023, after reaching the finals of the

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, Couto was named head coach of Portuguesa-RJ. On 14 November, he was announced as head coach of the under-20 team of Fluminense, but returned to ''Lusa'' on 5 March 2024.

Honours

Brazil U20 *

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Vitória das Tabocas (women) *Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol Feminino: 2012 Santos *

: 2017

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Couto, Caio 1976 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Fluminense FC players Associação Atlética Anapolina players Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players Brazilian football managers Bonsucesso Futebol Clube managers Santos FC (women) managers Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube managers Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) managers