Dyego Rocha Coelho (born 22 March 1983), known simply as Coelho as a player, is a Brazilian professional

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manager and former player. He Is currently in charge of

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Playing career

Born in

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, Coelho was a

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youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 3 July 2003, in a 2–0 home loss against Atlético Mineiro. Coelho became an important unit of the club during the

2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Taça Nestlé Brasileirão 2005 for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Corinthians claiming their fourth national title. The season officially ki ...

winning campaign, but after scoring an own goal in the

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, he eventually lost his starting spot. He was loaned to Atlético Mineiro in the 2007 season, being an undisputed starter and scoring seven goals in all competitions. In September of that year, Coelho was banned for 120 days after he elbowed Kerlon while he was doing his seal trick. However, his ban was reduced to five matches on appeal.A Seal Clubbing in Brazilian Football
– The Offside Returning to ''Timão'' for the 2008 campaign, Coelho was rarely used and rejoined Atlético on loan on 16 February of that year. On 1 July, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined

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on a one-year loan deal. On 20 August 2009, Coelho returned to ''Galo'' on a permanent deal. Rarely used, he was released by the club on 18 June of the following year, and subsequently represented Karabükspor,

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Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...

and

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. He retired with the latter in 2014, aged 31. Coelho received his first international cap for the Brazil national team as a 61st-minute substitute for

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in a 0–1 defeat to

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in the Gold Cup Final, as Brazil used an under-23 squad to compete in the tournament. He also represented the under-20s in the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the under-23s in the

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Managerial career

In 2015, shortly after retiring, Coelho returned to his first club Corinthians as the assistant of the under-20 squad. On 14 February 2017, as

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was named Fábio Carille's assistant in the main squad, he took over the under-20s. In November 2018, as Loss was named Guarani manager, Coelho was appointed assistant at the club. The following 15 April he returned to Corinthians, again as manager of the under-20s. On 3 November 2019, Coelho was appointed interim manager of Corinthians, as Carille was sacked. He was again an interim in September 2020, in the place of

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Honours

Corinthians *

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

: 2003 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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Atlético Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

: 2007, 2010 Bahia *

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Brazil * FIFA U-20 World Cup:

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References

External links

CBF profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coelho, Dyego 1983 births Footballers from São Paulo Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian football managers Association football defenders Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Turkey Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Serie A players Süper Lig players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Brazil international footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Esporte Clube Bahia players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Clube Atlético Sorocaba players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football