Dorival Guidoni Júnior, known simply as Doriva (born 28 May 1972) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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. From 2003 until 2006, he played for English

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club

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, winning the 2004 League Cup and finishing as runner-up in the

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. He retired due to a misdiagnosed heart condition while playing for Brazilian club América-SP in 2007. Doriva played for the

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between 1995 and 1998, making a brief substitute appearance in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in which Brazil finished as runners-up.

Club career

Brazil

Doriva began his career at the youth of

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, and after spending 1992 at

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teams Anapolina and

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, was promoted to the main team under coach

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in 1993. That same year he won both the Libertadores da América and the Intercontinental Cup. In 1995, he was transferred to XV de Piracicaba after having his rights purchased by then-owner Rolim Amaro, founder of

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. Doriva came to

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in 1995, as the team had just gotten a sponsorship deal with TAM. There Doriva had what he considered crucial years in his formation as a player, leading to a $4 million sale to FC Porto.

Porto, Sampdoria and Celta Vigo

Doriva's career in Porto had three Primeira Liga titles before he opted to transfer to Italy's

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, in an $8 million four-year contract. In 2000, he went to Spain, playing for

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Middlesbrough

Doriva was signed by

manager

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in January 2003, on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut on 5 April 2003 in a 3–0 home win over

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. After five appearances for the club, Doriva was given a one-year contract with Middlesbrough on 21 July 2003. In his first full season at the club, Doriva was first choice in midfield alongside George Boateng. He found his chances limited after this, however, due to the emergence of

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and the conversion of

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to central midfield. On 11 February 2004, in a 3–2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, Doriva was pushed by

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, who in April was given a three-match ban for the incident. On 29 February he started as Middlesbrough won their first major trophy, the

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, with a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the Millennium Stadium in

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. His only goal for Middlesbrough came in a 2–1 victory at

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in the third round of the

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on 8 January 2005. In 2005, he earned a one-year contract extension, which Middlesbrough allowed to expire in July 2006.

América-SP

Following his release from Middlesbrough, he then signed for América-SP in Brazil, where he had a heart problem detected. Doriva's father and grandfather both died from heart conditions, and therefore he decided to retire from playing. Subsequent tests showed that the diagnosis was inaccurate and he could have continued playing, although he remained retired.

Managerial career

After retiring in 2009, Doriva was hired by Ituano's president and former teammate

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; initially a manager of the youth categories, he subsequently became an assistant manager and, in 2014, was appointed as coach. He led Ituano to a

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run in the Campeonato Paulista, winning the title on penalty kicks over Santos. Doriva was appointed

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manager on 16 June 2014, but failed to impress, being sacked only two months later. On 14 December 2014, Doriva was appointed as manager of Vasco. The following 4 August, after another state league title, he was named at the helm of Ponte Preta; on 7 October, however, he rescinded with the latter and moved to

. He lasted only a month with the team from the state capital, winning two and losing two league games, and being eliminated 3–1 on aggregate from the Copa do Brasil by rivals Santos.

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signed Doriva for the year 2016. Despite a 69% winning rate with the Série B club, he was dismissed on 19 June after a first defeat of the season against

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. He then had two months in charge of Santa Cruz in the same season, resigning on 20 October as their relegation looked imminent. In 2017, Doriva had ten games in charge of

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before losing his job on 21 July; he recorded only one win and two draws. He was then appointed as Novorizontino's manager for the

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. His team reached the quarter-finals before an 8–0 aggregate loss to

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. In June 2018, Doriva was appointed coach of CRB. He left the club in September, to be replaced by

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. Doriva was hired by

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of the

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at the start of 2019, and was fired on 5 March when the team were in 6th place. Two weeks later, he was appointed at São Bento, who were preparing for a season in the national second division. He was dismissed on 29 August, having won 5 of 19 games in the first half of the campaign. On 23 May 2021, it was announced that

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would be

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' new manager and Doriva would be his assistant.

International career

Doriva's first cap for the

was in 1995. He was part of the Brazil squad which reached the final of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He wore the number 17 shirt and made one appearance, in the second match of the group. He came on against

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in Nantes as a 68th-minute substitute for

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. He played a total of 12 games for the Brazilian squad.

Honours

Player

Club

São Paulo * Copa Libertadores:

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* Recopa Sul-Americana: 1993, 1994 *

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: 1993 * Intercontinental Cup:

XV de Piracicaba * Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1995 Atlético Mineiro *

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: 1997 Porto * Primeira Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99 *

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: 1997–98 Celta * UEFA Intertoto Cup:

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Middlesbrough * Football League Cup: 2004

International

Brazil * FIFA Confederations Cup:

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Coach

; Ituano * Campeonato Paulista:

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; Vasco da Gama * Campeonato Carioca: 2015

References

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