Higo Magalhães Batista (born 6 April 1982), sometimes known as just Higo, is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

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, Higo began his career at Vila Nova, making his senior debut in the 2002 Série B. He left the club in 2009, and moved to Goiânia EC. In 2011, after representing local sides Canedense,

Anápolis Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...

and Aparecidense, Higo joined Boa Esporte. He left the club to sign for Villa Nova ahead of the

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, but rejoined the side on 27 April 2012. Higo returned to his native state in 2013, joining

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. He subsequently returned to former side Aparecidense, before agreeing to a contract with

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for the 2014 campaign. In July 2014, Higo returned to Goiânia, where he featured rarely and retired in the end of the season, aged 32.

Managerial career

After retiring, Higo worked as Ariel Mamede's assistant for several years, replacing him at the helm of

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's under-20 squad in December 2018. In 2020, he returned to his first club Vila Nova, as a permanent assistant manager of the first team and manager of the under-23s. Higo was named interim manager of the first team in March 2021, after Márcio Fernandes was sacked. He returned to his previous role after the appointment of

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, but was again named interim in June when Lopes left the club. Back to the assistant role after the arrival of

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, Higo returned to the managerial role in August 2021, after Maria resigned. On 24 November, he renewed his contract for the 2022 season. On 15 May 2022, Higo was sacked by Vila Nova.

Honours

Player

Vila Nova *

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Format First Division First stage *Teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...

: 2005 Boa Esporte *

Taça Minas Gerais The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 it was played as a separate tournament, but from 1979 through 1986, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato ...

: 2012

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Higo Magalhaes 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Goiânia Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Goiânia Esporte Clube players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Aparecidense players Boa Esporte Clube players Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Itumbiara Esporte Clube players Uberlândia Esporte Clube players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Vila Nova Futebol Clube managers Camboriú Futebol Clube managers