Lucas Gonçalves da Silva (born 14 October 1981) is a Brazilian

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. He is the current assistant manager of

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Career

Born in

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, Gonçalves graduated in Physical Education at the

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in 2004, and was appointed manager of Grêmio's under-11 squad in the following year. He left the club in 2010, after managing the under-13s and under-15s, and was named assistant manager of

's under-17 team. On 13 December 2010, Gonçalves was appointed

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's assistant at Cabofriense. After another year back at Porto Alegre, he returned to Grêmio in 2012, now as manager of the under-20s. In August 2016, after being an assistant at Tombense and Atlético Tubarão, Gonçalves was named analyst at

. In 2018, while

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was the interim manager, he was his assistant. After a short period at Paraná, Gonçalves returned to ''Galo'' in 2019, again as analyst. He became the permanent assistant manager of the first team in the 2020 season, after James Freitas left, and was named interim manager on 26 February 2021, after the departure of

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Personal life

Gonçalves' father Otacílio Gonçalves was also a football manager.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goncalves, Lucas 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Porto Alegre Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Clube Atlético Mineiro managers