Marcos Gomes Valadares (born 23 July 1977) is a Brazilian
football
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coach
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, currently the assistant manager of
Ceará
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.
Career
Born in
São Paulo
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, Valadares was a
Federal University of Minas Gerais
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alumni and started his career in 2004 as
Olympic de Barbacena's fitness coach. In January of the following year, he was named manager of
Belo Horizonte
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-based side
Santa Cruz.
In 2006, after a short spell at Associação Esportiva Santa Tereza, Valadares joined
América Mineiro's youth setup. In 2008 he left the club, and was appointed manager of the under-17 side of Amparense FC, but moved to
Ipatinga
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in the following year.
In 2010, Valadares was appointed manager of
Cruzeiro's under-15 team. He moved to
Fluminense
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in 2012, being in charge of the club's under-17 and under-20 squads.
On 25 February 2015, Valadares joined
Palmeiras
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and was named manager of the under-20s. In September, however, he returned to Cruzeiro now as under-20 manager.
Valadares left Cruzeiro in April 2017, On 6 March 2018, after a 17-day spell as
Patrocinense's assistant manager, he was named
Vasco da Gama
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's under-20 manager.
On 21 April 2019, after
Alberto Valentim
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Playing career Brazil
Born in Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Alberto started his professional career at Guarani of São P ...
's dismissal, Valadares was named interim manager of the first team.
His first professional match occurred three days later, a 2–1
Copa do Brasil
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home win against
Santos.
In 2020, he took charge of
Atlético Mineiro
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's under-20 squad.
References
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from São Paulo
Brazilian football managers
CR Vasco da Gama managers