Eriélton Carlos Pacheco (born 26 September 1970), known as Pachequinho, is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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, and is a current

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Playing career

Pachequinho was born in

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, Paraná, and was a

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 11 February 1990, in a 3–0 win against Nove de Julho, and scored his first senior goal one month later, in a match against Matsubara. Pachequinho left ''Coxa'' in 1996, with 215 matches and 64 goals. He subsequently represented

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Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, Matonense, Paraná and

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before retiring in 2000 at the age of 30, mainly due to injuries.

Manager career

After his retirement, Pachequinho worked at his first club Coritiba, as a scout. On 4 November 2015, after the dismissal of

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, he was appointed interim manager of the main squad. On 9 November, Pachequinho was definitely appointed manager until the end of the year.

Honours

Manager

;Coritiba *

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: 2017

Individual

top goalscorer: 1995

References

External links

Coritiba official profile

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pachequinho 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Esporte Clube Bahia players Club Athletico Paranaense players Sociedade Esportiva Matonense players Paraná Clube players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Coritiba Foot Ball Club managers América Futebol Clube (RN) managers Associação Atlética Anapolina managers