Diedja Maglione Roque Barreto (born 22 September 1963), commonly known as Didi, is a Brazilian

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and former

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. She was part of the

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. She competed at the

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, playing one match as the understudy to

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. At club level she played for

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. In 1997 she joined

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where she won state and national titles. She played in a 3–0 friendly defeat by the

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on 22 May 1999 at the

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, while attached to the Lusa Sant'Anna club. After her playing retirement she moved to the

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, where she coached in youth and

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* 1963 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Brazil women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Brazil Women's association football goalkeepers Saad Esporte Clube (women) players São Paulo FC (women) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from João Pessoa, Paraíba {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub

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