Moisés Moura Pinheiro (born 25 July 1979) is a Brazilian

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coach of Coritiba U20 team and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in Nanuque,

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, Moura started his career with

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória () is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top flight of the Bahia St ...

, gradually becoming a regular for the Série A team and helping it win two consecutive

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titles. In

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, he competed with fellow league side

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 ...

who finished 22nd out of 26 teams, narrowly avoiding relegation. Moura moved to Russia still in

, joining

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club

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and winning the Russian Cup after defeating

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1–0 in the final, with the player playing the full 90 minutes. The following season, as they underperformed in the domestic championship, he was allowed to leave the

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, signing for another side in the country and category,

FC Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara () is a Russian professional football club based in Samara that plays in the Russian Premier League. In 2004, they finished third in the Russian Premier League. History Krylia Sovetov was founded in Kuybyshev (now Sama ...

, for

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1.9 million.2º reforço da época 2006/2007: Moisés (2nd signing of 2006/2007 season: Moisés)
Sporting 100, 29 June 2006 Initially, things started well for Moura and his new team, who finished a best-ever third in the league and lost the domestic cup final, against FC Terek Grozny. After not being paid for five months, however, he returned to his country and joined

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Cruzeiro is the greatest team of Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its as ...

, where he won the Minas Gerais League and attracted interest from

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

, especially since his contract was about to end; the move was, however, terminated by

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club after a ruling by

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concluded that he had been persuaded by Cruzeiro to terminate his contract with Krylia, and he was subsequently banned for four mouths, with the Brazilians not being able to acquire any players for two

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s. After his ban was lifted, Moura would however play parts of the following four seasons in

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(two full), notably with S.C. Braga. In 2009–10 he only missed two league games as the

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club finished in a best-ever second place, adding nine

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appearances in the following campaign (qualifying rounds included); he also played in his country with

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

, who loaned him to

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football, at the Estádio do B ...

while selling 50% of his economic rights to Cruzeiro. On 16 January 2011, Moura joined

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side

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, who paid

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1.5 million for his services, split between Braga and Cruzeiro. On 27 December of the following year he returned to his homeland, signing with

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Coaching career

After retiring, Moura returned to his former side Braga in 2020, as manager of the under-19 team. On 25 October 2022, he was named head coach of the under-20 category of Guarani. On 22 February 2023, Moura was confirmed as interim head coach of ''Bugre'', replacing sacked

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Honours

;Vitória *

: 1999, 2000 *

Campeonato do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (English: ''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''English: Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (English: ''Northeastern Cup'') is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern re ...

: 1999 ;Spartak Moscow * Russian Cup: 2002–03 ;Krylia * Russian Cup: Runner-up 2003–04 ;Cruzeiro *

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

: 2006 ;Flamengo *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

: 2007 *

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: 2007 ;Braga *

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: Runner-up

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;Al Rayyan *

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;Portuguesa *

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: 2013

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