Rogério de Albuquerque Corrêa (born 27 March 1981), known as Rogério Corrêa, is a Brazilian

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coach and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of

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Playing career

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youth graduate, Corrêa moved to Bangu in 2001, and made his senior debut in the year's Série C. In 2002, he joined

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, and won the 2003 Campeonato Carioca with the club. Corrêa returned to Bangu in 2004, after featuring rarely for Vasco. He subsequently represented

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, 15 de Novembro and Brasiliense before signing for

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side Levadiakos in August 2005. Back to Brazil in 2006, Corrêa had a brief stint at

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before agreeing to a contract with

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in December 2006. He left the club on 26 March 2007, after failing to make a single appearance, and signed a one-year deal with

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the following day. After leaving Ceará, Corrêa resumed his career in the lower leagues, playing for

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, Paysandu (two stints) and CRB. He retired from professional football with the latter in 2010, aged 29, and subsequently played

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, being named the best player of the sport in 2013.

Managerial career

After being an assistant manager at Portuguesa-RJ and Moto Club, Corrêa was named manager of the former side on 20 April 2018. He resigned on 3 October 2020, and took over Artsul just four days later. On 23 December 2020, Corrêa was appointed in charge of Cabofriense for the upcoming season. The following 2 March, after being knocked out in the preliminary stage of the 2021 Campeonato Carioca, he left the club. On 25 November 2021, Corrêa was named at the helm of 4 de Julho. He opted to leave the club on 21 March of the following year, to take over

. Corrêa left ''Voltaço'' on 10 October 2023, and took over fellow third division side CSA three days later. On 22 January 2024, after just two matches into the new season, he was sacked, and returned to Volta Redonda on 16 February.

Honours

Player

Vasco *

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Manager

Volta Redonda * Campeonato Carioca Série A2: 2022 * Copa Rio: 2022 *

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References

External links

Futebol de Goyaz profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Correa, Rogerio de Albuquerque 1981 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Bangu Atlético Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Clube 15 de Novembro players Brasiliense FC players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Uberlândia Esporte Clube players Clube do Remo players Paysandu Sport Club players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Super League Greece players Levadiakos F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) managers Associação Desportiva Cabofriense managers Volta Redonda FC managers Centro Sportivo Alagoano managers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen