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Danilo (footballer, born 1979)

Danilo (footballer, born 1979)

Brazilian association football player and coach

Danilo Gabriel de Andrade (born 11 June 1979), simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Corinthians' under-20 squad.

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Danilo made over 450 appearances in a 20-year playing career, during which he was mainly associated with São Paulo and Corinthians. He twice won the Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup, as is a four-time Brazilian league champion.

Danilo is considered by pundits to be the greatest player who was never called up to the Brazil national team.[2][3] He was known for his technique, vision and goalscoring abilities, which earned him the nickname Zidanilo, in homage to Zinedine Zidane.[4]

Coaching career

In January 2021, Danilo was appointed as Corinthians' new U23 coach.[5] He took over the under-20 side on 31 January of the following year, replacing sacked Diogo Siston.[6]

On 28 April 2023, Danilo was named interim head coach of the first team, after Cuca resigned.[7]

Career statistics

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  1. Four appearances in Copa Centro-Oeste, one appearance in Copa dos Campeões
  2. Eight appearances and two goals in Copa Centro-Oeste, two appearances in Copa dos Campeões
  3. Sixteen appearances and six goals in Copa Centro-Oeste, four appearances in Copa dos Campeões
  4. Twelve appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  6. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  8. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
  9. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

Honours

Danilo with Corinthians in 2011

Player

Goiás
São Paulo
Kashima Antlers
Corinthians

Manager

Corinthians U20

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. [2]
    Lozetti, Alexandre (2015-02-09). "Opinião: Danilo é o maior da história do futebol sem jogar por sua seleção". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. [3]
    Formiga, Bruno (2020-06-10). "Danilo, o (maior) gigante que nunca vestiu a camisa da seleção". TNT Sports (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. [4]
    "'Zidanilo', ídolo do Corinthians, completa 41 anos nesta quinta". OneFootball (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. [5]
    Corinthians anuncia ex-meia Danilo como novo técnico do time sub-23
  6. [6]
    "Presidente Duilio confirma Danilo como novo técnico do Corinthians Sub-20" [President Duilio confirms Danilo as new head coach of the under-20 team of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Danilo vai dirigir o Corinthians em clássico contra o Palmeiras" [Danilo will be in charge of Corinthians in derby against Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. [8]
    Danilo at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Danilo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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