Remember Giulia? Coach joins Sport with his daughter's blessing 🥰 | OneFootball

Sport officially announced this Thursday (25th) of Christmas the hiring of coach Roger Silva.

The former center forward, now 40 years old, returns to the club for which he had two stints as a player, in 2008 and 2013. 

And with two consecutive promotions to Serie B leading Athletic and Londrina. 

A return that had the blessing of his daughter.

Blind since birth, Giulia drew attention at various moments in the career of the then striker.

There was even a song when daddy Roger scored wearing the Lion's jersey. 

Which was highlighted by the Pernambuco club after the announcement.

"Hey, Sport fan. I've grown a little... But who remembers? Oh, oh, oh, this is daddy's goal! Yes... now he's coming back, but now as a coach. For Sport, everything!" said Giulia in a video that can be viewed here.

In 2017, she received a relief painting with moments of the goal scored by her father, who was playing for Botafogo at the time, against Sport.

It was an opportunity to "feel" the moment narrated by Luis Roberto.

A gift that came in the month of her 11th birthday. 

"I am very happy to be able to feel a goal by my father. I always watch the games and celebrate the goals on television, even without knowing how they are made. Do you understand what you did? Guys, I never had this notion... I wanted to have this notion someday and you managed to bring it. Dad, the goal was beautiful! Wasn't it? Now, I got it", she said in a report by ge. 

Giulia, "Tatá" to family and friends, passed the entrance exam in November 2023, fulfilling her dream of studying psychology.

Another promotion in sight?

Roger Silva finished as runner-up in the last two Serie C seasons leading Athletic (2024) and Londrina (2025).

The new mission will be to bring Sport back to Serie A. 

He was also the coach of Inter de Limeira, Pouso Alegre, and Manaus. 

And had a long career on the field. 

Besides Ponte Preta, the club that revealed him, and the already mentioned Sport and Botafogo, Roger played for São Paulo, Palmeiras, Al-Nassr (KSA), Fluminense, Vitória, Guarani, Kashiwa Reysol (JAP), Ceará, Athletico, Suwon Samsung Bluewings (KOR), Chapecoense, Bahia, Red Bull Brasil, Internacional, Corinthians, Operário, and Inter de Limeira.

His first stint as a player at Sport included winning the Pernambuco Championship and the Brazil Cup in 2008.

He returned in 2013, finishing as runner-up in the State Championship and leaving the club during Serie B to play for Athletico. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.