Former Corinthians hero named new boss of Série D side | OneFootball

Late this Monday afternoon (1), Danilo, a former midfielder who had a historic spell at Corinthians, was announced as the new head coach of Uberlândia Esporte Clube, from Minas Gerais, which competes in Serie D of the Brazilian Championship. He replaces Rogério Henrique, who was dismissed in recent hours. Currently, the Minas Gerais side leads Group A11 in Serie D, with five wins, three draws, and one loss — 12 goals scored and seven conceded.

This is his second experience as a professional football coach. At the start of the current season, Danilo managed Pouso Alegre, which also plays in Serie D, during the Campeonato Mineiro, in which the team reached the semifinals before being eliminated by Cruzeiro. It is also worth remembering that, in addition to his career on the pitch, he was part of Corinthians’ youth setup.

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In 2021, he was in charge of the now-defunct Under-23 team. At the beginning of the following year, he took over the Under-20 side, where he remained until June 2024. In charge of Timão’s youth team, he won the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and was also runner-up in the Brazilian and São Paulo state championships at that level in 2022, as well as a Brasileirão semifinalist in 2023.

While leading the youth side, he recorded 69 wins, 20 draws, and 25 defeats, playing an active role in the development of players such as midfielders Gabriel Moscardo and Breno Bidon, and forward Wesley. Wearing the Corinthians shirt on the pitch (2010–2018), he scored 35 goals and provided 36 assists in 359 matches (211 as a starter), in addition to winning nine titles: the Brasileirão (2011, 2015, and 2017), the Copa Libertadores (2012), the Club World Cup (2012), the Recopa Sudamericana (2013), and the Campeonato Paulista (2013, 2017, and 2018).

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