Dado Cavalcanti facts for kids
Cavalcanti in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Eduardo Barros Cavalcanti | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Arcoverde, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998–2000 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2000 | Náutico | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Náutico (youth) | ||
| 2005 | Sport (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ulbra Ji-Paraná | ||
| 2008 | Brazsat | ||
| 2009–2010 | Santa Cruz (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Santa Cruz B | ||
| 2010 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2010–2011 | América de Natal | ||
| 2011 | Central | ||
| 2011 | Icasa | ||
| 2012 | Ypiranga-PE | ||
| 2012 | Luverdense | ||
| 2013 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2013 | Paraná | ||
| 2014 | Coritiba | ||
| 2014 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2014 | Náutico | ||
| 2015 | Ceará | ||
| 2015–2016 | Paysandu | ||
| 2016 | Paysandu | ||
| 2017 | Náutico | ||
| 2017 | CRB | ||
| 2018 | Paysandu | ||
| 2018–2019 | Paraná | ||
| 2019–2020 | Bahia U23 | ||
| 2020 | Ferroviária | ||
| 2020–2021 | Bahia | ||
| 2022 | Vitória | ||
| 2022 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2022–2023 | Náutico | ||
| 2023 | América de Natal | ||
| 2023 | Brazil (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Portuguesa | ||
Luis Eduardo Barros Cavalcanti (born on July 9, 1981), known as Dado Cavalcanti, is a Brazilian football coach. He used to play as a left back.
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Early Life and Football Start
Dado Cavalcanti was born in Arcoverde, Brazil. He grew up in Caruaru. When he was 17, in 1997, he joined the youth team of Santa Cruz. After leaving Santa Cruz in 2000, he moved to Naútico, but he didn't stay there for long as a player.
Dado Cavalcanti's Coaching Journey
Dado Cavalcanti started his coaching career after being invited by Muricy Ramalho, who was a coach at Náutico. In 2006, after working as an assistant coach for Sport, Dado became the head coach of Ulbra Ji-Paraná. He led them to win the Campeonato Rondoniense title two times in a row!
After that, he coached Brazsat FC in 2008 and won another championship, the Campeonato Brasiliense Terceira Divisão. He then joined Santa Cruz as an assistant. In early 2010, he became the main coach there.
Dado left Santa Cruz in July 2010 and became the head coach for América-RN. Even though the team was relegated, he stayed until March of the next year.
Coaching Different Teams
Over the next two years, Dado coached several teams. These included Central, Icasa, Ypiranga-PE, and Luverdense. He won the Campeonato Mato-Grossense with Luverdense.
In 2013, he became the coach for Mogi Mirim. He led them to the semifinals of the 2013 Campeonato Paulista and was even named the best coach of that tournament!
On May 6, 2013, Dado became the head coach of Paraná. Later, on December 13, he took over Coritiba for the 2014 season. However, he was let go on March 31, 2014, after the team was knocked out of a competition.
On April 13, 2014, Dado started coaching Ponte Preta. He stayed there until July 21. Then, on August 12, he returned to his former club, Náutico, and helped them finish 13th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
More Coaching Adventures
On December 2, 2014, Dado was announced as the new coach for Ceará. He only coached nine games before being dismissed on February 12, 2015. Later that month, he took over Paysandu. With Paysandu, he won the 2016 Campeonato Paraense and the 2016 Copa Verde. He was dismissed on June 7, 2016.
However, Dado returned to Paysandu on August 1, 2016, and coached them until the end of that year's season. On December 2, he became the coach for Náutico again, but he left on February 16, 2017. He then coached CRB for three months.
Dado went back to Paysandu on February 13, 2018, but was dismissed on July 12. On October 17, he returned to Paraná.
He was dismissed from Paraná on April 2, 2019. Later that month, he became the head coach for Bahia's under-23 team. He left Bahia in April 2020 to coach Ferroviária, but was dismissed on October 1.
On October 26, 2020, Dado returned to Bahia as a youth football coordinator. On December 21, he became the head coach for Bahia's main team.
Dado won the 2021 Copa do Nordeste with Bahia! But he was dismissed on August 17, 2021, because the team wasn't doing well in the league. On December 22, he became the head coach for rival team Vitória.
After Vitória finished fifth in the 2022 Campeonato Baiano, Dado was replaced on March 17, 2022. On May 15, he returned to the second division to coach Vila Nova, but he was dismissed on July 2 after nine games without a win.
On August 21, 2022, Dado Cavalcanti returned to Náutico for the third time. He stayed for the 2023 season, even though the club was relegated. However, he was dismissed on May 15, 2023, after a tough start in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
On July 10, 2023, Dado returned to América de Natal after almost ten years. He couldn't prevent the club from being relegated. However, he also worked as an assistant coach for the Brazil football team alongside Fernando Diniz.
On October 26, 2023, Dado was announced as the head coach for Portuguesa for the 2024 season. But he was dismissed on February 8, 2024, after only one win in five matches.
Achievements and Awards
Dado Cavalcanti has won several titles and awards during his coaching career:
Team Honours
- Ulbra Ji-Paraná
- Campeonato Rondoniense: 2006, 2007
- Santa Cruz
- Copa Pernambuco: 2009
- Luverdense
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2012
- Paysandu
- Campeonato Paraense: 2016, 2018
- Copa Verde: 2016, 2018
- Bahia
- Copa do Nordeste: 2021
Individual Awards
- Best head coach of Campeonato Pernambucano: 2010
- Best head coach of Campeonato Paulista: 2013
See also
In Spanish: Dado Cavalcanti para niños
