Rodrigo Limiro

Brazilian footballer

Rodrigo Limiro
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Limiro Gomes da Silva
Date of birth	(1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Novo Horizonte
	Rio Branco-SP
2008–2009	Alcampell
2010–2011	Alcampell	12	(2)
Managerial career
2015–2018	Aparecidense U15
2018–2021	Aparecidense U17
2021–2022	Aparecidense U20
2022	ABD
2023	Aparecidense U20
2024	Aparecidense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo Limiro Gomes da Silva (born 16 April 1984), known as Rodrigo Limiro, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Limiro was a Goiás youth graduate. He represented Novo Horizonte and Rio Branco-SP before moving abroad,^[1] playing for Portuguese clubs^[1] and Spanish side UD Alcampell on two occasions.^[2]^[3]

Coaching career

After retiring, Limiro joined Aparecidense in 2015, being a coach of the under-15, under-17 and under-20 categories over the years.^[1] On 6 September 2022, he was named head coach of ABD in the Campeonato Goiano Terceira Divisão.^[4]

Limiro left ABD after the season ended, recording two draws and two losses,^[5] and subsequently returned to Aparecidense and their under-20 team. On 2 December 2023, he was named head coach of the main squad for the upcoming campaign.^[6]

On 8 February 2024, after only one win in seven matches, Limiro was sacked by Aparecidense.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Aparecidense efetiva técnico do sub-20 para o elenco principal" [Aparecidense appoint head coach of the under-20s for the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Noticias de fútbol – Pretemporada 2009/2010" [Football news – 2009/2010 pre-season] (in Spanish). CD Altorricón. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Gomes da Silva, Rodrigo Limiro" (in Spanish). Aragonese Football Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ @abdfcoficial (6 September 2022). "🔵🟡Seja bem-vindo comandante @rodrigolimiro" [🔵🟡Welcome commander @rodrigolimiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Instagram.
^ "Rodrigo Limiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Após passagem na base, Rodrigo Limiro vai comandar o time principal da Aparecidense" [After spell in the youth setup, Rodrigo Limiro will be in charge of the first team of Aparecidense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mais Goiás. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Aparecidense anuncia saída do técnico Rodrigo Limiro" [Aparecidense announce departure of head coach Rodrigo Limiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.