Emerson Alcântara

Emerson Alcântara
	Alcântara in 2012 as the manager of Timor Leste
Personal information
Full name	Emerson Ricardo Alcântara
Date of birth	27 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Cândido Mota, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991	Paraguaçuense
1992–1993	Criciúma
1995–1996	Belenenses
Total
Managerial career
	Estrela [pt]
	Paulista de Caieiras [pt]
	São Bento U20
	Jaboticabal
2005	Ipanema
2006	CRB U20
2008	Penapolense
2009	CAL Bariri
2009	Velo Clube
2009	XV de Piracicaba
2010	Olímpia
2010	Batatais
2010	Amparo
2011	Osvaldo Cruz
2011	Tupã
2011–2012	North East Stars
2012–2013	Timor Leste
2013	Timor Leste U23
2014–2016	Yangon United
2018–2019	Lonestar Kashmir
2020–2021	Punjab FC
2021	Penapolense
2022	Burgan SC
2022–2023	Vanuatu U17
2022	Vanuatu U23
2023–2024	Vanuatu
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emerson Ricardo Alcântara^[1] (born 27 August 1970 in Cândido Mota) is a Brazilian football manager and a former defender and defensive midfielder for C.F. Os Belenenses. He is the former manager of North East Stars of Trinidad and Tobago, and he was most recently the manager of Vanuatu.

Playing career

Emerson Alcântara started his career in 1991 with Esporte Clube Paraguaçuense in São Paulo before moving the year after to play for Brazilian second division side Criciúma Esporte Clube, who had the previous year won the Copa Do Brasil.

He then ended his playing career with one of Portugal’s oldest club C.F. Os Belenenses in 1996.

Coaching career

Emerson Alcântara began his coaching career in 2005 with a small club, Ipanema Atlético Clube, which is based in the Alagoas state before moving to XV de Piracicaba, a club playing in the São Paulo state championship. In 2009, they finished fourth in the regional league.

Prior to his arrival to take up the coaching position in Timor Leste, Emerson Alcântara had coached North East Stars in Trinidad and Tobago.

Emerson Alcântara joined Lonestar Kashmir as a manager in 2018.^[2] He was then the caretaker manager of the Vanuatu national team between 2023 and 2024.

References

^ "Emerson to Lead Timor Leste's Campaign in Yangon". 16 September 2012.
^ Sarkar, Uttiyo (4 June 2023). "Hero Intercontinental Cup Rival Watch: Vanuatu". khelnow.com. Khel Now India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20120929042739/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/emerson-to-lead-timor-leste-s-campaign-in-yangon

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[1] "Emerson to Lead Timor Leste's Campaign in Yangon". 16 September 2012.

[2] Sarkar, Uttiyo (4 June 2023). "Hero Intercontinental Cup Rival Watch: Vanuatu". khelnow.com. Khel Now India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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