Danilo (footballer, born 1979)

Danilo
Danilo as head coach of Corinthians U20 in 2022
Personal information
Full name Danilo Gabriel de Andrade
Date of birth (1979-06-11) 11 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth São Gotardo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Corinthians U20 (head coach)
Youth career
1996–1999 Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Goiás 144 (31)
2003–2006 São Paulo 144 (30)
2007–2009 Kashima Antlers 77 (6)
2010–2018 Corinthians 284 (27)
2019 Vila Nova 11 (1)
Total 665 (95)
Managerial career
2021 Corinthians U23
2022– Corinthians U20
2023 Corinthians (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danilo Gabriel de Andrade (born 11 June 1979), simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Corinthians' under-20 squad.

Danilo made over 450 appearances in a 20-year playing career, during which he was mainly associated with São Paulo and Corinthians. He twice won the Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup, as is a four-time Brazilian league champion.

Danilo is considered by pundits to be the greatest player who was never called up to the Brazil national team.[2][3] He was known for his technique, vision and goalscoring abilities, which earned him the nickname Zidanilo, in homage to Zinedine Zidane.[4]

Coaching career

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In January 2021, Danilo was appointed as Corinthians' new U23 coach.[5] He took over the under-20 side on 31 January of the following year, replacing sacked Diogo Siston.[6]

On 28 April 2023, Danilo was named interim head coach of the first team, after Cuca resigned.[7]

Career statistics

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Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goiás 1999 Série B 1 0 4 0 2 0 7 0
2000 Série A 15 1 21 3 5 1 5[a] 0 46 5
2001 23 3 18 9 4 3 10[b] 2 55 17
2002 24 2 6 2 2 0 20[c] 6 52 10
2003 22 2 15 9 9 3 46 14
Total 85 8 64 23 22 7 35 8 206 46
São Paulo 2004 Série A 40 8 9 0 16[d] 1 65 9
2005 31 6 16 4 13[e] 3 2[f] 0 62 13
2006 29 4 19 8 14[e] 3 2[g] 0 64 15
Total 100 18 44 12 43 8 4 0 191 37
Kashima Antlers 2007 J1 League 26 0 4 0 9[h] 0 39 1
2008 28 4 1 1 8[i] 5 2[h] 0 39 10
2009 23 2 3 2 3[i] 0 2[h] 0 31 4
Total 77 6 8 3 11 5 13 0 109 15
Corinthians 2010 Série A 31 2 7 1 7[e] 0 45 3
2011 36 3 13 1 2[e] 0 51 4
2012 24 5 12 2 14[e] 4 2[f] 0 52 11
2013 30 0 15 4 4 0 8[e] 1 2[g] 1 59 6
2014 23 2 13 0 5 0 41 2
2015 29 0 11 3 1 0 8[e] 0 49 3
2016 6 1 14 1 0 0 4[e] 0 24 2
2017 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 2
Total 194 15 90 12 10 0 43 5 4 1 341 33
Vila Nova 2019 Série B 0 0 11 1 4 2 15 3
Career total 456 47 209 48 44 12 97 18 56 9 862 134
  1. ^ Four appearances in Copa Centro-Oeste, one appearance in Copa dos Campeões
  2. ^ Eight appearances and two goals in Copa Centro-Oeste, two appearances in Copa dos Campeões
  3. ^ Sixteen appearances and six goals in Copa Centro-Oeste, four appearances in Copa dos Campeões
  4. ^ Twelve appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  8. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
  9. ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

Honours

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Danilo with Corinthians in 2011

Player

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Goiás
São Paulo
Kashima Antlers
Corinthians

Manager

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Corinthians U20

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ Lozetti, Alexandre (9 February 2015). "Opinião: Danilo é o maior da história do futebol sem jogar por sua seleção". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ Formiga, Bruno (10 June 2020). "Danilo, o (maior) gigante que nunca vestiu a camisa da seleção". TNT Sports (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "'Zidanilo', ídolo do Corinthians, completa 41 anos nesta quinta". OneFootball (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ [1] Corinthians anuncia ex-meia Danilo como novo técnico do time sub-23
  6. ^ "Presidente Duilio confirma Danilo como novo técnico do Corinthians Sub-20" [President Duilio confirms Danilo as new head coach of the under-20 team of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Danilo vai dirigir o Corinthians em clássico contra o Palmeiras" [Danilo will be in charge of Corinthians in derby against Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ Danilo at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Danilo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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