Gerson Sodré

Gerson José Sodré (born 14 July 1957), known as Gerson Sodré, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current assistant manager of Portuguesa.

Gerson Sodré
Personal information
Full name Gerson José Sodré
Date of birth (1957-07-14) 14 July 1957
Place of birth Itabuna, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Portuguesa (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976 Itabuna
1977–1978 América-RJ
1979–1980 Itabuna
1980–1984 Portuguesa
1985 Guarani
1986 Ceará
1987 Ferroviária
1988–1990 Ceará
1991 América-SP
1991 Bandeirante
1992 CRB
1992–1993 Grêmio Maringá
1993 Atlético Sorocaba
1994 Uberlândia
Teams managed
1994 Uberlândia (player-manager)
1999 Alecrim
2000 Estrela de Vinhedo
2000 Campo Limpo Paulista
2006 CRB
2010 Sport Barueri (interim)
2014 Portuguesa (interim)
2015 Portuguesa (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Itabuna, Bahia, Sodré represented Itabuna, América-RJ, Portuguesa, Guarani, Ceará, Ferroviária, América-SP, Bandeirante, CRB, Grêmio Maringá, Atlético Sorocaba and Uberlândia, retiring with the latter in 1994.[1]

Post-playing career

Sodré acted as a player-manager with his last club Uberlândia, and was later appointed as a youth coach in another of his former clubs, Portuguesa. In 1999, he was named Alecrim manager, but returned to São Paulo shortly after, taking over União de Mogi's youth setup.

After another managerial jobs in the same state, Sodré worked exclusively as Estevam Soares' assistant, only stepping out of his role to manage CRB in 2006 and Sport Barueri in 2010.[2] In 2012, he returned to Lusa and its youth setup, being appointed assistant of the main squad in the following year.[3]

In 2014 Sodré was in charge of the club during a Série B match as an interim, being subsequently replaced by Marcelo Veiga.

Honours

Ceará
CRB
Atlético Sorocaba
  • Campeonato Paulista Série Extra: 1993

References

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