Emily Lima

Emily Lima
Personal information
Full name Emily Alves da Cunha Lima
Date of birth (1980-09-29) 29 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Peru (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Saad
1997–2000 São Paulo
2000 Palestra São Bernardo
2001 Barra de Teresópolis
2002 Veranópolis
2003–2004 CFF Puebla
2004–2006 Estudiantes Huelva
2006–2008 Prainsa Zaragoza
2008–2009 L’Estartit
2009 Napoli 4 (0)
International career
2007–2009 Portugal 12 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Juventus-SP
2013–2015 Brazil U17
2015–2016 São José
2016–2017 Brazil
2017–2019 Santos
2019–2022 Ecuador
2023– Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emily Alves da Cunha Lima (born 29 September 1980) is a football manager and former player. She is the current manager of the Peru women's national team.

During her playing career, she operated as a midfielder for clubs in Brazil, Spain and Italy, and has represented Portugal internationally. In 2016, she became the first female manager to coach the Brazil women's national team.[1]

  1. ^ "Brazil's women's team hires Emily Lima as its first female coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 January 2017.