Neco (footballer, born 1964)

Neco
Personal information
Full name Manoel Carlos de Lima Filho
Date of birth (1964-02-08) February 8, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Umbuzeiro, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Petrolina (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1993 Sport Recife
Managerial career
2005 Sport
2008–2010 Salgueiro
2010 Ypiranga
2010 Petrolina
2011–2012 Salgueiro
2013–2014 Sport (assistant)
2013 Sport (interim)
2015 Petrolina[1]
2016 Timbaúba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manoel Carlos de Lima Filho or simply Neco (born 8 January 1964) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a winger and a manager.[2][3]

He played for Sport Recife in the '80s as one of the heroes of the red-black Pernambuco in winning the Union Cup 1987. After this he was a manager.

He commanded the Salgueiro, in the years 2008 and 2009. He was still in Ypiranga and Petrolina, returning as coach of Willow in 2013. Neco took over after the fall of Marcelo Martelotte due to poor results in Serie B.

  1. ^ "Petrolina acerta com Neco, e promete grande investimento para voltar à elite". GloboEsporte.com. May 15, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ zerozerofootball.com - Neco
  3. ^ Que Fim Levou? - Neco