Leandro Cuca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Blumenau, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1994 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Coritiba | 27 | (2) |
| 1996 | → Londrina (loan) | ||
| 1998 | Iraty | ||
| 1998 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1999 | Criciúma | 30 | (0) |
| 2000 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2001 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 2002 | União Barbarense | ||
| 2002–2003 | União Madeira | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Cianorte | ||
| 2005 | Gama | ||
| 2005–2006 | Adap Galo Maringá | ||
| 2006 | Paraná | ||
| 2007 | Chapecoense | ||
| 2008 | Caxias | ||
| 2009 | Universidade | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | J. Malucelli U20 | ||
| 2013 | União Barbarense (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Figueirense U20 | ||
| 2015 | Paraná (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Volta Redonda (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 2016 | Vila Nova (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Vila Nova (interim) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Al-Wehda (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Athletico Paranaense (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | V-Varen Nagasaki (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leandro da Silva (born 24 August 1973), known as Leandro Cuca or just Cuca, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Cuca began his career with Coritiba in 1994. He left the club in 1997 after a loan stint at Londrina, and subsequently represented Iraty, XV de Piracicaba (two stints), Criciúma, Juventus-SP and União Barbarense before moving abroad in 2002, with Portuguese Segunda Liga side União da Madeira.
Cuca returned to his home country in 2004 with Cianorte. He went on to play for Gama, Adap Galo Maringá, Paraná,[1] Chapecoense, Caxias and Universidade, retiring with the latter in 2009 at the age of 36.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring, Cuca worked at J. Malucelli's youth setup before returning to União Barbarense in 2013, as an assistant coach.[2] He was also a manager of the under-20 squad of Figueirense, and also worked as an assistant manager at Paraná[3] and Volta Redonda before being named manager of the latter on 30 August 2015, in the place of sacked Leandro Niehues.[4]
Cuca was himself dismissed by Voltaço on 20 November 2015,[5] and subsequently rejoined Niehues' staff at Vila Nova in March 2016.[6] In June, he was named interim manager after Niehues was sacked.[7]
On 23 December 2016, Cuca was named Fábio Carille's assistant at Corinthians.[8] He subsequently followed Carille to Al-Wehda, Al-Ittihad, Santos (two stints),[9] Athletico Paranaense and Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki, always as his assistant.
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 1995 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Criciúma | 1999[10] | Série B | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| União Madeira | 2002–03 | Segunda Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Universidade | 2009 | Gaúcho | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 30 January 2022
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Volta Redonda | 
|
30 August 2015 | 20 November 2015 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 66.67 | [11] |
| Vila Nova (interim) |
|
5 June 2016 | 14 June 2016 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.67 | [12] |
| Corinthians (interim) |
|
26 October 2019 | 26 October 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | [13] |
| Santos (interim) |
|
26 January 2022 | 29 January 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 57.14 | — | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Quase campeão, Galo já monta time para 2006" [Nearly champion, Galo already set a team for 2006] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Só a comissão técnica foi novidade na apresentação do União" [Only the technical staff was a novelty in the presentation of União] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Santa Bárbara d'Oeste. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Paraná afasta treinador após eliminação na Copa do Brasil" [Paraná put manager aside after elimination in the Copa do Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bem Paraná. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Após derrota, Voltaço demite o técnico Leandro Niehues" [After defeat, Voltaço sack manager Leandro Niehues] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Vale. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Leandro Cuca não é mais técnico do Voltaço" [Leandro Cuca is no longer manager of Voltaço] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Leandro Niehues é apresentado no Vila Nova" [Leandro Niehues is presented at Vila Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Vila Nova será comandado em Lucas do Rio Verde por Leandro Silva" [Vila Nova will be managed by Leandro Silva in Lucas do Rio Verde] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Goiás. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia chegada de Cuca como auxiliar... Mas não é 'aquele'" [Corinthians announce the arrival of Cuca as an assistant... But it is not 'that one'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Quase carrasco do Timão, xará de técnico rival... Conheça o braço direito de Carille" [Nearly the hangman of Timão, namesake of rival manager... Know the right hand of Carille] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Leandro da Silva (Cuca)" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Time na Rede. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Voltaço anuncia que Leandro Cuca não é mais técnico do time profissional" [Voltaço announce that Leandro Cuca is no longer manager of the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Foco Regional. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Cuca" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Técnico Leandro Cuca" [Manager Leandro Cuca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Leandro Cuca at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Leandro Cuca coach profile at Soccerway
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Blumenau
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
- Criciúma Esporte Clube players
- Clube Atlético Juventus players
- União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players
- Cianorte Futebol Clube players
- Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
- Adap Galo Maringá Futebol Clube players
- Paraná Clube players
- Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
- Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players
- Canoas Sport Club players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- C.F. União players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian football managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers
- Volta Redonda FC managers
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube managers
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers
- Santos FC non-playing staff
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)