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Chiquinho Carioca
Personal information
Full name	Francisco José Marques do Couto
Date of birth	11 December 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Niterói, Brazil
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Olaria
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1981	Olaria
1979	→ Fortaleza (loan)
1981–1983	Flamengo
1982	→ Sport Recife (loan)
1983	→ Goytacaz (loan)
1984–1987	Guarani
1987–1991	Boavista
1992–1993	União de Leiria
1993	Aves
1994–1995	Feirense
1995–1996	Vila Real
Managerial career
1997–1999	Cesarense
1999–2000	Arrifanense
2000	Feirense
2001–2002	Paços de Brandão
2002–2003	Cucujães
2004	Varzim
2008	Teresópolis
2010	Itaboraí
2011–2012	Serra Macaense (U17)
2014–2015	São Gonçalo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024

Francisco José Marques do Couto (born 11 December 1959), better known as Chiquinho Carioca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a right winger.

Career

Revealed by Olaria, Chiquinho was champion of the first edition of Série C in 1981.^[1] In the same year, he transferred to Flamengo where he was champion of the 1981 Copa Libertadores and 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro.^[2] He also played for several years at Guarani FC, being runner-up in Brazil in 1986. He played the last years of his player career in Portugal.^[3]

Managerial career

He began his management career in Portugal, working for teams such as Cesarense, Feirense and Varzim. In 2008 he returned to Brazil and coached smaller football teams in Rio de Janeiro. His last club was São Gonçalo FC in 2015.^[4]