Didi (footballer, born 1963)

Didi
Personal information
Full name Diedja Maglione Roque Barreto[1]
Date of birth (1963-09-22) 22 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Saad EC
1997 São Paulo FC
Lusa Sant'Anna
International career
1996–1999 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diedja Maglione Roque Barreto (born 22 September 1963), commonly known as Didi, is a Brazilian football coach and former goalkeeper.

She was part of the Brazil women's national football team. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing one match as the understudy to Meg. At club level she played for Saad EC.[2] In 1997 she joined São Paulo FC where she won state and national titles.[3] She played in a 3–0 friendly defeat by the United States on 22 May 1999 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, while attached to the Lusa Sant'Anna club.[4]

After her playing retirement she moved to the Chicago metropolitan area, where she coached in youth and college soccer.[5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diedja Maglione Roque Barreto". Federação de Basquetebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ Women's Olympic Rosters Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Soccer America, 18 July 1996
  3. ^ "20 Anos – Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino 1997" (PDF) (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (8 January 2022). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 1999-2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Didi Barreto". Lewis Flyers. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ex-jogadoras marcam presença em treino da Seleção" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Didi Barreto". DB Wolf Soccer Club. Retrieved 8 January 2023.


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