Heriberto da Cunha

Heriberto

Personal information
Full name	Heriberto Longuinho da Cunha
Date of birth	(1960-04-07) 7 April 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1977	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1983	São Paulo	198	(8)
1983–1984	Portuguesa
1984–1985	America-RJ
1985	→ Juventus-SP (loan)
1986–1989	Cruzeiro	133	(15)
1988	→ Santos (loan)
1990	Atlético Paranaense
1990–1991	Sumitomo
1992	Atlético Paranaense
1992	Mogi Mirim
1993	São Caetano
Managerial career
1996–1998	São Paulo (assistant)
1999	Atlético Mineiro (assistant)
2000	Guarani (assistant)
2001	Inter de Limeira
2001	Corinthians (assistant)
2001–2002	CSA
2002	Sport Recife
2002–2003	Atlético Paranaense
2003	Náutico
2003	Portuguesa
2004–2005	Sport Recife
2005–2006	Gama
2006	América-RN
2006–2007	Figueirense
2007	América-SP
2007–2008	Ceará
2008	Fortaleza
2008	Grêmio Barueri
2008–2009	Fortaleza
2009	ABC
2009	Brasiliense
2009–2010	Anapolina
2010	Itumbiara
2010–2011	Gama
2012	ASA
2013	CRB
2013–2014	Vila Nova
2016	Nacional-AM
2023	Pouso Alegre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Heriberto Longuinho da Cunha (born 7 April 1960), also known as Heriberto da Cunha or Heriberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Career

Revealed in São Paulo FC youth sectors, Heriberto was promoted to the professional team in November 1977, and remained at the club until 1983, being part of the state conquests in 1980 and 1981, and making a total of 198 appearances with 8 goals. ^[1] Central midfielder with great skill, he also made a mark at Cruzeiro EC, where he was Minas Gerais champion in 1987 and made 133 appearances with 15 goals. ^[2] He also played for Santos, Athletico Paranaense, Sumitomo (currently Kashima Antlers), and ended his career at AD São Caetano in 1993. ^[3]

Managerial career

Like in his playing career, he began his managerial career in São Paulo FC youth sectors. With the arrival of Darío Pereyra as head coach, a teammate from the club in the past, he became an assistant in professional team. And with Darío he worked at other clubs such as Atlético Mineiro, Guarani and Corinthians. As a head coach, he began his career in 2001 at Inter de Limeira. Heriberto da Cunha accumulated spells at several clubs in Brazil, with emphasis on América de Natal where he gained the promotion to Série A in 2006, and at Fortaleza where he was champion of Ceará state league in 2008. ^[4]

His last works as manager were at Vila Nova in 2014 ^[5] and Nacional de Manaus in 2016, ^[6] when he retired from his management career for the first time.

After retiring became vice-president of Pouso Alegre FC, a club that returned to professional football in 2018, but due to his experience, becames the club's caretaker on some occasions, especially in 2023. ^[7]

Personal life

In 2009, Heriberto was arrested after offending police officers during the ABC vs. Fast Clube match, valid for the 2009 Copa do Brasil. After recording the incident, he was released. ^[8]

Honours

Player

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1980, 1981

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1987

Athletico Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1990

Manager

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Cearense: 2008

References

1. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
2. "Heriberto Longuinho da Cunha". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
3. "Que fim levou? Heriberto (Ex-meia do São Paulo e Cruzeiro)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
4. "Conhecedor do futebol, Heriberto da Cunha busca uma nova chance na carreira". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
5. "Após cinco derrotas seguidas, Heriberto da Cunha deixa o Vila Nova-GO". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
6. "Heriberto da Cunha vai comandar o Nacional em 2016". Nacional FC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
7. "Novo técnico do Pouso Alegre já está definido e não é Paulo Roberto". Terra do Mandu (in Portuguese). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
8. "Heriberto da Cunha é liberado após ser preso por desacato". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). 5 March 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

External links

• Heriberto at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Heriberto da Cunha at Soccerway