Simone Gomes Jatobá (born 10 February 1981), commonly known as Simone, is a Brazilian

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coach and former player. She was appointed coach of the Brazil women's national under-17 football team in August 2019.

Club career

Simone began her career in Campeonato Brasileiro's Ponte Preta,

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and Saad EC. In 2004, she moved to

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in the

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Superliga, and next year she signed for

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, where she played for the next five years. She was a solid contributor to the squads that won the league in 2007 and 2008, as well as the squad that won the Challenge de France in 2008. In 2010, she returned to Brazil, playing for Novo Mundo FC, but two years later she signed for Energiya Voronezh in the Russian Championship. In June 2019 38-year-old Simone left

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after five seasons and retired from playing football.

International career

In June 2000 Simone made her international debut in

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's 8–0 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup win over

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. As a 19-year-old she played at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where Brazil finished fourth after losing 2–0 to

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in the bronze medal match at Sydney Football Stadium. Simone has been a part of two

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squads. She was a part of the squad from

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that finished as quarter-finalists and the squad that finished in second place in

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. She also participated in the

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, again helping Brazil finish one spot short in second place. She usually plays as a right winger for the Brazilian National Team.

Personal life

Her uncle Carlos Roberto Jatobá was also a professional footballer.

References

1981 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Maringá Olympic footballers for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Liga F players Rayo Vallecano Femenino players Brazil women's international footballers FC Metz (women) players Saad Esporte Clube (women) players Première Ligue players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate women's footballers in Russia 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players FC Energy Voronezh players Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Brazilian football managers Female association football managers 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub