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Avlamir Dirceo Stival (born 5 June 1969), commonly known as Cuquinha, is a Brazilian
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and former player who played as a
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.


Career

Born in
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,
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, Cuquinha finished his formation with hometown side
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. Promoted to the first team in 1989, he would only make his first team debut in the following year, but still featured rarely for the side. The remainder of his playing career consisted of one year at Santa Cruz-RS and one year at
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before retiring in 1992, aged just 23. Cuquinha was invited to work with his brother in the end of 1999, becoming his assistant coach ever since. In October 2020, while working at
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, he acted as an interim coach as Cuca was suspended in a 1–1 Série A away draw against
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. In November of that year, he was again named interim as Cuca tested positive for
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, but he himself also tested positive for the disease shortly after.


Personal life

Cuquinha's older brother Cuca was also a footballer, who notably represented Grêmio and later became a coach. Their elder brother,
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, was a
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who also played professionally.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuquinha 1969 births Living people Footballers from Curitiba Men's association football midfielders Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Futebol Clube Santa Cruz players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers CR Flamengo managers Santos FC managers Shandong Taishan F.C. non-playing staff São Paulo FC non-playing staff Santos FC non-playing staff Sport Club Corinthians Paulista non-playing staff 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen