Emerson Ricardo Alcântara (born 27 August 1970 in

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) is a Brazilian

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and a former defender and

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for

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. He is the former manager of

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, and he was most recently the manager of

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Playing career

Emerson Alcântara started his career in 1991 with

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in São Paulo before moving the year after to play for Brazilian second division side

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, who had the previous year won the Copa Do Brasil. He then ended his playing career with one of Portugal’s oldest club

in 1996.

Coaching career

Emerson Alcântara began his coaching career in 2005 with a small club,

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, which is based in the Alagoas state before moving to

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, a club playing in the São Paulo state championship. In 2009, they finished fourth in the regional league. Prior to his arrival to take up the coaching position in

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, Emerson Alcântara had coached

in Trinidad and Tobago. Emerson Alcântara joined Lonestar Kashmir as a manager in 2018. He was then the caretaker manager of the Vanuatu national team between 2023 and 2024.

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