Leston Izaias do Nascimento Júnior (born 20 October 1978), known as Leston Júnior, is a Brazilian

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, currently the head coach of Floresta.

Early life

Born in

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, son of former athlete Leston Isaias (50s and 60s), Leston Izaias do Nascimento Júnior, was created in the middle of football. Were four years at Soccer Schools and six years in high-performance base teams.

Career

He began his career as a coach in 1999, in the categories of base of Cruzeiro. The front of the Children's Team, Leston was at the club from 1999 to 2001. In the youth level, past the clubs: Cruzeiro,

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, Divinópolis EC,

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. 11 years later, in 2010, she made her first job as a professional at Inter de Bebedouro. In 2012 Leston coached

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, which was close to winning a place in

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. In the same year, he was hired by the Guarani-MG, which prevented the fall of the Buggy to the second division of the State. In 2014, he commanded Madureira, which led the team to the quarterfinals of the

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, being eliminated by the CRB. The following year he coached Tupi, where he led the club to the long-sought access to

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Honours

Botafogo-PB *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leston Junior 1978 births Living people People from Divinópolis Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série D managers Guarani Esporte Clube (MG) managers Madureira Esporte Clube managers Tupi Football Club managers Clube do Remo managers Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube managers Villa Nova Atlético Clube managers Moto Club de São Luís managers Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) managers Santa Cruz Futebol Clube managers Floresta Esporte Clube managers Sportspeople from Minas Gerais Campinense Clube managers FC Cascavel managers Esporte Clube Santo André managers América Futebol Clube (RN) managers