Gerson José Sodré (born 14 July 1957), known as Gerson Sodré, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current assistant manager of Portuguesa.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gerson José Sodré | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-07-14) 14 July 1957 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Itabuna, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Itabuna | ||
| 1977–1978 | América-RJ | ||
| 1979–1980 | Itabuna | ||
| 1980–1984 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1985 | Guarani | ||
| 1986 | Ceará | ||
| 1987 | Ferroviária | ||
| 1988–1990 | Ceará | ||
| 1991 | América-SP | ||
| 1991 | Bandeirante | ||
| 1992 | CRB | ||
| 1992–1993 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
| 1993 | Atlético Sorocaba | ||
| 1994 | Uberlândia | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994 | Uberlândia (player-manager) | ||
| 1999 | Alecrim | ||
| 2000 | Estrela de Vinhedo | ||
| 2000 | Campo Limpo Paulista | ||
| 2006 | CRB | ||
| 2010 | Sport Barueri (interim) | ||
| 2014 | Portuguesa (interim) | ||
| 2015 | Portuguesa (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Born in Itabuna, Bahia, Sodré represented Itabuna, América-RJ, Portuguesa, Guarani, Ceará, Ferroviária, América-SP, Bandeirante, CRB, Grêmio Maringá, Atlético Sorocaba and Uberlândia, retiring with the latter in 1994.[1]
Sodré acted as a player-manager with his last club Uberlândia, and was later appointed as a youth coach in another of his former clubs, Portuguesa. In 1999, he was named Alecrim manager, but returned to São Paulo shortly after, taking over União de Mogi's youth setup.
After another managerial jobs in the same state, Sodré worked exclusively as Estevam Soares' assistant, only stepping out of his role to manage CRB in 2006 and Sport Barueri in 2010.[2] In 2012, he returned to Lusa and its youth setup, being appointed assistant of the main squad in the following year.[3]
In 2014 Sodré was in charge of the club during a Série B match as an interim, being subsequently replaced by Marcelo Veiga.
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