Simone Jatobá

Simone Gomes Jatobá (born 10 February 1981), commonly known as Simone, is a Brazilian football coach and former player. She was appointed coach of the Brazil women's national under-17 football team in August 2019.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Jatobá.
Simone Jatobá
Personal information
Full name Simone Gomes Jatobá
Date of birth (1981-02-10) 10 February 1981
Place of birth Maringá, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder and Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ponte Preta
Santos
Saad
2004–2005 Rayo Vallecano 10 (0)
2005–2010 Olympique Lyonnais 61 (5)
Novo Mundo
2012 Energiya Voronezh 9 (3)
2014–2019 FC Metz 100 (9)
International career‡
2000–2008 Brazil 57 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place2007 ChinaTeam
Olympic Games – Women's Football
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
Pan American Games – Women's Football
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2008

Club career

Simone began her career in Campeonato Brasileiro's Ponte Preta, Santos FC and Saad EC. In 2004, she moved to Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish Superliga, and next year she signed for Olympique Lyonnais, where she played for the next five years.[2] 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.[3]

In June 2019 38-year-old Simone left FC Metz after five seasons and retired from playing football.[4]

International career

In June 2000 Simone made her international debut in Brazil's 8–0 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup win over Costa Rica at Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania.[5] As a 19-year-old she played at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where Brazil finished fourth after losing 2–0 to Germany in the bronze medal match at Sydney Football Stadium.[6]

Simone has been a part of two World Cup squads. She was a part of the squad from 2003 that finished as quarter-finalists and the squad that finished in second place in China. She also participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, again helping Brazil finish one spot short in second place.[7]

She usually plays as a right winger for the Brazilian National Team.

Personal life

Her uncle Carlos Roberto Jatobá was also a professional footballer.[8]

References
  1. "CBF anuncia nova comissão técnica da Seleção feminina sub-17" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. Profile in footofeminin.fr
  3. Profile in Energiya's website
  4. "Féminines du FC Metz : Simone Jatoba prend sa retraite" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (6 September 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 1999–2001" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. "Rosana". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. "Simone Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  8. "Jatobá" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 12 April 2021.



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