Danilo Gabriel de Andrade

Danilo Gabriel de Andrade (born 11 June 1979), simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Uberlândia.

Danilo made over 450 appearances in a 20-year playing career, during which he was mainly associated with São Paulo and Corinthians. He twice won the Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup, as is a four-time Brazilian league champion.

Danilo is considered by pundits to be the greatest player who was never called up to the Brazil national team. He was known for his technique, vision and goalscoring abilities, which earned him the nickname Zidanilo, in homage to Zinedine Zidane.

Coaching career In January 2021, Danilo was appointed as Corinthians' new U23 coach. He took over the under-20 side on 31 January of the following year, replacing sacked Diogo Siston.

On 28 April 2023, Danilo was named interim head coach of the first team, after Cuca resigned.

Career statistics

Honours

Player Goiás Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1999 Campeonato Goiano: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Copa Centro-Oeste: 2000, 2001, 2002

São Paulo Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2006 Campeonato Paulista: 2005 Copa Libertadores: 2005 FIFA Club World Cup: 2005

Kashima Antlers J. League Division 1: 2007, 2008, 2009 Emperor's Cup: 2007 Japanese Super Cup: 2009

Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011, 2015, 2017 Campeonato Paulista: 2013, 2018 Copa Libertadores: 2012 Recopa Sudamericana: 2013 FIFA Club World Cup: 2012

Manager

Corinthians U20 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.: 2024