Luis Eduardo Barros Cavalcanti (born 9 July 1981), known asDado Cavalcanti, is a Brazilian professionalfootballcoach and former player who played as aleft back.
Born inArcoverde and raised inCaruaru, Cavalcanti joinedSanta Cruz's youth setup in 1997, aged 17. Released in 2000, he moved toNaútico, but failed to impress.[2]
Cavalcanti began his career after an invitation fromMuricy Ramalho, at that time Náutico first-team trainer, and subsequently joined the youth team's staff.[2] In 2006, after a year asSport's assistant, he was appointed head coach ofUlbra Ji-Paraná, and went on to win two consecutiveCampeonato Rondoniense titles with the club.[2]
Cavalcanti subsequently took over Brazsat FC during the 2008 season, winning the year'sCampeonato Brasiliense Terceira Divisão. He subsequently joinedSanta Cruz; initially an assistant toLori Sandri, he became first-team coach after the latter's dismissal in early 2010.[1]
Cavalcanti leftSanta in July 2010,[3] and was namedAmérica-RN head coach on 13 September.[4] Despite failing toavoid relegation, he remained in charge of the club until the following March, when he was dismissed.[5]
On 6 May 2013, Cavalcanti was named head coach ofParaná.[12] On 13 December, he was appointed head coach of state rivalsCoritiba for the2014 campaign,[13] but was sacked the following 31 March after being knocked out of theCampeonato Paranaense.[14]
On 13 April 2014, Cavalcanti took overPonte Preta in the place of departingVadão,[15] but was relieved from his duties on 21 July.[16] On 12 August, he was named in charge of first club Náutico,[17] leading the club to a 13th position in theSérie B.
On 2 December 2014, Cavalcanti was announced as the new head coach of fellow second division sideCeará,[18] being fired the following 12 February with only nine games in charge.[19] Late in the month, he took overPaysandu;[20] he won the 2016Campeonato Paraense and the2016 Copa Verde, but was sacked on 7 June 2016.[21]
On 1 August 2016, however, Cavalcanti was again appointed head coach of Paysandu,[22] remaining in charge of the club until the end ofthe campaign. On 2 December he was named at the helm of Náutico,[23] but left the club on 16 February of the following year.[24] He subsequently managedCRB, only lasting three months in charge.[25]
Cavalcanti returned to Paysandu on 13 February 2018,[26] but was sacked on 12 July.[27] On 17 October, he returned to Paraná, with the club seriously threatened with relegation.[28]
Cavalcanti was sacked from Paraná on 2 April 2019, and was subsequently named head coach ofBahia's under-23 squad late in the month.[29] He left the club in the following April to take overFerroviária, but was sacked on 1 October.[30]
On 26 October 2020, shortly after being dismissed by Ferroviária, Cavalcanti returned to Bahia as a youth football coordinator.[31] On 21 December, he was named first team head coach after the departure ofMano Menezes.[32]
Cavalcanti won the2021 Copa do Nordeste with Bahia, but was sacked on 17 August of that year after a poor form in the league.[33] On 22 December, he was named head coach of rivalsVitória for the ensuing campaign.[34]
After finishing in the fifth position in the2022 Campeonato Baiano, Cavalcanti was replaced byGeninho on 17 March 2022.[35] On 15 May, he returned to the second level after being named head coach ofVila Nova,[36] but was sacked on 2 July after nine winless matches.[37]
On 21 August 2022, Cavalcanti returned to Náutico after five years.[38] He was kept for the 2023 season despite the club'srelegation, but was sacked on 15 May 2023, after a poor start in the year'sSérie C.[39]
On 10 July 2023, Cavalcanti returned to América de Natal after nearly ten years.[40] He was unable toavoid relegation with the club, but still took part ofFernando Diniz's coaching staff in theBrazil football team, as an assistant.[41]
On 26 October 2023, Cavalcanti was announced as head coach ofPortuguesa for the 2024 season,[42] but was dismissed the following 8 February, after just one win in five matches.[43]
^"Dado assume" [Dado takes over] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 21 December 2020. Retrieved21 December 2020.
^ab"Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 17 August 2021. Archived fromthe original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved18 August 2021.
