Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly known as Desportivo Brasil is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian football club based in Porto Feliz

Porto Feliz

Porto Feliz is a municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. As of 2004, The population was 49,915, the density was 89.5/km², the area is 557.98 km², and the elevation is 523 m...

, São Paulo state

São Paulo (state)

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History

Traffic Group

Traffic Group

Traffic Group is a sports event management company founded in Brazil, headquartered in São Paulo.-History:Traffic Group holds the television rights to a number of association football matches in the Americas including Copa América, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, South American Under-17...

 founded Desportivo Brasil on November 19, 2005, and it manages the club since then. English club Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

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 announced a link-up with Desportivo Brasil on November 27, 2008, with a view to exchanging players to play in games and experience a different style of coaching.

Stadium

Desportivo Brasil since 2010 play their home games at Estádio Municipal Alfredo Chiavegato

Estádio Municipal Alfredo Chiavegato

Estádio Municipal Alfredo Chiavegato is a multi-use stadium in Jaguariúna, São Paulo, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Desportivo Brasil and Esporte Clube São Judas Tadeu. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 spectators and it opened in...

, located in Jaguariúna

Jaguariúna

Jaguariúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 33,194 and the area is 142.88 km². The elevation is 584 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language and means the land of the black Jaguars....

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. The club previously played their home games at Estádio Municpal Vila Porto, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Desportivo Brasil: Estoril-Praia Ituano

Ituano Futebol Clube

Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.-History:...

 Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

  Fort Lauderdale Strikers Brann FC Twente

Current squad under-20

As of May, 2011 source http://www.desportivobrasil.com.br/en/

Out on loan

Staff

• Equipament Manager: Marcos Ferraz
• Kit Manager: Cicero Gomes
• Fitness Coach: Kako
• Masseur: Luiz Eduardo Rodrigues
• Youth Football Manager: Pita
  Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves
  Edvaldo Oliveira Chaves, best known as Pita is a former association footballer in offensive midfielder role, currently works as General Manager by Desportivo Brasil.- Career :...
  
  
• U-20 Coach: Ailton Silva
• Assistant Coach U-20: Eduardo Oliveira Chaves
• Under-17 Coach: Waldemar Privati
• Assistant Coach U-17: Emerson Vieira Marinho
• Fitness Coach U-17 coach and U-15 coach: André Galbe
• U-15 Coach: Luciano Morais dos Santos
• U-15 Assistant Coach: Wilson Roberto

Notable former players

Henrique

Henrique Adriano Buss

Henrique Adriano Buss , more commonly known as Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras on loan from FC Barcelona as a central defender and for the Brazil national team, having been capped once during early 2008....

 (2008) Keirrison

Keirrison de Souza Carneiro

Keirrison de Souza Carneiro , commonly known as Keirrison, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a striker for Cruzeiro, on loan from Barcelona.-Coritiba:...

 (2009) Cleiton Xavier

Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier

Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Metalist Kharkiv and the Brazilian national team...

(2009)

External links

Official webite