Simone Jatobá

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is 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]

Simone Jatobá

Jatobá at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Simone Gomes Jatobá
Date of birth	(1981-02-10) 10 February 1981 (age 44)
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 2007 China Team Olympic Games – Women's Football 2008 Beijing Team Competition Pan American Games – Women's Football 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.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

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